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Summary: NOT disappointing...
Review: I AM a fan of The Cat Who series ... a big fan ... and I am not in the least disappointed with this book. I enjoyed all of these short stories very much. I especially enjoyed Phut Phat Concentrates. Very cute and reminds me of my cats. I read this one to my husband and now we joke about our cats when they stare at us. Lilian Jackson Braun is a great writer and it shows in this book because she does not need to rely on Qwill, Koko and Yum Yum to have a hit!
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Summary: NOT disappointing...
Review: I AM a fan of The Cat Who series ... a big fan ... and I am not in the least disappointed with this book. I enjoyed all of these short stories very much. I especially enjoyed Phut Phat Concentrates. Very cute and reminds me of my cats. I read this one to my husband and now we joke about our cats when they stare at us. Lilian Jackson Braun is a great writer and it shows in this book because she does not need to rely on Qwill, Koko and Yum Yum to have a hit!
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Summary: fascinating plots, good reading level, wholesome
Review: I first read "The Cat Who Had 14 Tales" many years ago, and have spent many entertaining hours immersed in the mysteries of this series. My daughter is now a teen and I try to point her toward books that will improve her reading skills and have a wholesome content, as well as entertain her. She has become immersed in this cat mystery series just as I did.
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Summary: NOT WHAT I EXPECTED
Review: I have been reading Ms. Braun's "The Cat Who ... " series of mysteries featuring Jim Qwilleran, Koko, and Yum Yum. After reading (and loving) the first 6 of them, I decided to read this collection, which is apparently a collection of Ms. Braun's early work, collected and re- published after her series became popular. I was disappointed because this collection isn't nearly as good as the series. I wouldn't say it's bad, just not good. The stories for the most part are predictable. Like that other reviewer, I believe that if you are a fan of "The Cat Who ... " series, you will be disappointed in this collection.
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Summary: NOT WHAT I EXPECTED
Review: I have been reading Ms. Braun's "The Cat Who ... " series of mysteries featuring Jim Qwilleran, Koko, and Yum Yum. After reading (and loving) the first 6 of them, I decided to read this collection, which is apparently a collection of Ms. Braun's early work, collected and re- published after her series became popular. I was disappointed because this collection isn't nearly as good as the series. I wouldn't say it's bad, just not good. The stories for the most part are predictable. Like that other reviewer, I believe that if you are a fan of "The Cat Who ... " series, you will be disappointed in this collection.
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Summary: Excellent collection of stories
Review: I LOVE this book! Even though I'm not a mystery-lover, and so never actually made it through one of Ms. Braun's full-length novels, I've read some of the stories in this collection four times. My favorite is "The Sin of Madame Phloi."
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Summary: This book is GREAT!
Review: I love this book. I find myself reading it again and again and again. This is a must-have for any cat lover and cat owner.
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Summary: This book is great for readers who love cats and crime!
Review: I read this book recently and now it's my absolute favorite! I liked the format of this book and how quickly it read. I just didn't want to put it down!
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Summary: Fairly boring
Review: I was fairly bored by most of these stories, much as I usually adore LJB.
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Summary: Someone call the ASPCA!
Review: I'll begin by saying prior to this, I never met a "Cat Who..." I didn't like. Ms. Braun is a very entertaining author, and she has imagined some very entertaining cats. I suspect that I'm not the only one out there who's drawn to her work largely because of her highly entertaining cats. If you are like me in this respect, and you prefer your cats alive and well, skip this somewhat disturbing collection.Some of the stories are a little odd, but that's not unexpected. What is unexpected is the series of cat murders (throttled cats, cats pushed to their deaths), cat suicides (kitties throwing themselves under cars, eating poisonous plants), cat abuse... I was listening to this book on cd in the car and finally had to stop it before it ended-- it was upsetting me too much! So maybe it's ridiculous of me to care more about feline characters than human ones, but I'd prefer not to see the chalk outlines being drawn around fuzzy little body after fuzzy little body. If you're similarly ridiculous, leave this book on the shelf!
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