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tincel-cat · 8 months

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Holly (Varjak Paw) and Brightheart (Warriors)!!

My two favourite one eyed(sort of) kitties!!

Explanation: Brightheart showing Holly that she’s still beautiful, even after what Sally Bones did to her. Why? Idek I just randomly thought of this yesterday.

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cloudpieart · 4 months

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Varjak Paw

Listened to Varjak Paw and its sequel as audiobooks recently and they're SO GOOD <3

#furry #art #varjak paw #holly #cludge #tam #varjak #fanart #cat #dog #feral #digital art

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midzukishino · 4 months

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My work for the "Fluffy Zine: cats" where I did my best to draw as many cat characters that i know as I could @_@ I never drew so many characters on one canvas in my life, it was something

Game of guessing in replies is appreciated! But if you just want to check yourself here's the list of characters: The Cat Piano: the poet and the singer OFF the game: The Judge Coraline: black cat Blue Exorcist: Kuro World of Warcraft: Mr. Bigglesworth and Mischief Coco: Pepita Katekyo Hitman Reborn: gatto tempesta Uri Hetalia: Japan cat, England cat, France cat, China cat, Russia cat, America cat, Germany cat and Italy cat Castle cats: Francis, Conan and Catniss My Neighbor Totoro: Catbus Baldur's Gate 3: Tara Kid vs. Kat: Mr. Kat Shaman King: Matamune and Mic Tom and Jerry: Tom The Legend of Pipi: Pipi My Little Pony The Movie: Capper Soul Eater: Blair Pokemon: sprigatito, litten, espeon, purrloin, meowth, skitty The Legend of Luo Xiaohei: Luo Xiaohei Alice in Wonderland: The Cheshire Cat Homestuck: Vodka Mutini Cinderella: Lucifer The Cat Returns: Yuki and Prince Lune, Baron Humbert von Gikkingen and Muta A Whisker Away: Miyo and Kinako 101 Dalmatians: Sergeant Tibbs Lady and the Tramp: Si and Am Кот, который гулял сам по себе: Кот Dog in Boots/Пёс в сапогах: Milady Warrior Cats: Scourge and Firestar Tailchaser's Song: Fritti Tailchaser Mad Rat Dead: Mad Rat and Heart Varjak Paw: Varjak Paw, Holly, Tam Oliver & Company: Oliver Иван Царевич и Серый волк: Кот-учёный Three from Prostokvashino/Трое из Простоквашино: Matroskin Tutenstein: Luxor The Ancient Magus' Bride: Molly Felidae: Francis Chi's Sweet Home: Chi Котёнок по имени Гав: Гав Bolt: Mittens Rudolf the Black Cat: Rudolf and Gottalot Eleceed: Kayden and Kartein Puss in Boots: The Last Wish: Puss in Boots, Kitty Softpaws and Perrito The Aristocats: Berlioz, Toulouse, Marie, Duchess and Thomas O'Malley League of legends: Yuumi Re:zero: Puck Thunder and the House of Magic: Thunder Kiki's Delivery Service: Jiji Story Of Fifty Centimeters: Nanao and Machi and prints on the bottles: Hallmarks of felinity: Solange Кошки-мышки: Кот и Мышь Simon's Cat: Cat Nyan Cat

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yuridovewing · 7 months

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Have you ever read Varjak Paw? Would love to see your opinions on it and it's second book!

Oh I have read the first book!! I haven't gotten around to the second, it was kind of a hassle trying to get the first one alone because my library didn't have it.

But I thought it was neat! I liked the stuff with the Mesopotamian Blue family a lot. I liked the revisionist history they had going on with Jalal, where they praised him for his coat and finding the Contessa, but ignored his teachings. Plus looking down on Varjak for being "impure" over something he can't control. I liked Varjak's inner conflict over them and how despite the terrible way they treat him, he still feels like he has to be loyal to them. The bit where he rejects Holly despite how they've bonded throughout the book because his shitty bigoted family crawled inside his head again and he wanted their approval was. Augh. Idk I liked that aspect, I found it really compelling. Varjak is basically a little kid struggling with family expectations (whether it's his ancestor or his direct family) and I always like those sorts of stories.

I also loved the villains. The reveal of what the main antagonist was actually doing to the cats and what his two black cats actually were actually stunned me. Sally Bones wasn't really a big deal in this book, not as much as I thought she'd be, but she left a pretty good impression in her scene. I heard the second book is all about her so when I eventually get my hands on it, im excited to see what her deal is

#(some of this may be me misremembering stuff btw cause i read this book last year)#anonymous #mail

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exocynraku · 2 years

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i finished varjak paw! IT WAS SOOOOO GOOOD!!!!!! varjak is very cool, reminds me of firestar, tam and holly were funny, varjak’s family were really interesting and jalal was soo cool! i rlly like the way jalal speaks, very mysterious. the skills jalal taught varjak were very silly :)

the ending when we found that the collars the gentleman was putting on the cats turned them into toys was??????? crazy???? but also aweesome and really creative ??!??!!??? and then cludge came through the window to attack the gentleman??? wow!!!!

overall, very very good book! there arent too many characters so i might design them :) i also saw there was a sequel?? gonna have to get my hands on that soon

#varjak paw #ray talk

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foxounderscorecube · 1 year

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Varjak Paw - S. F. Said

4½ ⭐

This was an impulse purchase because I flicked through and liked the illustrations while a friend was looking for a different book in the kids' section in Waterstones. I don't know exactly what I expected, but it wasn't this - and I mean that in a good way!

The story is of a purebred kitten, Varjak Paw, who starts to suspect things are a bit off upon the arrival of the Gentleman and his two strange cats to the house his family have lived in for generations. Being the family scapegoat, however, he is brushed off by all but his grandfather. His grandfather gives him all he has - a vague hint of their ancestor's knowledge - as a starting point and gives him an opportunity to escape and find help.

Poor Varjak has a lot to deal with in the real world ("the Outside") and reconnects with his heritage over the course of his dreams, makes friends despite the dangerous environment, and proves himself wrong on many fronts.

The story gets surprisingly dark. It struck me as a very good (for the intended age group, at least) allegory for the rise of fascism. The Gentleman, who plies Varjak's family with luxuries while reducing their freedom in a way they accept as reasonable, is killing and stuffing street cats, which the family refuse to fight against, under the impression that they're different and will be kept safe - which, as Holly, a street cat who befriends Varjak points out, won't be the case forever, because even a "special" cat is still a cat in the eyes of the Gentleman.

Although it is a children's book, and so fairly simple, it's engaging, fun, and a good amount of creepy. I'll definitely be reading the sequel.

#fiction #childrens fiction #ya fiction #read 2022 #reviewed 2022 #great book #books #review #reading

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kurouzus · 3 years

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galarian zigzagoon lookin ass

#holly varjak paw #varjak paw #my art

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wildfane · 2 years

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varjak paw fanart lets go

#my art #varjak paw #varjak paw fanart #i forgot to shade holly but oh well 😭

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vilmublue · 2 years

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So, I've absolutely adored these books for years and I'm so grateful to my grandma who bought me these books like 15 years ago. They're among my most favorites and there seems to be so very little talk about it, so I'll talk.

Varjak Paw.

It's a book series by a British Muslim author S. F. Said about talking cats for younger audiences. However, it has some spooky and darker stuff, and a gothic vibe by the great illustrations of Dave McKean, some of the creepier stuff made creepier by the fact that we never fully learn what exactly they are.

It has a lot of things people who have read the more popular Warriors AKA Warrior Cats are familiar with: a pet cat leaves his home and becomes wild, there's cat groups fighting over territory, and there is supernatural and spiritual elements with an ancestor acting as a guide in dreams and teaching about principles (and this time the ancestor is actually wise and useful.) However, in many ways, I think this short series of only 2 books (so far) is better than Warriors, which is a series I like but has many flaws.

The story starts in an old, large rich-people house on a hill surrounded by walls, owned by the old lady Contessa. She owns a family of 10 cats of the rare and classy Mesopotamian Blue breed. Most of them are aloof, spoiled and consider themselves the noblest of all cats and call themselves Paws.

The main protagonist, young Varjak Paw is often shun by his family members for his "wrong" eye color (the others have green,) especially by his big brother Julius who calls it the "color of danger" and blames him for their ill owner almost never being around anymore and shutting herself up in the room upstairs.

The only one who supports Varjak is his wise grandfather, who tells him about the adventures of their great ancestor Jalal, who originated from Mesopotamia and was a great fighter, hunter and traveler until he ended up spending his last days in the very house the family lives in. The grandpa Elder Paw knows their kin used to be wild cats who knew The Way, mysterious skills all cats once knew that have been lost through generations of domestication and now the Elder Paw only knows 3 out of 7. The other family except for Varjak couldn't care less about these old stories and just want to eat, relax and keep their fur clean.

One day, things finally change in the house when a mysterious man the cats dub Gentleman arrives with his two black cats. The cats move unnaturally and are expressionless with their pitch black eyes. They go inside Contessa's room where Varjak's family isn't allowed and the black cats seem to be left on guard. The young cat is very worried about what's going on, but his family only cares about the food the Gentleman gives them and they figure he's like the many guests Contessa used to have back in the day.

The Elder Paw once again is on Varjak's side and shares his feeling that something is very wrong, but loses his leadership position as the other family turns against him. And so, he decided they have to get help from the outside world, where the family has never set a foot on for several generations. However, they are caught while trying to leave by the mysterious black cats, and Elder Paw manages to give Varjak a chance to escape and tells him to find the fierce being known in the stories as a Dog, believing it has the power to chase away the Gentleman.

This is the beginning of the story, and after that Varjak needs to survive and learn to hunt, and get along with cats and gangs that roam the city...and the huge things with bright glowing eyes running on the roads he assumes to be the legendary Dogs.

After having an accident and losing consciousness, he dreams of being in Mesopotamia and meets his ancestor Jalal, who begins to teach him The Way in his dreams–kind of like martial arts mixed with survival skills for cats.

He befriends two female city cats: a black-and-white Holly who is a bit rough on the edges, and Holly's friend Tam, a chubby chocolate brown cat who is friendly and fun. As he learns the ways of the city, Varjak hears about mysterious Disappearings and sees cat-like figures Holly explains are toys for human kids...but they seem a bit.......too real.

So, while that's what the first book focuses on, the sequel The Outlaw Varjak Paw focuses more on the antagonistic gang leader Sally Bones, who only made a brief appearance in the first book.

A very unnerving cat whose mere presence makes one shiver, a pure white one-eyed cat who is all skin and bones yet an absolutely terrifying and extremely skilful opponent, who even mysteriously knowns about Jalal and his Way and has nothing but contempt for them. There are many rumors and stories about her, like that she originally came to the city from the North, is actually 100 years old, always uses different name in a new place, and only moves at night because she is so evil the sunshine would kill her.

She has now taken over nearly the entire city and makes a law that those who aren't part of her gang aren't allowed to move inside her territory. Those who break the rule get their ears and tails torn off and get shown around and humiliated as a public warning.

Varjak and his friends are deemed outlaws...but aren't the only ones, as there's also the tough and aggressive three Siamese sisters known as The Scratch Sisters and two muscular himbo brothers known as the Orrible Twins (the two gangs hate each other,) and a group of peaceful cats living close to the city harbour. Varjak and his friends decide they must stop Sally Bones or die trying.

I adore this series and unfortunately there isn't a third book. However, the author stated in 2016 that he feels sure there will be a third book: since he was a kitten in the first book and a grown-up in the sequel, S. F. Said feels the third book should be about old Varjak teaching The Way to the younger generations. However, before writing the book, he feels he needs to get a bit older himself.

#Varjak Paw #S. F. Said #Dave McKean #Varjak #Holly #Tam #Sally Bones #Jalal #books #cats #Warriors #vilmu posts

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kitraptor · 4 years

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redraw of that old varjak pic

#varjak paw #tam #holly #my art

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tincel-cat · 8 months

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Holly from Varjak Paw!! This is just off memory btw. I’ve seen so many people draw her happy but I remember her being really grumpy, not the whole time but at the start and after the stuff with Sally Bones.

She was always my fav, I can’t even re read the books because I got them from my school library