my favourite pieces:- laundromat / amanda lee koe- robotz attackz teh citeh / joshua ip- george / jemimah james wei- other people's cats / jon gresham

Nice collection of cat stories although in a small number of them, cats play too much of a peripheral role. 'Robotz Attackz Teh Citeh' by Joshua Ip is the stand-out pick; I couldn't fully suppress my laughter at the Starbucks where I was reading.

This was a mixed bag of delights - some were revealing stories that talked touched a lot on obsession and loneliness, others were just a plain ode to the wonder that is cats. Although, I must say that the gore/minor violence in some of the stories isn't for everyone, especially for cat lovers who wouldn't lay a finger on a cat.My favourites, however for the sake of this review were: Maruchan by Wena Poon, Laundromat by Amanda Lee Koe, The God of Cats by Dave Chua, Cat Sickness by Sabrina Huang,

For a cat person, and a self-proclaimed reader, I gotta read this one the first time I knew my BFF read it. Some of the stories are heartwarming, some leaving me sad (because I always overthink about stray cats that I met), and some are, mad (in a good way).Cat changes many lives, touches many hearts, fills the gap of emotional needs for many humans. I cried for my cats that had passed away. After I finished this book, I really really hope that the rainbow up in the sky, is big enough for all th...

Would have loved to see more variations in tone and scope between the stories selected here but other than that, this book was calming and imaginative and a great way to escape from real life for a couple hours!

paused @ p99.

Me-wow I loved this collection. Even though the character of one story HURTS HER CAT ON PURPOSE which I was certainly not prepared for, it still made me purr with delight.

I came across this book at the Singapore Art Book Fair at the BooksActually booth. I was struggling between getting this book, "I will survive" or both (which wasn't that feasible due to budget issues), but I didn't regret reading it. The short stories were a mix of genres between the gore and the imaginative, and they were really written really well and for most parts, captured pretty much the relationship between human owners and cats, and also life in the perspective of the cat. Haven't enjoy...

𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦: 𝑝𝑖𝑢𝑝𝑖𝑢𝑝𝑖𝑢𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑠✰᪥𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬♪✩..NYAN. I love this book🐱

Nice little collection of short stories involving cats (not to be confused with the movie). 5 stars for ROBOTZ ATTACK TEH CITEH and Waiting for William.

3.5⭐ " If they had to pick one person to keep, it would not be her. It would never be her, this ill-fitting, elusive thing.” **spoilers** If you’re following my reviews, thanks for rolling with me ♡ It’s the fifth season of Stitcher’s LeVar Burton Reads, and we’re gifted with “Tiger Baby” by J.Y. Yang. This is such a cool story, because it evoked some history in me. Stuff I forgot or felt so natural, I haven’t noticed in years. I can’t say that I’ve ever experienced any kind of heightened body

Anthology of short stories related to cat, with Singapore as the background. Good book for a cat lover.

As with all the short story collections, I will rate them individually:The cat auntie of Lengkok Bahru : 3Maruchan : 2The cat that disappeared : 2Laundromat : 5The god of cats : 2Cat Sickness : 3Robotz attack teh citeh : 5Visiting : 3Waiting for William : 3Tiger baby : 1George : 4Other people's cats : 4Feeding the cats : 4The jump : 2The fat cat, ate dad's hat : 3And so the average turns out to be: 46 / 15 = 3

Hilarious, heartfelt and bittersweet.

Loved the collection of short stories - a couple of good ones, the rest decent (wont say its boring which is pretty good). Also? Someone intentionally created a character that killed her cat on purpose. Are you trying to hurt us cat lovers?

some interesting stories, a couple of really dull ones. A comfortable read for a rainy cold day.but please don't kill cats in a cat anthology, cat lovers read these things you know

I was in Cats Socrates in Bras Basah, and I couldn't leave without this book. A locally-produced anthology of 15 cat stories, "From the Belly of the Cat" is a delightful read for the Singaporean cat-lover. My favourite short stories were "Maruchan" by Wena Poon, "Laundromat" by Amanda Lee Koe, "ROBOTZ ATTACKZ TEH CITEH" by Joshua Ip, "Waiting for William" by Paul Ruta, and "Other People's Cats" by Jon Gresham. I loved them for their brilliantly crafted plots, revealing dialogue and their ability...

I read this book 2 years ago after spending 1 year studying in Singapore. I wanted to complete my circle of Singapore experience and what would be a better way than reading a local literature. Though 2 years has passed since I read this book. I still remember how it made me feel-depressed. The stories main focus is on the loneliness and indifferent of Singaporean which is told through cat related stories. The problem with this book is that such is the only focus and it was emphasized too much th...

A mixed bag, as with basically all short story collections. Highlights for me include:- "Cat Sickness" by Sabrina Huang (in sheer literary terms, the best one in my opinion, but also it hurts my cat-loving heart)- "Feeding the Cats" by Melissa Powers (nicely signalled twist, had me crowing)- "Tiger Baby" by J. Y. Yang (love me a surreal tale of a woman transforming/escaping)Special mention to "Laundromat" by Amanda Lee Koe, which I first read and enjoyed in her solo collection, Ministry of Moral...

From the Belly of the Cat is an interesting collection of short stories about cats set in Singapore.The stories are varied, and they invite us to see our sunny island in different light and from different perspectives, with cats as the main focus.I like how the stories serve as a form of prism to showcase the different shades of our Singaporean culture and way of living, through the lens of our cute and furry felines that are actually quite prevalent in certain housing estates.As is recommended