The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern

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Summary: A fast, fun read
Review: The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern caught my attention first, over many others in this series, because of the title. I couldn't figure out what it could possibly mean, and that intrigued me.
I finished this book in one sitting, in only a couple hours, and immediately began to search for the next in line.
This was a very good book; moving along at a pace that kept you interested in the story. The characters had a certain, less-than-deeply-developed charm, and Koko was a wonderful example of the kings of the animal kingdom, the cat.
I loved getting a look into the newspaper world, and into the world of interior design, all set many years before I was even born. And, although I did find myself chuckling a few times at the world created in the Cat Who mysteries, I thoroughly enjoyed my visit.
There were only a few things I had trouble with. One, some characters that were introduced briefly in the beginning, ones that turned out to be important later, well, by the time we got back to them I couldn't remember anything about them. Basically, I found the characters that did not repeat from book to book to be very forgetable, and often times dull.
Two, the plot was rather predictable. Maybe it was just me, but I didn't have any trouble piecing together this mystery.
And three, this book was too short! I was so disappointed when I finished it in under two hours. But, there are many more in the series, and I'm sure that I will enjoy them all as much as I enjoyed this one.
So, I would definitly recommend this one as a quick, fun read.

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Summary: Very entertaining
Review: The Cat Who books are so delightful. Qwill is half sophisticated and half down to earth. He is a very intriguing character and I like him a lot. Koko is very smart and cute and has a lot of sassiness! Cat lovers will absolutely adore these books, especially with the sweet Yum Yum added in!

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Summary: The cat who got me addicted
Review: This book is my favorite. Not only is the title humorous, but I really like it the story the best. Maybe it's because Yum Yum is introduced, and the family becomes complete, or maybe it's just all of the crazy people that Qwill meets before he moves to Moose County, but this is the book that I can read over and over and still have it be just as good as the first time.

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Summary: Even better than the first!
Review: This book was better than the first. Braun lets you guess what the solution to the mystery is, then eliminates the possibility by adding more clues. This is the second book in the series, after The Cat Who Could Read Backwards, for those who want to know. I'm hooked!

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Summary: Light and easy without being dumb.
Review: This has all the best of good story-telling. It moves along swiftly, doesn't condescend, all while instantly immersing the reader in the world of Jim Qwilleran. Our hero is a recovering alcoholic who manages not to define himself by that fact. He is a working man who has the troubles any of us might understand, like having to do a job we don't like if we want to pay our bills. He is divorced and a little bitter without being consumed by it. He is interested in women, and not ready to commit. He is surprised, himself, by how much he has come to care for his cat, and enough of a regular and believable American man to be a little discreet about it.
I enjoyed the escape this book provided immensely, and that is what good story telling should do, isn't it, allow you to slip away into another world from which you may emerge feeling like you had a mini-vacation?

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Summary: Great bed-time mystery...
Review: This is a pleasant, well-written book that is interesting enough to keep you reading without being such a pageturner that you're up all night finishing it. It reads quickly because of the writing style and the characters are engaging and interesting -- particularly the cats, KoKo and YumYum. Given how long ago this book was written (it's the second in a long series), it has held up very well.

The "detective" is newspaper journalist Qwilleran, who has been given the unwelcome task of editing a weekly "magazine" section centered around interior design and showcase homes. Through this, he enters the world of interior designers and some of their wealthy customers. The day after the first issue of the magazine hits the stands, the homeowner whose home was featured is burglarized, losing a very valuable jade collection and a wife. Each attempt to photograph a designer home seems to be equally jinxed, and Qwilleran decides he must solve the first burglary to save the magazine (he has decided he likes his new assignment). With the help of his astonishingly intelligent Siamese cat Ko-Ko, he eventually solves all of the crimes that have taken place in the homes he has showcased in his magazine.

The elapse of thirty plus years since this book was first published have made this book seem perhaps like a little time capsule of life in the late 60s, and there is a certain leisureliness and gentleness about the book. This is not a suspense thriller, and I didn't finding myself caring all that much who did it, but rather enjoyed spending time with Qwilleran, his cats, and his friends.

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Summary: Great bed-time mystery...
Review: This is a pleasant, well-written book that is interesting enough to keep you reading without being such a pageturner that you're up all night finishing it. It reads quickly because of the writing style and the characters are engaging and interesting -- particularly the cats, KoKo and YumYum. Given how long ago this book was written (it's the second in a long series), it has held up very well.

The "detective" is newspaper journalist Qwilleran, who has been given the unwelcome task of editing a weekly "magazine" section centered around interior design and showcase homes. Through this, he enters the world of interior designers and some of their wealthy customers. The day after the first issue of the magazine hits the stands, the homeowner whose home was featured is burglarized, losing a very valuable jade collection and a wife. Each attempt to photograph a designer home seems to be equally jinxed, and Qwilleran decides he must solve the first burglary to save the magazine (he has decided he likes his new assignment). With the help of his astonishingly intelligent Siamese cat Ko-Ko, he eventually solves all of the crimes that have taken place in the homes he has showcased in his magazine.

The elapse of thirty plus years since this book was first published have made this book seem perhaps like a little time capsule of life in the late 60s, and there is a certain leisureliness and gentleness about the book. This is not a suspense thriller, and I didn't finding myself caring all that much who did it, but rather enjoyed spending time with Qwilleran, his cats, and his friends.

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Summary: an overall enjoyable book...
Review: This is an overall good book, but I like the 1st one better, but that's just because I am interested in art. This is the book in which Yum Yum joined them, who was owned by the family in which the house was robbed. Who robbed the house? Well, you'll just have to find out for yourself. In this mystery, Koko devoloped a habit of eating furniture and Qwill's ties, and helps Qwill find whodunit by clawing clues in the dictionary. Yes, it's true Qwill has to write a magazine on interior decorating, which is not my favourite subject, yet that only, to me, makes the story more interesting. Buy this now, but only if you read the 1st book before.

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Summary: It's Grrrreat!
Review: This is another one of the early Cat Who...books so that means it was written in the 60's. All of Braun's early novels are excellent and so is this one. I love how Braun describes that decor of the apartments and the food and things like that. No other author has got that technique down as well as Braun. This book introduces the third member of the Qwilleran family Yum-Yum. A female feline to keep Qwill and Koko in line. She doesn't have Koko's sleuth powers but she is special none theless.

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Summary: The Second Book in Koko Series
Review: This is the second book in "The Cat Who..." Series. The relationship between Koko and Qwilleran is more friendly and more familiar than that in the first book where they first met ("The Cat Who Could Read Backwards"). You'll see that if you read this series in sequence. This second book also describes how Yum Yum, the second Siamese is adopted as a new member of the family. I recommend you to read this series in sequence.

I still don't think it is very good as a whodunit. But it's a LOVELY tale which makes me strongly feel to meet Koko and Qwilleran again and again. As far as I feel so, I'll read this series furthermore. And I'm looking forward to what role Yum Yum will play.