Story Review: "Cat Person" is well-written, a compelling read, and as is thoroughly documented: thought provoking. The story, is quite simply, about a "relationship" between a young woman and a slightly older man. "Relationship" is in quotes because this story made me realize what a huge breadth of human interaction is contained in that now-almost-useless word. It's about the modern world of texting, hook-ups, and surface. Dating, perhaps. Believable, realistic enough, curious. No good guys or bad guys. "Cat Person" has caused quite a bit of discussion on the internet. Kristen Roupenian's story is open-ended, with plenty of space to form opinions, choose sides, get angry and self-righteous, to discuss morality, youth, common sense, women and men, culture. It's a story of our time like no other in a long while. Well worth reading. What impressed me in the story and subsequent discussion is that it's a mirror, a rorschach test. What readers take away from "Cat Person" says more about the reader, and less about the short piece itself. Readers will find some aspect of themselves here and they may not like what they see. For many it seems to be the "judging" side of their personality. The story is in the current issue of the New Yorker, is an e-book, but is also easy to find on the internet. Look it up, see what folks are talking about. See what you think. [4★]
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