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What do you think about the "powerful stone" and its revelations?
Posted: 18 Jul 2025, 01:34
by Melisa Jane
This is a discussion topic for the July 2025 Book of the Month, "High Clowder Cats" by Ruby Knight
What do you think about the "powerful stone" and its revelations?
Re: What do you think about the "powerful stone" and its revelations?
Posted: 18 Jul 2025, 09:41
by Diana Lowery
This was my least favorite part of the book. However, I know that the YA audience enjoys the mystical genre, and if it takes that to get the message of integrity and humanity across to them, I can accept it.
Re: What do you think about the "powerful stone" and its revelations?
Posted: 18 Jul 2025, 14:58
by NetMassimo
I have to say that initially I was puzzled by this element. However, this is cat fantasy, so it didn't detract from my enjoyment of the story.
Re: What do you think about the "powerful stone" and its revelations?
Posted: 31 Jul 2025, 19:28
by BookHipster
Honestly, I wasn't a fan of it. When Bushytail first encountered the Stone, it didn't feel connected to the overall plot, but jutting out like a sore thumb as a means to an end. He needed strength to defeat Brokenear and the Stone gave it, which felt like a cop-out to me. I wished he had gotten the strength through visions of Watcher or something like that. Watcher then could have been his spirit guide, showing him where to hunt like the Stone did in the second encounter.
Re: What do you think about the "powerful stone" and its revelations?
Posted: 02 Aug 2025, 13:21
by Loretta Morris 1
Hi!
Adding the stone to the plot did put a different spin to the story. However, as a cat lover, cats have a favorite place they like to rub against. I think the author took the reader into the detail of it. Cats rubbing against something familiar or something they like is a form of communication that could lead to a form of trust.
Loretta Morris 1