Although EXTREMELY RARE (I capitalize this for all those people with high hopes of becoming bestselling authors overnight), it was still fun to read about, especially because videos of Bowen and Bob are easily found all over the internet so you can see their success in action. I also enjoyed this book because of the fairy-tale like story of Bowen’s book(s) being published. And although Bowen has his faults, he seems like a very generous and forgiving person, despite his difficult past. But this is why the story was a bestseller, because they are such an unlikely pair. His owner is not so picture perfect: bad teeth from a life lived on the street, and obvious twitches and discomfort from years of heroin use. And, in every picture of him he’s wearing a cute miniature scarf, because apparently his fans knit them for him (can you hardly stand it?). Bob is, not surprisingly, the real gem of this work of non-fiction, which is why he’s featured so prominently on the cover. If you’re new, I’ll give you a clue: its got four legs, and is super cute and furry. If you follow this blog regularly, it will be pretty obvious to you why this book appeals to me.
Having a pet helped him get clean and make more money busking because apparently having an animal that’s as clever and sociable as Bob really makes people more generous.
Basically Bowen struggled with drugs, he was homeless, and came across this stray cat “Bob” who became a his unflappable companion. Honestly though I didn’t even have to watch the movie to catch on to what happened in the first book. I didn’t, I just watched the movie on Netflix (yes, it’s available on Canadian Netflix!). This most recent book includes more tales of the famous duo, plus the development of Bowen’s book deal which changed his life forever.įor the record, you don’t have to read the first book to understand this second one. This memoir is the sequel to Bowen’s first book A Street Cat Named Bob, which details the beginnings of his friendship with the special cat. A fellow book blogger had reviewed a ‘Bob the Cat’ book a few weeks ago (sorry I can’t find the post again!), and it prompted me to track down The World According to Bob, The Further Adventures of One Man and His Street-Wise Catby James Bowen.
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