A tweet by a man perplexed with his book purchase has gone viral.

Here's the book.

And here's the gritty tale of a feline life.

Menyesal aku beli buku ni, patut la ada discount. pic.twitter.com/u7CojGCpsD

— 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐇𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧’𝐭 (@nabilfikran10) November 14, 2020

The tweet details the man's regret at buying the book, and his realisation why it was on discount in the first place.

Other readings of the magnum opus tended to focus on the fact that the words are just "Meow".

/Lt baca buku ini bikin nangis

pic.twitter.com/bNwPYIMN13

— Literary Base (@literarybase) November 12, 2020

But it makes sense considering what the novel was going for, seeing the description on Goodreads.

"Meow is a novel for cats written from the perspective of a cat."

It will set you back S$18 if you get it on Book Depository.

Cats love it.

Studying for the meowster class @iizcat pic.twitter.com/6MopXFchRY

— 9GAG ❤️ Memeland (@9GAG) September 1, 2018

Same vibe:

Now this kind of avant garde POV look at the life and times of an alley cat might not be for everyone, and that's perhaps the reason for the author's other seminal work:

Riveting.

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