Rating: 
Summary: SIX STARS!
Review: As someone who has grown increasingly tired of the formulaic "cat mysteries" by Braun and her imitators, it was with a real sense of dark delight that I read this merciless parody of her work. It takes all the sentimental, cutsey-nonsense of bloodless, user-friendly fiction and sets it right on its head. Howlingly funny from start to finish. A MAJOR triumph. And I can't wait to see the film. (I read this whole book in one sitting. It was the perfect way to celebrate my ninetieth birthday.)
Rating:
Summary: EXCELLENT FOR DISCUSSION!
Review: We used this title for our mystery book club, and it certainly generated a lively one-hour discussion! Half the club hated it, and the other half thought it was one of the funniest send-ups they'd ever read. People were yelling at each other, reading their favorite (or most reviled) passages outloud. It was great!
Rating: 
Summary: Shameful
Review: It is shameful that Mr. Kaplow is taking advantage of Ms. Braun's good name - and the Cat Who. . . series to make some money for himself. She sells well, writes well - develops a plot, etc. Mr. Kaplow's story is male, college-freshman humor(?) He knows two "f" words - and how to satisy himself physically. His parodies are shallow throughout. COMPLETE WASTE OF MONEY AND TIME!!
Rating:
Summary: SIX STARS!
Review: As someone who has grown increasingly tired of the formulaic "cat mysteries" by Braun and her imitators, it was with a real sense of dark delight that I read this merciless parody of her work. It takes all the sentimental, cutsey-nonsense of bloodless, user-friendly fiction and sets it right on its head. Howlingly funny from start to finish. A MAJOR triumph. And I can't wait to see the film. (I read this whole book in one sitting. It was the perfect way to celebrate my ninetieth birthday.)
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Summary: Zero, zilch
Review: I must confess that I was unable to get through this book. By page 70 I was sick of the mess--revulsed. Scatology, per se, is not humor. Apparently the writer was not aware of that.The book has no focus. It is an ignorant, pubescent boy's idea of a joke. Moreover, it is a cruel and malicious attack without cause. I cannot imagine anyone reading it who was not a reader of Lilian Jackson Braun's novels, and I cannot imagine any such reader being even mildly amused by this nonsense. Ms. Braun is not the greatest of mystery writers, and her books, sometimes just too cute, do lend themselves to satire. But a lampoonist is supposed to be--well--clever. And this is not even remotely a work of wit or a work of art or a work of anything worthwhile.
Rating:
Summary: NOT SINCE THE NAIROBI TRIO...
Review: Five shining stars for Mr. Kaplow's brilliantly funny, startlingly original, appealingly vulgar and deliciously sophomoric The Cat Who Killed Lilian Jackson Braun. This side-splitting parody offers wit, erudition, a sense of play, a shrewd selection of targets, and a bouquet of outrageous humor--as Ms. Braun is devastatingly massacred. The Cat Who books are long due for a parody, and they finally receive the kind of biting satire they so richly deserve. Not for the weak-hearted!. Readers, Braun fans or not, will savor this true whiff of dark genius!
Rating:
Summary: A GENUINE BREATH OF FRESH AIR
Review: An inspired send-up of mysteries and mystery fans. There are few books that make me laugh aloud, but this was one of them. I recommend it to everyone who walks into my diner. Puns, satires, songs: the jokes just don't stop. Some are tasteful and some are wildly tasteless. That's the fun of the book. If you're fan of the Farrelly Brothers kind of humor, this is one for you. Smart, sweet, and unsentimental. If the only thing Lilian Jackson Braun had ever done was to inspire this satire, then her entire literary career was worth it.
Rating:
Summary: This is a giant stinker
Review: No stars preferred for Mr. Kaplow's unfunny, unoriginal, grossly vulgar and sub-sophomoric The Cat Who Killed Lilian Jackson Braun: A Parody. A successful parody requires wit, erudition, a sense of play, a shrewd selection of targets, and some actual humor. None of these are displayed in this sorry and needless massacre of innocent trees. If the author seeks to display venom, he has certainly achieved that. Unfortunately for him, he has also displayed the "fulsome settlings" of his inner mind. The Cat Who books are certainly not above parody, and they may indeed annoy some people enough to make them angry enough to write a biting satire. However, throwing a bucket of random names and manure over a general subject does not constitute a parody. Readers, Braun fans or not, can save money and have an equivalent experience by standing in a cow barn on a hot day and taking a deep whiff.
Rating:
Summary: Readable!
Review: A silly, wonderful, youthful and exuberant satire. My sister hated it, which made me immediately want to read it. If you've got any sense of humor you're going to love it. (...) The comedy is much broader than that. It's a slapstick sex farce of the highest order!
Rating:
Summary: A ROCK'EM SOCK'EM RIOT!
Review: This book is hilarious. Definitely not for granny and her blue-haired brigades, this novel is savage send-up of mysteries and writers and cutesy fiction with cats. The comedy comes roaring on like a blowtorch and nothing escapes Kaplow's scorched-earth satire Not for everybody, but I loved it..
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