Felix the Railway Cat by Kate Moore

Felix the Railway Cat Reviews

• 
  Christine

  When I first moved back to West Yorkshire, someone asked me if I’d heard of Felix. Felix was a famous railway cat, living at Huddersfield Station. I hadn’t heard of Felix, the famous cat. I found my way to Felix’s Facebook page and fell in love with the ball of floof affectionately loved by all worldwide. Felix the Railway Cat is her (Felix is a lady ya know) story.
  
  We find out that there was a massive campaign to get a cat at Huddersfield Station. A couple of the workers were determined to get their way, begging and persuading the management. They needed a cat! It was that simple. Cat lovers will totally understand this. Eventually they got a tiny male kitten to love. Felix the cat was to be the special Pest Controller of the station. This tiny male kitten turned out to be female, hilariously. Felix brightened working days at the station, with her antics, cute behaviour and lovable personality. She brought happiness and magic into their lives, as well as the many passengers who use the station. Imagine their surprise seeing a small cat in the arms of the station workers. This cat grew up and found her confidence around the busy station.
  
  Soon with the excellent Facebook page and the well deserved promotion to senior Pest Controller, Felix became a worldwide sensation. Loved all over the world, everyone can see updates on Felix and her cheeky playful ways. Felix has an army of fans. She gets sent loads of cat pressies, which are happily donated to charities. We all love Felix!
  
  This is a fun and joyful tale of a superstar cat! A must read for every fan of Felix the Railway Cat.
• 
  ♥ Sandi ❣

  3 stars
  
  After years of begging, the staff at Huddlesfield Railway station in Yorkshire, northern England in the UK, were finally permitted to get a station cat. Born in 2011, and believed to be a boy, Felix was re-homed and named. SHE, as Felix turned out to a Lady, became the famed 'Pest Controller" of the Huddlesfield Station, winning the hearts of not only staff and commuters, but laying claim to people world wide when her FaceBook page came out.
  
  Cute read for cat lovers. Tells of her antics in and around the station and the loving care of the station staff. Good photos accompany the story. This book covers the cat's first 5 years. There is a follow up book" Full Steam Ahead, Felix: Adventures of a famous station cat and her kitten apprentice" which I have not yet read.
  
  Many railway stations in England can profess to the home and care of station cats. Or Duck, as one station appears to house.
  
  Written by a well known author, Kate Moore, who also wrote "Radium Girls" and "The Woman They Could Not Silence" attests to a well written story.
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  Kirsty

  Whilst I really love the idea that there is a train station in Yorkshire that has its very own resident cat, I did not enjoy what I read of Kate Moore's account of this at all. I found myself quite bored by the initial chapter, and Felix herself takes an awfully long time to be introduced. By that point, I had grown so tired of Moore's depiction of those who work in the station, and of her quite plodding writing, that I could not summon the excitement to read any further.
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  Alice-Elizabeth (Prolific Reader Alice)

  I was looking for a heartwarming read during the current situation that the majority of us are currently facing. After my experiences with Felix The Railway Cat, I can happily say that reading books featuring cats are definitely for the win! The real story about a train station in England who acquire a young cat to keep everyone staff and passenger-wise company and name it Felix. This is truly Felix's story. There were lots of funny moments and also scary ones. It was an adventure that I pleasantly enjoyed!
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  Tracy

  Lovely book about how Felix lives her life as a railway cat =^..^=
  Beautiful 'happy' book to read if you need a break from thrillers, horror etc,
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  Redfox5

  I love cats so I had a feeling this book would be a winner for me!
  
  I may have just got slightly distracted after writing that, as I just remember I needed to like Felix's Facebook page(
  https://www.facebook.com/FelixHudders... ) .....and then I watched some Felix videos.....
  
  I loved Felix! She is such a character. And I loved reading about all the shenanigans she got up to. How she interacts with the staff is lovely and also adds to some of the books most heartwarming moments.
  
  A must for crazy cat people everywhere!
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  Sophie Crane

  This book made me laugh, and it made me cry - what more could you want from a book?
  
  Touching and heart-warming, I loved it. Felix as seen by her colleagues, friends and family.
  
  A little ray of sunshine in a bleak world.
  
  Read it, you'll be glad you did.
• 
  Kim

  This was a delightful book about a cat who is employed by Huddersfield railway station. Two lads used to kick about ideas about things to introduce to the workplace and one of their ideas was to get a kitten. They sneakily introduced the kitten once the manager opposed to the idea was on secondment. Everyone (well almost) fell in love with the kitten and wanted to be a friend. They bought toys and treats.
  
  The kitten had a wonderful way of creating a positive workplace atmosphere so that the staff were looking forward to coming to work every day. She found favourite places to sleep no matter how inconvenient it might be to other people. Two of the lads would kick a toy down a corridor for her to chase (not sure how that would go down in most workplaces mind you!).
  She came into contact with some customers who changed their travel plans and there was a very touching scene where an autistic boy travelled to see her.
  
  I loved the daily interactions with the staff , the customers and the cat. I wondered at points whether the cat was still at Huddersfield- but I looked up her facebook page and she's still working and living there. Like other travellers I may be tempted to visit the station at some point- it sounds like a wonderful building and the added bonus of maybe spotting the cat would be lovely.
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  Jo

  When the team at Huddersfield railway station decided to get a cat, little did they know she would change their lives forever. I've followed Felix on social media for years and her antics never fail to raise a smile. This book gets all the stars for Felix alone and for the feelgood factor of her story.
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  Plum-crazy

  I have to say that when I started reading this thought it wasn't going to be for me. The narration was simplistic, a bit repetitive at times & the overall feel was a bit cutesy but it was so hard not to be charmed by Felix & her antics. The writing style made it an easy & quick read & I think even people who are not particularly cat lovers would be captivated by Felix.
  
  A delightful story...& as a Huddersfield lass, I must admit by the end I did feel a sense of pride welling up that Felix is our cat :o)
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  Bettie

  Opening: If you go down to Huddersfield station in Yorkshire, you may be in for a big surprise … For greeting you at the ‘Customer Information and Assistance’ point, waiting patiently to attend to customer enquiries, might not be a bright young woman or a helpful old man dressed in the purple-and-navy uniform of TransPennine Express. Instead, the team member on duty may be Felix, the Huddersfield station cat.
  
  Episodic in nature, and adorable if you like to send your pussy out to work.
  LOL
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  Sarah Sammis

  LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE
  
  
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  Veronique Wilbrink

  Deze recensie is eerder verschenen op
  Koukleum.nl.
  
  Aangezien we zelf katten hebben en ik dus een echte kattenliefhebber ben, kon ik dit boek niet voorbij laten gaan. In het Engelse Huddersfield hebben twee jonge medewerkers, Gareth en Andy, steeds nieuwe ideeën voor het station. Van roltrappen, tot zachte tegels. Maar ook ontstaat het idee voor een stationskat. De manager van station Huddersfield was tegen het idee, maar op het moment dat hij ergens anders was gestationeerd, zagen de twee jonge medewerkers hun kans schoon en kon er een kitten op Huddersfield begroet worden. Dit was Felix. Je leest in het verhaal over hoe Felix bij station Huddersfield terechtgekomen is, en vandaar uit beleef je het avontuur samen met Felix. Hoe hij langzaam van kitten opgroeit naar volwaardige stationskat en hoe hij als Hoofd Ongediertebestrijding aan de slag gaat. Dit trouwens niet echt met veel succes. Felix heeft meer weg van een sociaal werker. Hij staat klaar als iemand getroost moet worden, maar ook als iemand even zijn verhaal kwijt moet. En hij is er natuurlijk altijd als iemand zijn favoriete snoepjes heeft.
  
  De hoofdstukken zijn niet zo heel lang en hierdoor ben je ook iedere keer weer geneigd om nog even een hoofdstuk te lezen. Je krijgt onder het lezen gewoon goede zin. En ondanks dat sommige dingen regelmatig herhaald worden, vond ik dat persoonlijk niet storend, maar ik kan me voorstellen dat iemand die een minder grote kattenvriend is, dit als vervelend kan ervaren. Maar de kans is natuurlijk ook kleiner dat iemand die geen kattenvriend is, dit boek zal lezen.
  
  Ondanks dat het boek niet vol staat van de avonturen, Felix beleeft bijna alles op het station, is het wel een boek wat je, als kattenliefhebber, aan het boek gekluisterd houdt. Je wilt gewoon weten wat Felix allemaal op het Station beleefd. En ondanks dat er een aantal verdrietige gebeurtenissen plaatsvinden, is het vooral een luchtig boek wat je met een grote glimlach leest. In het midden vind je enkele foto’s van Felix met collega’s of passagiers. Dit vind ik altijd extra leuk in dit soort boeken. Hierdoor leeft het verhaal extra. Daarnaast heeft Felix ook een Facebookpagina, waar je onder andere kunt zien dat Felix ondertussen een kattenvriendje, Bolt, erbij gekregen heeft. Wil je de avonturen van Felix en Bolt zelf ook gaan volgen dan kun je ze op hun Facebookpagina gaan volgen.
  
  Ik zag dat er in Engeland twee boeken over Felix bestaan. Het tweede boek gaat over Felix en kitten Bold. Ik hoop dan ook dat er besloten wordt om dit boek te vertalen.
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  Shafira Indika

  Buku ini gemes dan heartwarming bangeet! Suka sama pendeskripsian Felix yang detail jadi bisa kebayang gimana sih gemesnya gerak geriknya Felix di stasiun. Buku ini bener-bener menceritakan dari awal pas Felix mulai dipelihara di Stasiun Huddersfield (awal dateng tu kalogasalah si Felix usianya masih 8 minggu) sampai akhirnya Felix mendunia—punya banyak penggemar di Facebook Page-nya, dapet kiriman dari luar negeri, sampai ada orang yang dateng dari luar negeri buat ketemu Felix. Ada juga cerita pas Felix hilang, pas kalungnya hilang, dan masih banyak lagi.
  
  Terjemahannya enak, ga usah ditanya lah yaa wkwk udah 3 buku terjemahan penerbit ini yang aku baca dan tiga2nya oke bgt!
  
  Minusnya, kalo kalian lagi pengen baca buku yang ga flat dan fast paced ya lebih baik jangan baca buku ini sihh. Buku ini mostly narasi, dialognya minim (soalnya masa Felixnya ngomong wkwkw😂), deskripsinya juga detail sihh. Rentan bikin bosen karena ga terlalu banyak hal yang terjadi (maksudnya gituu2 ajaa... paling rutinitasnya Felix, kedekatan Felix sama orang-orang di stasiun, Felix 'ngegangguin' mereka yang kerja di stasiun, dsb) makanya aku baca ini juga diselingin sama buku lain. Tapii jujur makin ke belakang tuu makin merasa connect sama orang-orang yang kerja di stasiun dan tentunya sama Felix! Ikut terharu juga liat kedekatan Felix sama mereka yang kerja di stasiun, makanya kubilang buku ini heartwarming <3
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  Stephen

  The start of the story of felix the huddersfield railway station cat and how she has a personality of her own and her own fb page. Found the book very easy to read would suit cat lovers
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  James Evans

  I wouldn’t read this kind of book. At all. But a patient I care about a lot is a cat lover just like I myself and we’ve always bonded over our love for cats. During a stay in the hospital she read this and decided to give it to me and I was utterly touched. I hardly ever read recs and I don’t like being gifted with books unless I specifically chose them, but this was such a nice gesture that I HAD to read it to honour my patient.
  
  So... I don’t want to be the arsehole giving a bad review to a book of a cute cat being myself a rampant cat lover, but I will. The cat is indeed adorable, but the book is absolutely dreadful. Is honestly, about NOTHING at all, and it becomes so tedious to read pages and pages of then cat walked this direction and then decided to walk that other way. Woah!! Wild!!! Unnecessary and super detailed descriptions of everything make this book exhausting, like when the cat goes missing and it’s an entire page listing places after places they checked and it wasn’t there. Get to the point, Lady! It’s like turning a book with language for 5 years old into a novel, as if because the audience is cat lovers we’re kind of cute and dumb idk.
  
  So it’s not the story itself, there’s obviously some content there but this story-telling style is beyond exhausting.
  
  Have you ever had to turn a paper in but you’re not reaching the minimum word count required so you try to come up with stuff to make the paper longer? Well, this book feels like your reading that paper: you’re constantly feeling that every sentence was a struggle for the author, trying to come up with words and words to fill up as many pages as she could.
  I feel there might have been other ways to tell this story, in a more dynamic and engaging way and not 260 pages of “and then Felix climbed this chair and deciding it wasn’t nice, she sat in the other chair.”
  
  I’m sorry Felix. It’s definitely not you, I’ll probably follow you in Facebook. You deserved much better.
  
  Two starts, because I don’t want to be so heartless. But it would be one just for Felix.
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  LucyLui

  Felix the Railway Cat by Kate Moore
  
  Title: Felix the Railway Cat
  Author: Kate Moore
  First Published: Aug17
  Publisher: Penguin
  Pages: 272
  Price on Amazon: Paperback £4.00 Kindle: £4.99
  ISBN: 1405929782
  
  Back in the day, all the railway stations had railway cats. Garath and Andy both work at Huddersfield train station in Yorkshire. To pass the time and scare away boredom while on shift the pair passes around ideas on ways to make the station better. When one day one of their ideas take on a whole life of its own and before anyone knows it, things are being put in place to make it happen. What is this idea? A railway cat. When Felix arrives at the station at only eight weeks old, nobody is prepared for life-changing effects one little cat can have on an entire station.
  
  I got this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Now I am a huge cat lover, I have had cats my whole life and I love books about Cats, my favourite being the series following Alfie the Doorstep Cat as this reminds me so much of my little furry friend, so seeing this book and hearing all about it made me very excited, however, I must say I got halfway through the book and nothing seemed to be happening, the cat had gone to the station yet the story didn't seem to be progressing after that. I must admit I did give up on this book. I just couldn't imagine it getting any better.
  
  I have chosen to give this book a single star out of five as I couldn't finish it. I wouldn't recommend it nor would I attempt to finish it. I feel a bit let down as I had heard so many good reviews on this book but I myself could not get into it.
  
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  LucyLui

  Felix the Railway Cat by Kate Moore
  
  Title: Felix the Railway Cat
  Author: Kate Moore
  First Published: Aug17
  Publisher: Penguin
  Pages: 272
  Price on Amazon: Paperback £4.00 Kindle: £4.99
  ISBN: 1405929782
  
  Back in the day, all the railway stations had railway cats. Garath and Andy both work at Huddersfield train station in Yorkshire. To pass the time and scare away boredom while on shift the pair passes around ideas on ways to make the station better. When one day one of their ideas take on a whole life of its own and before anyone knows it, things are being put in place to make it happen. What is this idea? A railway cat. When Felix arrives at the station at only eight weeks old, nobody is prepared for life-changing effects one little cat can have on an entire station.
  
  I got this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Now I am a huge cat lover, I have had cats my whole life and I love books about Cats, my favourite being the series following Alfie the Doorstep Cat as this reminds me so much of my little furry friend, so seeing this book and hearing all about it made me very excited, however, I must say I got halfway through the book and nothing seemed to be happening, the cat had gone to the station yet the story didn't seem to be progressing after that. I must admit I did give up on this book. I just couldn't imagine it getting any better.
  
  I have chosen to give this book a single star out of five as I couldn't finish it. I wouldn't recommend it nor would I attempt to finish it. I feel a bit let down as I had heard so many good reviews on this book but I myself could not get into it.
  
  Reviews for this book can be found on:
  Amazon under Lu's Reviews
  Goodreads,
  Net Galley,
  My Blogs at
  www.lu-ellensreadingandreviewingblog....
  
  www.lusreviewsblog.wordpress.com
  
  Links to this review can be found at:
  Twitter: @lusreviews
  Facebook: @lusreviews
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  Andrew

  3.5ish stars. Review Taken From
  The Pewter Wolf
  
  When Huddersfield Train Station decided to get a railway cat for their station, they had no idea how the tiny fluffy kitten will affect their lives and the lives of their passengers. From helping a child come out of his shell to providing comfort to a runaway child, Felix changed everyone's lives. But it's a chance friendship with a commuter that brings Felix into the media spotlight and international stardom.
  
  I follow Felix the Huddersfield Cat on Facebook (not sure how I discovered this fan page, truth be told!) and love it. So when this was chosen, I was a little thrilled. And it was a fun read - what I expected. It was fun, gentle, candy floss read. Something you can read on the beach during the summer holidays. There is a few sad moments but it feels very heartwarming.
  
  I do have some issues with this. Mainly, the writing style. I couldn't gel with it. It was as if the author couldn't decide who they were writing for. For an adult audience (on NetGalley, this is under the category of "General Fiction (Adult)") or for a younger, child friendly audience. At times, the writing felt confusing over target audience.
  
  But cat lovers and fans of Felix will love reading this on a train with their cup of coffee on their morning commute.
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  Shahrun

  Surprising, entertaining, interesting and even sometimes an emotional read. This book chronicles the fascinating life and times (thus far) of Felix the Railway Cat. Her arrival has an astonishing impact on her new colleagues when she joined the team working at Huddersfield Railway Station. An influence which is felt far and wide, from the local Huddersfield community to the world via social media. Who knew one being could achieve all that she has (so far). I really enjoyed all the behind the scenes workings of the railway station. I’m addicted to her Facebook page now too. I guess the only thing to do now is make the pilgrimage to Huddersfield Station and try to meet her.
  
  In a random note, I’m a train driver in London and my guinea pigs have been known to accompany me to work (on the occasional night shift).
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  Lucy

  Its a very slow tale for Felix. I'm sure she'd have been able to tell it with a bit more enthusiasm if she could leave her platform 1 post. It seemed to take ages and ages for Felix to be with us. The author explains every little detail and in some books that totally works but in this one , it took away the will to read leading to a two star review.
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  Šári

  A bit slow to start, but turned out to be probably the cutest book I've ever seen.
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  Evelyn Cuellar

  Reseña completa en
  Books FD
  
  Felix, La Gata de la Estación es una hermosa, hermosísima historia donde conoceremos a una pequeña diva y que a través de todas las aventuras y desventuras podremos conocer a las personas que la rodea ya sea por trabajo o por paso en la estación del tren y ver cómo han cambiado su vida desde que llegó o se cruzó por sus vidas. Con una pluma muy ligera, sencilla y amena, la autora logra transmitir todos aquellos sentimientos que despierta Felix en las personas y así como nos hará sonreír (más de una vez), hasta alguna lágrima podrá provocar o espantarnos logrará. Una historia de vida muy bien narrada que está llena de sorpresas, amor, alegrías, algunos sustos que en verdad para todos los amentes de los gatos deben leer, y quizá lo hagan demasiado rápido, pero creanme que esta historia y Y Felix encontrará un lugar en sus corazones y la recordarán con una sonrisa en los labios por mucho tiempo. Una lectura super recomendable en realidad para todos, es tierna, sencilla y con una gran carga de aventuras que es una historia divertida que sencillamente cuando empiezas a leer no podrás parar hasta llegar al final y verás que fue un tiempo bien utilizado.
  
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  Angela

  Un libro molto simpatico che racconta la storia della gatta adottata dallo staff della stazione di Huddersfield. Nulla di più, nulla di meno di questo! La definirei un po' la sua biografia. La storia (vera) comincia dal giorno in cui alcuni membri dello staff decisero di adottare un gatto, spostandosi poi alla nascita vera e propria e alle avventure di cucciolata, arrivando allo svezzamento e l'"assunzione" come disinfestatrice per la compagnia ferroviaria. Gli ultimi capitoli sono dedicati al successo mediatico di Felix, che ha portato alla realizzazione dello stesso libro.
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  Jeanne

  I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised by this one. I've followed Felix (and now Bolt) on Facebook for a couple of years so I wanted to read the book. Honestly, most of the time these books are very thin on incident. This one is in a way, but author Moore does a lot with what's really very little by using a little creative writing, excellent detail, and most of all, bringing all the station workers to the forefront. I'd love to meet them all-- and Felix, of course! But this is really a fun little book and quite well done. Good job!
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  Maggie

  The last two books I read before Felix the Railway Cat, involved females with PTSD and nasty flashbacks of horrible things they had endured. I decided I needed something totally different- this certainly fit the bill!
  
  Some of the staff at Huddersfield Station decided they needed a cat. After a long campaign it was agreed that a 'Pest Controller' would be a good addition to the staff. We follow Felix from a tiny new-born kitten to her current status as Star of TV, Theatre, Facebook and of course her home at the Station!
  
  An enjoyable gentle read that was exactly what was needed. Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers I have now joined her followers on Facebook!
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  Kingfan30

  I confess I’m now a little in love with Felix. I was a bit dubious about starting this as I’ve read quite a number of cat based books and with the exception of a few I’ve been disappointed. They either try and oversell the “special” qualities (that aren’t so special) or end on a sad note. This is quite a simple story and to begin with felt a bit repetitive and I thought oh no here we go! However I was soon sucked in and wanted to know more about Felix and how she settled in as a station cat. They tell her story in a way that shows she’s actually quite an ordinary cat, and many times I thought one of mines done that or would be more than capable of doing that. The story of the run away child actually had me well up a bit which happens very rarely with books. I am now a follower on Facebook and instagram and look forward to seeing and hearing more about her.
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  Eva

  Ho un debole per le storie di gatti e questa è decisamente una delle mie preferite. Sarà perché è una storia vera, o forse perché è scritta davvero col cuore, ma mi ha impressionata e mi è piaciuto tantissimo. Felix, pur non avendoti mai incontrata, hai toccato anche me!
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  Jean Walton

  A quick, gentle read which I enjoyed except for the part where Felix gets dressed up. I don't approve of dressing animals up to make them look like humans. They are beautiful as they are and should be allowed to keep their natural dignity.
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  E

  This was exactly the right antidote to the winter book blues. Made me smile.