Overall rating and opinion of "High Clowder Cats" by Ruby Knight

[Melisa Jane]

This is a discussion topic for the July 2025 Book of the Month, "High Clowder Cats" by Ruby Knight


Overall rating and opinion of "High Clowder Cats" by Ruby Knight

What is your overall opinion of the book? What do you like most about it? What do you like the least? What did you think of the writing style? What genre is the book? What genres are woven into the text? What did you think of the cover and title? What was the greatest lesson you learned from the book? Will you recommend the book to other people? Why or why not?

Please remember to add your actual rating using the book's page on the Bookshelf.

[NetMassimo]

My overall opinion of the book is great. I liked Bushytail's growth from lone tom to leader, though occasionally, his story's developments were a bit predictable. The writing style is simple, so it's suitable for young readers as well. Technically, the genre is fantasy, as it's a sort of fairy tale with cats. The cover clearly shows that with the image and the title referring to cats. I learned how stillness can be your greatest strength. I recommend the book especially to young people, as it's partly a coming-of-age story that can resonate with them.

[Me Pa]

I haven't read the book yet but I'm definitely putting it in my list now. It seems interesting.

[Me Pa]

Also, could someone tell me if I can review this book or does it have to be in my review page for me to choose this?

[Catherine Sweet]

I learnt something just from the title. I didn't realise a group of cats was called a clowder. I like the cover, the cat looks exactly as Bushytail is described. It's interesting to read about feral cats and see the world from their viewpoint. Bushytail is a likeable character and is easy to relate to. The writing style is eloquent and enjoyable to read. I think young readers would particularly like this book.

[Shirley Ann Riddern Labzentis]

I enjoyed the book, and liked the cat "Bushytail." We have a clowder of feral cats in our neighborhood, and I kept picturing them in my mind as I was reading the story. I thought that making the cats seem almost human was a nice touch.

[Jodi Townsend]

I thought about looking up this book to get the synopsis, but my problem is that I get bored too easily with fiction books. And I don't like cats, generally speaking. I have met two or three in my life who were sweet and weren't demon-spawned from the depths of hell. This may be a short-sighted process on my part; I may be missing out on the new "Animal Farm," but so be it. My TBR pile continues to glare menacingly at me, so I think I must skip this one. However, this is the first time I have encountered the word "clowder," thereby expanding my vocabulary slightly. So that shall be the extent of my positive review of this book.