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 Cat Readers Absolutely Should Read This July 25, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I stayed up very late finishing up this delightful book in one go. Having had some experiences of my own with ghostly cat visits, I was absolutely pleased to find out that these occurrences are not at all unheard of. The stories made me smile and laugh, and a couple even had me thinking, uh-oh, I'm going to start bawling in a minute. (To this day, even THINKING of the ending of "Where the Red Fern Grows" has me crying hysterically.) Having great-grandpa returning from beyond the grave? Horrifying (as are most family visits). But having a pet come back to you post-mortem to pursue her old routines -- quite matter-of-factly and with no particular drama -- reaffirms the great love and attachment you and she felt for each other. I'm so glad Dusty Rainbolt collected these personal accounts and published them. Let's hope she writes another volume! As you can see from all these other customer reviews, she'd find a happy audience for them.
Meow! May 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Cat lovers, listen up and rejoice. Meow! This book tells stories from the heart. I got a warm and fuzzy feeling from most all the stories. Yes, some are sad, a few scary, but mostly they are joyous and fasinating to read. I am not sure how I feel about the subject, but I think I have had some visits from my dearly departed and very much adored cats. They seem to love my bed at night. And, I think my Sassy has chats with our Sir Merlin who died several years ago. I enjoyed learning about the history of cats as well. Buy this book and savor the stories as I did.
Factual Encounters of the Feline Kind February 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book contains many stories of experiences humans have had with felines who have passed on but still have the need to return to their owners or homes they loved. The stories should convince the skeptic and warm the hearts of cat lovers everywhere.
 Sad January 27, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I love cats more than anything in this world. The book is very good, but if you are sensitive like I am, it will have you in tears. Reading story after story of cats dying and their ghosts coming to say goodbye left me in a state of deep sadness.
Read this book with a cat by your side November 12, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Prepare for an out-of the ordinary journey into the world of the supernatural. In Ghost Cats, author Dusty Rainbolt presents over seventy true accountings of ghostly encounters submitted to her by fellow cat lovers. Not all ghosts have to be scary and within the pages of Ghost Cats, the mysterious veil of death is lifted briefly to reveal a true connection formed between feline and human in life and continued long after.
Dusty explores the scientific and sometimes skeptical community prior to launching the reader into the supernatural realm. A skeptic once herself, Dusty became a believer when her foster kitten Maynard made contact with her. You can read about the experience in her brief introduction. After that, it is up to you to decide if you wish to venture further into the world of human/cat encounters of the strangest kind.
Although there are some tales that might chill you, overall the visits of the departed felines are heartwarming and at times humorous. A far cry from the author's normal venue of cat care, these stories will still cause you to think, allow you the privilege of remembering your own kitty no longer sharing your world and fill you with hope that there is a reunion waiting for you in the future.
Cats do indeed have nine lives, and even after they are gone, they live on in spirit within your heart, within your memories and for the selected seventy people that Dusty interviewed- forever within the pages of Ghost Cats.
For each story found within, there are lessons to be learned by the four-legged teachers when they return a final time to re-establish the bond of love they cherished in life. Ghost Cats is not a cat care book, it isn't even a cat scare book. But it does attempt to do the impossible- explain the unexplanable so that even skeptics will take notice. Read Ghost Cats in a well-lit room with your favorite feline curled up nearby.
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