April 25, 2021

I listened to the audiobook version of this - it was well produced and I recommend it. There is also a movie based on this book, which I have not seen but the trailers suggest it will make you cry buckets.

EDIT: I have watched the movie and it differs enough from the book that I didn't really enjoy it that much. It also lost pretty much all the light hearted elements like the cat talking and the majority of the scenes with the devil.

Basic plot: A man finds out he's going to die and the devil shows up to make a deal -- he'll extend the man's life in exchange for vanishing things from the world.

This is a human drama with a bit of magic to make it interesting. A man reminiscing on his past relationships, family, and so on while continually being prompted by the devil, "Do you want to stay alive, at the cost of losing this?".

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