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Summary: The Cat Who Talked Turkey
Review: I agree with the others. Don't waste your money on this book. If you want to read it, get it from your library--there isn't a long wait (tells you something about the book, doesn't it). There's no mystery, virtually no cats and a seemingly endless narration of Qwill's days. It was like reading a to-do list.
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Summary: The Cat Who Needed A Rest
Review: I doubt that Lilian Jackson Braun is writing these books herself anymore, and I firmly believe that a ghost writer has been penning the Qwill books starting with The Cat Who...Cheese. Qwill, Koko and Yum Yum are the good friends of so many of us loyal readers, and I think others besides myself miss their company in the newer books of the series.
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Summary: This should be the very last "Cat Who" book written!
Review: I feared that this series was in decline with Braun's last book; now I'm sure of it. If it's still categorized as a mystery, it shouldn't be. Whereas this series' early books revolved around a central crime or 2, this one's crime was given a few lines almost as an aside, and no attempts to solve it were made by the central characters. Speaking of characters, many of the well-known ones with whom Braun's fans are well acquainted make no appearance at all.The ENTIRE "Great Storm of 1913" script was pure filler, and not particularly interesting nor dramatically written. Except for the town of Brrr's bicentennial, local events were given short shrift. How many times does a reader need a description of Qwill feeding his cats? Do we all have such short term memory loss that we need to be told repeatedly about the new bookstore's new marmalade mascot? All in all, this was a quick, but VERY boring read and not worth anyone's time. My advice? Give it up, Ms. Braun. You had a good, long run. Now it's time to retire.
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Summary: Wish I could rate this book with a zero!!!
Review: Don't waste your money or your time...this book is terrible. What a disappointment for the loyal fans of this once-excellent series...and what a rip-off!!!!
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Summary: Not As Bad As All That.
Review: I didn't find this book as bad as some of the previous reviewers did. I do admit that it probably isn't my favourite Qwill book, but it is still a charming tale anyway. In it we see Qwill and the indomitable KoKo trying to make sense out of two killings - one on Qwill's property by the lake and one in Milwaukee. To Qwill and his "smart cat" there is one thing that these two killings have in common, and the arrival of a woman to the town of Brr, seems to have some connection. She's someone who used to live there, but has been gone for a long time. Don't worry, it will all make sense in the end, and Qwill and KoKo manage to identify the person responsible for these strange goings on. Ms. Braun's books are still charming and wonderful - and great escapist reading.
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Summary: Did Lilian Jackson Braun Actually Write this thing?
Review: For long time cat who fans, this book will be a disappointment! The prologue and first 15-20 pages does not follow Braun's writing style at all. We all know that the Cat whos start in a certain way, they've started the same way for 25 books and this one is completely different. There are obvious errors in character development. There is a passage where Qwill takes the cats up to the lake, and Yum Yum and Koko snuggle contentedly during the ride. As well all know Yum Yum travels at a rate of 40 yowls an hour. Then later Qwill heads up again this time he grabs Yum Yum before she can protest and stuffs her into the cat basket.
The voice of the narrative changes again again, from what we all recognize as Braun's style to some strange style that reminds me of a twelve year old summarizing a text. I honestly think braun was not the only author on this text, if she needs help or his preparing the cat whos to transfer over to a new writer, she needs to get a new coauthor because this one isn't working. Take a page from Joanne Walsh who is writing the new Lord Peter Mysteries and is doing an excellent job. This is a truly poor text with bad writing a pointless plot. I cannot consider this book a mystery as it is page 105 before any hint of mystery starts to come through the text and as others state the murder does actually walk up to Qwill and confess literally! As for the parts about Brrr and pickax while entertaining doth not a mystery make!
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Summary: The Cat What...
Review: I have been reading The Cat Who.. books for years and always waited for the new installment. Unfortunatly this will be the last one I read. The plot was nonexistent. The turkeys in the title had absolutely nothing to do with the book. the murders never made any sense. They weren't even named. I am starting to think that Lillian is not writing these books any more. Nothing in them makes sense. The book use to set up the next book. The last few books have not even been related. If you are a fan DO NOT READ THIS BOOK.
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Summary: Stop the Madness
Review: I am writing to the publisher to ask for my money back. This book is awful. The series has been going downhill for awhile, but this book is the final push!!!! Don't waste your money on this book.
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Summary: Too much Qwill, not enough Koko.
Review: Where's the mystery? Where are Koko and Yum-Yum? The best parts of the series - the cats and the murder - seemed to be included in this story as an afterthought. As I read, I kept hoping that something would happen, and I was disappointed when I started to reach the end and realized that this was it. I have read "Short and Tall Tales, so the story about "The Clipper" seemed like filler. I haven't given up on the series, though, and I hope that the next book will be in the LJB tradition.
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Summary: The Cat Who Should Be Euthanized
Review: Not KoKo and Yum-Yum, of course; I mean the series. Honest -- it's gone from bad to worse to worst. Stop. Please. I only read it hoping that it would have shown some improvement over the last few books. The latest installment of The Cat Who... series has a murder that is so unrelated to anything or anyone in the story that the victim is never even named. There's basically one new character or set of characters in the book, so guess who the murderer is? Duh, there's a no-brainer. Qwill and his friends do nothing much but go out to eat and talk about banalities; they all act as if they have fossilized. The "turkies" of the title have nothing whatsoever to do with the plot, such as it is, so their inclusion is baffling. I used to think that the fictional Pickax might be a fun place to live, but now I know that if I even had to visit, I'd kill myself before the boredom got me first. The main purpose of the book seems to be to plug two of LJB's other books, Short & Tall Tales, and The Private Life of the Cat Who... They are mentioned at least a half dozen times. Do yourself a favor and start reading the series with its first title, The Cat Who Could Read Backwards, and read the next ten or so books. Then stop. Really, you'll be much happier.
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