The Cat Who Killed Lilian Jackson Braun: A Parody

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Summary: disappointed
Review: I was very disappointe with this book.
As a fan of the Cat Who...books, I can honestly say that I did not find the book enjoyable. I found it offensive, and did not finish it.

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Summary: A HOOT!
Review: I friend of mine passed me this novel at work. I said, "I never heard of Lilian Jackson Braun." He said, "Just read it." I started it on the subway on the way home, and I had to keep myself from laughing outloud. It's really funny. Crude and rude and exactly on-target. The characters are wonderful and I can't wait until the next Sally and James Q. mystery. Long may the Great Team reign!

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Summary: Suprisingly Subversive
Review: This deft little gem takes an uninspired premise (parodying Lilian Jackson Braun) and manages to spin it into something really funny and original. The novel dispenses with Ms. Braun early on and moves into a roaring farce which takes into its targets all mysteries, The Maltese Falcon in particular, sex, publishers, Philip Roth, Rowan and Martin, musicals, Sherlock Holmes, Harry Houdini. If you've got a taste for broad, ribald comedy, this novel is for you. If you actually are attracted by the safe and homogenized world of LJB then stay far away from this one--drink some cocoa and go to bed early. For the rest us: we'll be up late rereading this comic send-up.

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Summary: The Cat Who Killed Lilian Jackson Braun
Review: Don't waste your money. There is only one word to describe this book and it is "vulgar". Look it up in your dictionary, folks. I consider myself to have dry wit, and love parodies. So, I settled down to read this book and laugh at the Cat Who books that I love. This is nothing but rubbish.

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Summary: AN UNEXPECTED SURPRISE
Review: Tedious mysteries about precocious house-pets and geriatric detectives have little interest for me, so it was with some real pleasure that a friend of mine recommended THE CAT WHO KILLED LJB. As they used to say in the Sixties, "it blew my mind." It was funny, unpredictable, daring. Clearly not for everyone. And certainly not for dear old white-headed granny. But wickedly funny and mercilously satirical.

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Summary: a real sham!
Review: I picked up this book by mistake when I was shopping for books by Lillian Jackon Braun for my teenage great niece and nephew. the cover and the illustrations certainly are like hers.
when I realized that this book was by a different author I thumbed through it to get an idea of what it was like. I was never so disgusted in my life..the book is filthy and isn't fit reading for anyone,let alone teenagers.
I feel that New Millenium Press have done a great disservice to Lillian Jackson Braun by using a cover similar to hers for this filthy book. The cover of the book is so similar that it was placed with her books which were arranged in alphabetical order.

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Summary: YADDA YADDA YADDA!
Review: Lighten up, people! This is a crazy book: free and fast and funny. It's Jonathan Winters on crack. It's adult lunacy that is refreshingly liberated from all the restraints of "good taste" --whatever that lunacy means. I recommend it to anyone with a sense of humor and who's willing to knock down all the traditional icons of middle-class morality!

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Summary: Robert Kaplow is horrible
Review: I think Lilian is a great writer. I love her books. I really feel like I'm their. Kablow is a KABLOW LOSER!!!

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Summary: Braun fans will not like it
Review: If you are like me and enjoy the Lilian Jackson Braun books , because they lack graphic violence and are just easy, simple and pleasant stories, than you will not like this book. It has a lot of sexual and graphic language. I bought the audio version (used, thankfully) and tossed it in the garage sale pile before 1/2 way through. Braun fans; don't waste your money!