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Summary: Very Disappointed
Review: This will be the last new Braun book I'll buy. Most of the text includs "filler", like using a page to duplicate letters or stories, and lots about meals. It seems as if that was the main method for getting tidbits into the storyline.My biggest disappointed -- and a real surprise -- was that the ending was tidily summarized by Qwill based on his conclusions, not real facts. I would have been much happier with the book if some of the filler had been left out and a really well thought-out ending had been included. One that showed how detective work discovered the motives and confirmed the culprits.
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Summary: The Cat Who Went Up the Creek
Review: Maybe not as good as some her other Cat Who stories, however her newest like all her other books in this series is witty, amusing, very readable, entertaining, and suitable for any age. Lilian Jackson Braun is a great story teller. Read it in two days. Hope there is another Cat Who mystery this year. Would be great to have a feature film or tv series based on Cat Who mysteries.
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Summary: WELL DONE MYSTERY
Review: Fan's of 'The Cat Who,' mystery series will not be disappointed in Lilian Jackson Braun's latest installment. The series remains fresh and the cats and James Quillean are at their best.
Another mystery that was similiar in it's refrained language and tone that also featured a cat, as a central player is Fred Yorg's, 'MURDER DOESN'T FIGURE.' You can't go wrong with either one. They are both fine reads.
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Summary: Ho Hum
Review: Having read all the of Cat Who's, I've got to say the only enjoyable sections in this, the 24th, are when Quill and the cats are reading, playing, eating or just simply musing. Agree there is too much filler here and not enough pasties (meat). The plot wanders around and in particular, the Polly and Walter plot went nowhere. Quill and the gang are old friends but they either need a real vacation or maybe a dog to spice things up.
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Summary: There is no mystery here.
Review: Ms. Brauns' books about Qwill and his cats have been declining in the last several years, and this one confirms my fears -- that she has run out of ideas (there is no mystery, nor is anything remotely pretending to be a mystery resolved), and is published without much editing (she repeats herself in plot points and gets away with ignoring plot twists -- such as when a body is spotted in the water. The police are called and then for several pages it's as if nothing is amiss!) This book is more about travel, history, and only having conversations over meals, cookies, drinks or snacks. Granted, Qwill has always seemed a bit overly prim, even feminine (calling the cat litter box a commode, the vanity regarding his mustache, the obsessive compulsive neatness of his home) and he's getting prissier as he ages. I'm glad I didn't buy this book, and I sure won't recommend it to ANYbody.
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Summary: Unanswered Questions
Review: This was like a quick phone call from an old friend where you get a two minute run down about what exciting things he's been up to lately - but no time for details. Who was that kid? Why was he with people who weren't his parents? Why was there gold in the heel of a shoe if gold wasn't the real treasure in the forest? What's the real story of Polly's mysterious travel companion? I kept waiting for all the loose ends to tie somewhat together and they never did. At the end of the book I wanted to say, call me back, I am dying to hear more and I have so many questions.....
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Summary: As enjoyable as all her other cat books
Review: As usual Lilian Jackson Braun has done a superb job. I have read all of her books and look forward to meeting up with all the folks in her books as though they were family. I enjoy reading about all the areas and eccentricities of the people and places. And all of the the mysteries that Qwill gets involved with. The cats are wonderful and as usual curious as are all cats. This is another enjoyable book.
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Summary: Pleasant, but too many loose ends.
Review: I always enjoy my trips to Moose county, but this book is too vague in too many ways. I wasn't really sure at the end that Qwill and Koko had reached the right conclusion at the end. I don't think the author was either. The characters of Moose County are entertaining as always, but the mystery really isn't that good. Hopefully the next will be better.
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Summary: Other "cat" books were more enjoyable.
Review: I really didn't know who committed the crime, had to re-read a few chapters. I don't think it came right out and said "it was
so and so." Kind of left you hanging.
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Summary: Another tour of Moose County
Review: Ms Braun has once more slipped away from writing about Qwill and the cats solving crimes. There's a lot of filler in this one about stories from county residents, the various people in the county, and Polly's travels, but very little about the crime or why Qwill gets involved. She needs to write a separate book about all the extraneous information she's beginning to create and publish it separately. This is one that adds little or nothing to our feelings for Qwill and the cats.
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