The Diversify Your Reading theme for January was memoir or autobiography. I sat and looked through the memoir section on Goodreads for ages because I couldn't think of anything in that genre I was dying to read. There are quite a few on my list, but honestly a deciding factor was that I wanted something that was in my library branch, because I wanted to be able to grab it when I went in to the library the next day (after deciding to do the challenge). I had been considering reading Dewey by Vicki Myron for a while because obviously I love libraries and cats and I enjoy a good memoir from time to time. My only hesitation on grabbing it was the fact that I was pretty sure Dewey the cat wouldn't make it to the end. But I decided that that shouldn't be enough to keep me from giving the book a shot, girded myself, and hopped in.
I enjoyed this book a lot. I know a bunch of reviewers didn't care for how much the book was about Vicki Myron's life and the story of Spencer, Iowa, but it didn't bother me. I felt like learning about who Vicki was and what the town was like painted a picture that helped me understand what Dewey meant to the town and how he became as important to everyone as he was. And Dewey just seemed like a really sweet, wonderful cat. There were a lot of sweet stories and lighthearted moments, but there were a lot of sad things too. I experienced the whole range of emotions, lol.
Here's my goodreads review of this book... some other thoughts there.
I started reading this book January 19th and I finished on January 27th. It's a fast read, but I was reading other things at the time. I probably would have finished in 2-3 days if I hadn't been.
Would I recommend this to a friend? Cat lovers only, but yes.
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