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Summary: THE PERFECT BIRTHDAY PRESENT
Review: Received a copy of this novel for my birthday, and I gave myself a treat and read the whole thing in two sittings. I can't imagine a comic novel giving me more pleasure. For a few hours I completely forgot my troubles and the troubles of the world, and I laughed and laughed. Thank you!
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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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Summary: Unreadable
Review: Horrid. I couldn't even finish it. Not a parody- more like late-night cable TV.
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Summary: Not what I expected
Review: I've read "The Cat Who..." series for years. I appreciate a GOOD parody as much as the next person. But I didn't think this book was as funny as everyone says in these reviews. I found somethings mildly amusing; but overall I'd say it was mediocre at best. The story was so far fetched; it was a major disappointment. I wish I hadn't spent the money on it. This does not do anything for me, other than waste the time it took to read it. Thankfully, that didn't take very long. My advice: save your money.
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Summary: Lotsa Yucks!
Review: This is a very silly book which my friend Kim, who runs a bookstore, absolutely loved. I can see why she liked it! It's just like her. It's racy, raunchy, ridiculous, and funny! I love Kim, and I love this book!
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Summary: FIVE SHINING STARS
Review: A nimbly written and elegantly artful parody which takes on not only LJB and other writers but also a whole variety of pop culture and political figures. A "take no prisoners" approach that genuinely tickles the funny bone.
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Summary: 5 black blotches
Review: The author seems to take the idea of satire as an excuse to be totally and inexcusably gross. I did not expect a satirical look at LJB's to be a "pleasant" read like the books being satirized, but neither did I expect semi-pornographic descriptions used as the vehicle for whatever point the author was trying to make. Frankly, I gave up after only two chapters. I am only awarding a star at all because that is as low as you can go on the scale set up by Amazon.
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