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Summary: Easy-to-follow storyline and characters.
Review: Although I own eight of the books in this series, this is the first one I have gotten around to reading. I thought the storyline flowed very easily (without all the ups and downs of the mystery books I usually read) and was easy to follow. The characters were real and believable, and there weren't so many of them that you lost track of who was who. Although I have cats, and believe that they can have mysterious qualities all their own, I don't necessarily care for the connotation that the Siamses cats have some level of 'psychic' ability--I think this part is majorly overplayed. All in all, though, I thought it was a good read, and I'm sure I'll be reading more of her books in the future.
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Summary: Best Fed Cats!
Review: Ever notice how well Qwill feeds his cats!? Wish I ate so well! :-) He really loves those cats and I relate to that because I spoil my three cats badly! One of my cats is so smart and curious he and Koko could be related! I loved this book, as I love all The Cat Who books. An aside in this book is that Qwill investigates the correlation of the number of cats whiskers to how smart they are. (Koko has 30 on each side.. Yum Yum has just 24 on each side).
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Summary: Best Fed Cats!
Review: Ever notice how well Qwill feeds his cats!? Wish I ate so well! :-) He really loves those cats and I relate to that because I spoil my three cats badly! One of my cats is so smart and curious he and Koko could be related! I loved this book, as I love all The Cat Who books. An aside in this book is that Qwill investigates the correlation of the number of cats whiskers to how smart they are. (Koko has 30 on each side.. Yum Yum has just 24 on each side).
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Summary: Entertaining, and the cats don't talk!
Review: I had seen this cat series around, but never read it, because I (wrongly) assumed that cats talked in the books, and that just wasn't my cup of tea. I was extrememly pleasantly surprised when I read this newest entry and found myself enjoying a very entertaining murder mystery. The cats are pets, and their owner talks to them, but the cats DEFINITELY don't carry on a conversation. it's kind of what you think your own pets might be thinking--he ascribes them with the insight of dropping clues to the mystery. I found myself trying to figure out what town in Michigan this series takes place, and that is another entertaining part of the book. All in all a fun, entertaining read--I've since read three more books in the series. They are somewhat addictive
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Summary: Funny characters and witty dialogues: a joy to read
Review: I have read all the books of "The Cat who" series and this is the one that gives me the greatest enjoyment of all. Not only did I increase my knowledge of cheese (cheddar used to be the limit of my understanding of cheese variety, now feta and gruyere and brie are added to my dictionary), I also satisfied my curiosity over the identity of the thief who stole Iris Cobb's cookbook, a mystery brought forward from a previous book, in addition to the new mystery that relates a strange, frightened woman, an abusive husband, and a gullible young man with white hair.
All in all it's a delightful read.
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Summary: The Cat Who Series
Review: I own and have read all the "Cat Who" series and have just now ordered the latest one. Tongue-in-cheek, pure entertainment, light and airy, Lillian Jackson Braun continues to roll. Highly recommended even if one does not like cats!
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Summary: Awesome by me!
Review: I truly love all of The Cat Who series and I have them all. I have noticed that about halfway through the series they started to change. Polly is a walking dictionary (nobody really talks like that) and I think a very irritating person. I sure hope that Mr. Q. never decides to marry her. Also he has taken to wearing "jumpsuits" I shudder at the thought. The Mr. Q. that we all know and loved during the first half of the series seems to be doing things now that he would have scorned previously. In "The Cat Who Said Cheese" Iris Cobb's missing recipe book is one of the main subjects. I seem to remember that Verona admitted to have taken it in "The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts". All of this makes me wonder whether or not Ms. Jackson-Braun is really still writing her own books. In spite of all of this I really do love the series.
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Summary: for Moose County regulars but 3 for anyone else
Review: Jim Qwilleran, heir to the vast Klingenschoen fortune, is caught up in the Great Food Explo like the rest of Moose County (located 400 miles north of everywhere). The Explo is an attempt to raise the standard of dining in the county but is soon over shadowed by the arrival of a mysterious woman, an explosion, and two deaths. Qwill and the cats soon resolve not only those issues but also locate a long missing book.For fans of this series there are many not to be missed bits of Moose County life: updates on the lives of both the Bamba family and Derek Cuttlebrink; Polly's recuperation; the arrival of Onoosh and other little tidbits that will either bring a memory of a previous adventure or hint of things to come. For those who are not fans of this series this is not one of the stories that can be appreciated for its own merits, even those who are fans of other cozies probably would find this one only mildly interesting.
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Summary: for Moose County regulars but 3 for anyone else
Review: Jim Qwilleran, heir to the vast Klingenschoen fortune, is caught up in the Great Food Explo like the rest of Moose County (located 400 miles north of everywhere). The Explo is an attempt to raise the standard of dining in the county but is soon over shadowed by the arrival of a mysterious woman, an explosion, and two deaths. Qwill and the cats soon resolve not only those issues but also locate a long missing book. For fans of this series there are many not to be missed bits of Moose County life: updates on the lives of both the Bamba family and Derek Cuttlebrink; Polly's recuperation; the arrival of Onoosh and other little tidbits that will either bring a memory of a previous adventure or hint of things to come. For those who are not fans of this series this is not one of the stories that can be appreciated for its own merits, even those who are fans of other cozies probably would find this one only mildly interesting.
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Summary: This book was very engaging!!
Review: Lilian Jackson Braun's books always keep my attention. Despite the fact that I am a cat lover and enjoy reading about Koko and Yum Yum, I also enjoy the quality of the book. I enjoy her book's lack of profanity, as well as the way she can turn a simple event in Moose county into the talk of the town. Also her ability to turn Koko and Yum Yum into new and interesting investigators in every book without sounding old. I would reccomend her books to anyone who likes good, clean, mysteries
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