The Oatmeal’s most popular cat jokes, including “How to Pet a Kitty” and “The Bobcats,” plus 15 new and never-before-seen cat-themed comics, are presented in this hilarious #1 New York Times best seller from Matthew Inman, creator of the popular website The Oatmeal. Includes pull-out poster!
If your cat is kneading you, that’s not a sign of affection. Your cat is actually checking your internal organs for weakness. If your cat brings you a dead animal, this isn’t a gift. It’s a warning. How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You is a hilarious, brilliant offering of comics, facts, and instructional guides about crazy cat behaviors from the creative wonderland at The Oatmeal.
How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You presents fan favorites, such as “Cat vs. Internet,” “How to Pet a Kitty,” and “The Bobcats,” plus 17 brand-new, never-before-seen cat-themed comic strips. This Oatmeal collection is a must-have for cat-lovers from Mr. Oats! A bonus pullout poster is included at the back of the book.
Tracy –
I met “The Oatmeal” at NY Comic Con several years ago and bought this book. He autographed it and did a little doodle in it for me. I bought this one recently as a gift because I liked it so much. It’s funny and entertaining even if you aren’t a cat person.
Liam –
Can’t say this product has much to it. Slightly sad how much effort goes into the book that’s literally mostly just to get reactions from owning it. Great for a coffee table or table you have in a bathroom. Outside of that? It’s just about how “dum” cats can be.
Good book, would buy again if it served a bigger purpose.
Gabe –
Great gag gift
P. Killion –
So I just got my book today, and not to repeat other reviews but come on, rate the product for what it is, not due to your lack of understanding!
So first, since I ordered the print version, I’ve gotta say the thing that most concerned me before ordering was the quality of the printing. This is a very cheap book, as in price-wise, it’s on the low end particuarly for a high-color book, and I feared the print quality would suffer as a result. However, I’ve gotta say, the print quality is phenomenal. Nice thick glossy pages (but not so thick that the entire book is like 10 pages), spot-on high quality color printing, it just feels nice.
The comics are also hilarious, but as other reviewers have commented, much of it is already on the ‘net. That being said, I wasn’t really shocked and personally, I don’t think that’s all that much of a problem. Many books merely gather web content, and many of them don’t even provide new content as well! I have a post-secret book, which even though it’s all online, seeing it in print is worth the price (if you like that kind of stuff). Heck, many comic series are free (Hobbes, Garfield, etc) yet I still buy those books as well. Anyways, the gist of it is yes, much of the book is already online, but some of it is not; if you absolutely love the Oatmeal comics the new ones are worth it, if you’re kinda “meh” on the ones that area already online such as “How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You”, then no, the new content isn’t worth it. Funny, but not pee your pants hilarious.
Finally, This leads me to my one complaint, but again, I’d say it’s also personal opinion: I wish the book was larger. While I can see and appreciate how neatly Inman organized the comics to work in a normal novel-size book, I think comics lend themselves to more “creative” book sizes, particularly when they are somewhat conversation-piece oriented. Personally, I actually would have liked a 10″x14″ hardbound version, but I think Matthew did this probably to make the piece more affordable. Like I said, that’s personal opinion, but I’m not going to knock off stars because Matthew didn’t personally make and design the book to my exact specifications. The book is solid, and more then worth the price of admission.
AE –
Absolutely hilarious
Rayna D. –
Oh my goodness this was a lot of laughs. I had to share to my friends.
If you need a giggle this for sure