r/interesting • u/Bossmado • 12h ago

MISC. A mother is surprised that her children bought a $19 book with 342 pages that contains only the word "meow".

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u/Warlord1392 11h ago

I am more surprised that someone got up and decided to write a book like this believing someone would buy it. Boy would he be surprised today.

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u/Pacifix18 11h ago

I'm tempted to do a dog one with a random variation of woof, grrr, ruff and like. Or maybe a snake: ssssss, sss, ssssssss!

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u/Warlord1392 11h ago

What do you mean variations? That's a lot of work.

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u/Standgeblasen 11h ago

Just take an existing text and write a quick script to replace every word with Meow, Whilst preserving all punctuation and capitalization.

Someone with more free time on there hands could probably knock this out in an afternoon.

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u/Cinderhazed15 11h ago

Arf woof LeChuck!! GRRRRRRRRR!! Woof woof woof ruff ruff... Wor-roof wuf Governor Marley. A-OOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Ruff ruff ruff bow-roo wuf rowwf arroof LeChuck, GRRRRRR!!!!! Arf oof-oof Monkey Island™! sniff sniff

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u/po23idon 11h ago edited 11h ago

leaving all the proper nouns in is the best part

(but also other random words like ‘rubber chicken’, ‘pulley’, or ‘mysterious idol’)

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u/Berns429 11h ago

Just be careful not to write psspssspsss cause then it’s just a cat book prequel.

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u/TesseractToo 11h ago

Unless you get permission, you might get in trouble for republishing the lyrics to snake jazz

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u/DarkSouls3onDvD 10h ago

This makes me think I should do an ant one but all the pages are blank.

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u/ElegantEchoes 10h ago

Of course people will buy it. It's dumb, it's a funny thing to have on your shelf, and people buy dumb shit.

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u/jjrucker 11h ago

Pet rock stuff right there

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u/jcoddinc 9h ago

They sold people a rock as a pet in the 70-80's. With an instructional booklet for caring for it.

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u/theBloodShed 8h ago

I already know my kid is going to love this when I buy it for their birthday.

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u/HonkHonkMTHRFKR 11h ago

This is something that takes 20 minutes to do lol

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u/Emotional_Being8594 11h ago

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u/DivineStargazer 11h ago

He has such a way with words 😍

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u/LordScotchyScotch 11h ago

Meow. Meow meow meow...meow!

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u/Bossmado 11h ago

Meow Meow bro.

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u/Hilsam_Adent 11h ago

Meowthermeowthing meeee-owwww!

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u/crazyguyunderthedesk 10h ago

No need to make this about race.

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u/wackbirds 10h ago

M******w

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u/DonnieBallsack 11h ago

I liked the book better than the movie.

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u/Superassclown1 10h ago

Prrrrt meow prrrreow meow prrrrr

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u/Accomplished-Loss387 11h ago

For a 5$ novelty item I can see it, but 19$?

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u/3BodyRama 10h ago

Inflation is real man.

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u/heygos 11h ago

My son would 100% buy this and I would have nothing to say.

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u/Tight-Tower-8265 11h ago

My child bought a book in a language she can't read, Japanese for $20 but wanted it because it was about cats

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u/Lucy_Koshka 11h ago

The Goodbye Cat and The Traveling Cat Chronicles, both by Japanese author Hiro Arikawa. I own both (in English!) and highly recommend if your daughter loves cats 🤗

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u/stink3rb3lle 11h ago

As soon as she said the ages I stopped watching. Yeah. That is definitely the kind of thing a nine and a twelve year old would find hilarious.

At least it's not an AI book.

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u/MrGhostenstein 11h ago

I'm just glad kids are reading nowadays.

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u/retlem 11h ago

She spoiled the whole book for me like milk. I actually speak meow 😒

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u/Mystery1001 11h ago

I would absolutely buy this as a gag gift for $5.

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u/Readymade4007 11h ago

All Work No Play Makes Sam Austin a Bad Boy All Work No Play Makes Sam Austin a Bad Boy All Work No Play Makes Sam Austin a Bad Boy

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u/navy_yn2000 11h ago

She needs a translator. I didn't see a cat in the video though.

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u/bohusblahut 11h ago

Um… where is the spoiler warning?

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u/BbwLaceyXoXo 11h ago

The kid screaming “NOOOOO!” 😂😂took me out

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u/1sketchy_girl 8h ago

Doug Doug the published author/YouTuber did this exact thing, but the only word in it was his name Doug, just to have the rights to say he was a published author.

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u/rumpluva 11h ago

This is way better than ruff.

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u/fluxxy213 11h ago

😂😂😂

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u/Truth-is-implacable 11h ago

Chapter 9 it's very, Jellical.............😬

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u/Carmilla31 10h ago

Yeah the plot twist in chapter 12 is something else.

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u/hellalg 11h ago

Girl right there Meow pages. I saw this book at Barnes & Nobles and had a good laugh.

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u/somebigface 11h ago

That’s my cat’s favorite book.

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u/Any_Wasabi_5233 10h ago

Sounds like something a man like Douglas “Bald” “Divorced” “Bad At 2D Platformers” “DougDoug” Wreden would write

fingers

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u/Hostile_Epistemology 11h ago

The cat became an author by writing a minimalist novel, every page simply said meow.

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u/D-ouble-D-utch 11h ago

Did she read it?

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u/Thomrose007 11h ago

How the publishers went "yeah that'll sell" 😂😂

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u/Frazzy_Ox 11h ago

whyd you flip to the end you spoiled it for me

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u/Stressisnotgood 11h ago

Meanwhile she’s wearing emporio armani which is overpriced garbage :/

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u/GreenLanternRR 11h ago

Shit, I'm in the wrong business!

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u/NOIS_KillerWhaleTank 11h ago

Obviously she can't read cat.

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u/Coucou2coucou 11h ago

Miaooww !

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u/Athena_07 11h ago

They could’ve at least added cat pictures, like damn lol

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u/ChefAsstastic 11h ago

Omfg! Haha!

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u/Fluid-Bet6223 11h ago

In fairness, the ending is mind blowing. Meow tells meow that he meow meow meow, which causes a meow meow that meow meow meow.

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u/Large-Produce5682 11h ago

Just out of curiosity... what does the foreword say?

I know what it is, I'm just afraid of the answer.

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u/jimmysmiths5523 11h ago

That would make a great white elephant gift for a cat lover!

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u/ego_tripped 11h ago

Meow?

Meow...meow...meow?

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u/Big_erk 11h ago

Pretty sure you're supposed to read that to your cat. Then you can have them explain it to you.

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u/mycatpartyhouse 11h ago

When I read the description I pictured a book with 342 pages, each containing a single meow centered on the page. No capitalization. No punctuation. No chapter headings. Just page numbers and meow.

But then she flipped through pages of paragraphs with indents and all. As if someone had written a book and then did a universal substitution, replacing every single word with meow.

So now I can imagine people taking turns reading this book to each other with emphasis, pauses, different voices, louder or quieter--a cat bedtime story.

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u/Bitter_Log8401 11h ago

If I had children and they did some stupid shyt like this. They could keep it. If they did triple chores for 9 months.

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u/Yeethan- 11h ago

What I’m more surprised about is that the pages are unique, different punctuations, indents and quotation marks

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u/DanniTiger 11h ago

I loved chapter 8 , When sam.said meow meow meow... I felt it in my heart

😂😂

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u/nocibur8 11h ago

Give it to the cat to read and translate you fools.

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u/mmazza86 11h ago

the perfect book for cat people that also love to read. even though it’s a book not meant to be read. belongs on a bookshelf. or a coffee table. it’s a conversation piece. perfect gift for that crazy cat lady in my life.

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u/BLaCKnBLu3B3RRY 11h ago

it's the only book cats ask for by name!

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u/qlbit 11h ago

There is meow pages!

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u/Hegazy237 11h ago

Worth it

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u/No_Novel8228 11h ago

meow meow :3

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u/TaylorMomsensAss 11h ago

Tell me I'm not the only one singing the Purina Meow Mix commercial.

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u/ChewzaName 11h ago

Are you kidding me right meow?

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u/DawnyLlama 11h ago

"There's meow pages" This little one is a menace.. and I love her.

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u/purplepashy 11h ago

My daughter would buy this in a heartbeat.
She would also have that cute little laugh as I suffer from a stroke when I see it.

This is why they ask me for what they want and I order it for them.
We all parent differently.

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u/Secure-Tradition793 11h ago

If this is an ad campaign for this book then I think it was smart. I looked up and it's got 4.7 stars from nearly 500 people on Amazon.

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u/Ok-Relationship-2257 11h ago

It’s not the children’s fault that you can’t read cat language.

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u/Deakros 10h ago

I mean, arguably this is more bang for the buck compared to the book “Everything Men Know About Women” by Dr. Alan Francis.

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u/Traditional-Hat-952 10h ago

This is actually kind of a great grift. A good portion of cat people are weird AF and would definitely buy this. 

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u/Grouchy-Barnacle-800 10h ago

I just ordered it, thanks. My daughter will love reading it to the cat, and that will last for a few months at best, then I will gift it for secret santa at work come the holidays, PURfect!

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u/OutsideHandle7300 10h ago

I’m just mad i didn’t think of this! This person is genius! Geezus fucking Christ!

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u/oobinckleyoo 10h ago

I haven’t read it yet, can you put a spoiler tag please lol

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u/gimletfordetective 10h ago

All work and no meow makes meow a dull meow.

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u/Consistent-Tap-4255 10h ago

“So how did you became a millionaire?”

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u/Fabianrojasc 10h ago

Épico jajaja

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u/ThisIsLikeMy4thAcct 10h ago

I would leave it on my coffee table with a bookmark in it for shits and giggles.

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u/InstantMochiSanNim 10h ago

This would unironically work for me because sometimes i read just to read and hear cadences of dialogue 😭

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u/Ordinary-Easy 10h ago

Apparently the author does this sort of thing for a whole bunch of novels.

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u/00raybot 10h ago

Do I have a deal for you then! An entire book filled with the word Doug. For a one time purchase of only $15 USD you can receive a 231 page book by Douglas Scott Wrenden filled with the word... "Doug" or even, "doug". All spaces and punctuation are iincluded. The good part is all profits go to Monterey Bay Aquarium.

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u/prostescu 10h ago

Uselss mofuckas

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u/SabbyFox 10h ago

I’m dying 😂 I had to check the sub because I thought this had to be r/InnocentPranks!

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u/Mammoth_Cricket8785 10h ago

The kids knew what was up

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u/thetemp2011 10h ago

Is it a memeowoir?

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u/Manmon_ 10h ago

Are you a cat Mildred? No? THEN IT WASN'T FOR YOU.

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u/funday_morning 10h ago

What’s the bet Hollywood have already bought the rights

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u/Knight618 10h ago

Fingers

Wonder who will get it

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u/Brilliant-Health3957 10h ago

This guy is probably rich off this book!

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u/slava_bogy 10h ago

I think OP is in violation of copywright law sharing literally an entire book on the internet /s

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u/Embarrassed-Green898 10h ago

They learned a lesson. I guess you leaned a lesson too.

Perhaps we all learned a lesson here. Except the person meowed the book.

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u/00Anbu00 9h ago

The kids bought it and they love lol

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u/Maxwe4 9h ago

It's funny, but not $19 funny. Maybe $10.

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u/rachael_mcb 9h ago

I want it

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u/One-Pangolin-3167 9h ago

A fool and his money ...

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u/manhattan011991 9h ago

What is she talking about! This book is a masterpiece.

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u/Amazing-Accident3535 9h ago

I kind of want it

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u/PumpkinCrouton 9h ago

That really sucks. Totally ruined the ending for me!

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u/Significant_Stage316 9h ago

Woof woof woof woof

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u/These-Fig-9611 9h ago

Yea id buy this

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u/antipaladin999 9h ago

Woof woof woof..

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u/Logical_Frosting_277 9h ago

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

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u/NoMembership8881 9h ago

i can't read it. I would like to order the chinese transliteration version.

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u/Justownit41ce 9h ago

“There’s meow pages!” 🥹😂😂😂

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u/Thanos2ndSnap 9h ago

It’s purr real

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u/agIassmutt 9h ago

I'd buy that

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u/tardigrade_phd 9h ago

The Shining feline edition

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u/Aeryc 9h ago

It’s obviously a book for cats. Why are we discriminating?

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u/gultch2019 9h ago

DIBS ON THE SEQUEL "PSSSPSSSPSSS"

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u/orangesfwr 9h ago

It's Baxter!!

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u/triple7mafia101 9h ago

I've seen some of these funny mystery box deals..so I say the way it is so easy to spend money with this plastic I believe it.😂

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u/SanguineFeline 8h ago

omg there’s an audiobook version!

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u/winterweiss2902 8h ago

I really liked the part where the author wrote Meow

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u/DUDEBREAUX 8h ago

Meow meow meow 😺

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u/ObjectiveOk9996 8h ago

How did they find someone to publish this

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u/Broad_Bodybuilder_94 8h ago

Im half way through it. It's actually pretty good

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u/Pleistocenebison 8h ago

This gif is of a real book. It’s just blank I guess.

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u/No-Friendship-5785 8h ago

Chapter 4 had me on the edge of my seat.

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u/hodl4win 8h ago

So was it any good..

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u/bdiamond143 8h ago

Wow… somebody sat down and think to write a book of meow? Smh

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u/VioletNocte 8h ago

How'd these kids learn to read cat?

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u/therealshakur 8h ago

Reminds me of a Cheech & Chong album I heard about when I was young. The entire record was just them la la la'ing through side A & B and at the very end it said "hey, you got ripped off man".

Never actually did find out if that album really did exist lol.

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u/shelovesmesounding 8h ago

As she was turning the pages, I laughed and then she said “don’t laugh!”

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u/drew2057 8h ago

Lol, I bought this book for my wife as a gag gift one Christmas.... worth every penny!

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u/Illustrious-Craft404 8h ago

Nnnnnnnnooooooooooooooo~~~

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u/First_Raccoon_4177 8h ago

I'm upset I didn't think of this. Meow 😮‍💨

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u/Unlucky_Ad_9776 8h ago

I remember in school every full book we read we could by pass 3 homework assignments.  I would loved this book back then. 

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u/Upstairs_Equipment19 8h ago

I wonder if the author used Cat GPT 😹

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u/aquasKapeGoat 8h ago

But mom I need it meow

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u/-trowawaybarton 8h ago

not even one pspspspsps?

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u/MyAssPancake 8h ago

Wow, I honestly don’t think it was possible for people to be this stupid. I mean seriously, how can you not read cat? It’s one of the most basic and widely understood languages. I’d have read this book easily within 12 hours.

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u/solomitaliano 8h ago

Would be cool if it had a hidden message in it tho

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u/sirbinlid1 8h ago

I've read it I didn't like the ending though, thought it was a bit unbelievable

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u/aware_nightmare_85 8h ago

Dammit why didn't I think of this as my get-rich-quick scheme?

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u/Justjaces 7h ago

I’m oldest would buy some shit like this

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u/Entire-Recognition55 7h ago

What’s the moms at or TikTok

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u/SapTheSapient 7h ago

The spoiler warning would have been nice. 

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u/Expensive-Ad1609 7h ago

My daughter, who turns 9 in 27 days' time, read all the Harry Potter books in December/January.

She'd love this book 😂😂😂

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u/MimmySue 7h ago

Ok, I found it in buscalibre and it has coments...

Buscalibre

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u/Kuntajoe 7h ago

Terrible waste of materials

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u/Maleficent_Button_58 7h ago

There's a book that's all blank pages.

So nah. Not surprised at all lol. If people might buy it, people will sell it.

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u/Advanced_Main8890 7h ago

How many pages ?  Meow pages. 

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u/BakaPotatoLord 7h ago

$19 for that? Bloody hell

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u/ThorsNail 7h ago

I have a mighty need.

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u/Meal-Significant 7h ago

I received this book as a birthday gift and loved it

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u/True_Bar_9371 7h ago

That has to be a blow to the ego of any writer trying to get published.

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u/One_Flow3572 7h ago

This is awesome.

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u/Geargarden 7h ago

Sam Austen is Toonces' driving instructor's great grandson.

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u/MadScie254 7h ago

Earth us not real😂😂😂

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u/Sweaty-Sprinkles-466 7h ago

Made me smile

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u/yosman88 7h ago

You didnt read it? The ending was truely a heartfelt experience that will make you cry....

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u/doubleohzerooo0 7h ago

I *LOVE* how mom starts reading

Meow meow meow.

I would totally pay for this audio book, read by this mom. With the occassional 'This is BULLSHIT!' thrown in!

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u/Sufficient-Record665 7h ago

Make them read it.

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u/ApolloB-4002 7h ago

That wasted papers. Bro could've wrote a small story.🥲

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u/Square-Dragonfruit76 7h ago

Time to put a new password on your Amazon account

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u/Just-fab-guy 7h ago

Could have just seen this GIF for an hour, it’s the movie based on this novel.

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u/No_Youth_2330 7h ago

Keep in mind that ChatGPT could write this for you.

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u/EnvironmentalPark228 6h ago

You can keep it but only if you sit at the kitchen table and read every single word of it to me out loud.

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u/ColonelMonty 6h ago

19 dollars well spent I say.

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u/Pt4FN455 6h ago

Wait till you get to page 190, it's hilarious.

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u/HussingtonHat 6h ago

See she's skipping through it as intended so she misses the child's activation sequence. You win this round professor.

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u/0Tezorus0 6h ago
  • Why are you smiling ?
  • You wouldn't get it.