Natsume Soseki's I Am a Cat (1905-6) | Book Review and Analysis

A reflection on Natsume Soseki’s I Am a Cat (吾輩は猫である). Contents:
00:32 - My experience with Soseki’s work
01:11 - I Am a Cat: Subject matter and narrative structure
02:44 - Characters
04:07 - Part I: The cat arrives
06:40 - Part II: The cat gets philosophical
09:05 - Part III: Banality and prophecy
11:27 - A memorable episode
13:18 - Adaptations and related texts
16:23 - My assessment of the novel
17:32 - Further reading: another book written by a cat
18:14 - You know what they say about cats…