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Summary: Don't Start with this Book
Review: As a big fan of the "Cat Who" stories I am let down by this story. Ms. Braun usually does a better job of describing the area, characters, and tying all of the story together. This particular book references UFO's a couple of times but only as a side plot. Also there is reference to people on the beach of the cabin who are not used for anything else in the story.I also missed the cats being more of a center of the story. Koko and Yum Yum are usually a major part of hte story. This time they seemed to be almost an afterthought. I usually recommend Ms. Braun's books with gusto, not this one.
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Summary: May not be Shakespeare, but still lots of fun
Review: I liked this book. I loved the ending. These books are fun. For great literature, I read the classics! For fun light reading I like Lilian Braun. I loved the UFO theme running through this book. But most of all I love her characters and her locations. When I'm reading her books I feel like I'm on vacation. Who doesn't need that?
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Summary: A Catastrophic disappointment
Review: I was looking forward to a light read... I normally read "The cat who...." books over a weekend. This one took me 2 long weeks to read because it is so poorly written. The murder hinted at on the cover never transpired; when there finally was a murder it was towards the end and was wrapped up very quickly (by then I didn't care who did it anyway). And the continuity was completely lacking (a toy that Yum Yum is sleeping with on page 221 is taken out of a drawer and introduced to the cats for the "first time" on page 231). What a dismal waste of time and mondy!
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Summary: terribly disappointing
Review: My first thoughts on Ms. Braun was for writing this was of extreme disappointment. Though I have never read any of the other "Cat Who..." books, the fact that there were 22 previous to this was some encouragement... that was quickly lost. The story is almost a straight narrative of events, nothing more detailed or fascinating, and the characters were dry and boring. Though reviews of her earlier books give me a bit of hope that at one time Ms. Braun was a better writer, this experience may have put me off for good.
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Summary: The Cat Who Saw Stars
Review: Surely Ms. Braun is not writing these books anymore. I was so saddened by this one that I went back and read earlier ones, e.g. The Cat Who Saw Red. There is no comparison. Ms. Braun's earlier Qwill is full of character as is KoKo and Yum Yum. In this one, Qwill is a characture of his earlier self, KoKo and Yum Yum are simply small details. Please stop writing, Ms. Braun, if this is your work. Don't diminish your endearing early work!
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Summary: Another disappointed fan
Review: I am a big fan of Ms, Braun and her characters; Qwill, Koko and Yum Yum. I have read every book. I am so sorry to report that something is wrong here! This book has so many unanswered questions. Ms. Braun always leaves loose ends that wind up in another of her books, but this is different. What about that mysterious lady walking on the beach and in the restaurant? Who was she? I absolutely love the "Cat Who.." series, and hated to admit the last few have left me scratching my head. Some of the books are slower than others, but this seems to be getting worse with each book. I hope someone finds out if there is a ghost writer. I also hope they find a new ghostwriter if there is one! I am sure that one of the fans of the book could do a better job! I feel that I know more about the characters and history than the person who is writing it. I never thought I would write a bad review on a "Cat Who..." book. I hope it will get better! I am still a die-hard fan! If you are new to this series, try the earlier books, they are so much better.
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Summary: HELLO! Where is the Plot?
Review: I usually enjoy the "Cat" books but with this one I happened to notice that I was on Page 187 and still had no idea what the story was about. What a waste of time and money. I will certainly check the review before I buy another.
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Summary: The Cat Who Liked Red Herrings
Review: What's going on? Dead ends? Unanswered questions? Red herrings? Ms. Braun has led us down a garden path to a resort town where whodunnit is no surprise, nor are the motives imaginative. I won't even attempt to figure out what she intended with the dead man on the beach. Though she has several excellent tales to her credit, Ms. Braun, or whoever wrote this, might consider re-reading some of her earlier work for inspiration.
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Summary: The Cat Who
Review: Not too long ago, i read another detective book that slightly trashed "the cat series". Being a cat-lover, i was somewhat upset because i do believe cats to be prescient. Lilian Jackson Braun never fails with the series. Q is especially divulging with his character, which i enjoyed because he seemed more human in this book. A few loose ends were not tied up, but all in all this was an entertaining read.
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Summary: Just not up to usual standards...
Review: Disapointing. Where is Koko's solution? Where are the clues that solve the case that we poor blind humans miss? I love the series, but this is the bottom... sure hope the next one is better.
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