The Cat Who Talked Turkey

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Summary: Pure Braun
Review: If you enjoy Koko and Yum-Yum and of course Qwill - then you will enjoy this book. The Cat Who.... books are for easy reading, fun and laughter, if you appreciate cats and small towns. If not then don't give them a bad review, just find something else to read. The Cat Who... books are the best, all of them.

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Summary: Loosely-woven plot
Review: Lilian Jackson Braun takes us back to Pickax to visit James Qwilleran and his friends. She creates a wonderful setting of small-town ambience with the creation of a new bookstore in Pickax and the 200th. birthday celebration of the neighboring town of Brr. Oh, and by the way, there is a murder which Qwill solves in his spare time, with the murderer confessing to his crime during a casual conversation. Author Braun creates warm and wonderful characters, including the two felines Koko and YumYum, and that is indeed where her strength lies. The murders in these books seem almost an intrusion on the gentle life of Pickax and are probably unnecessary. Perhaps the cats could work on less lethal mysteries and the results would be better. Also, it seems that the introduction of a group of turkeys in this book is done in order to give the book a name.
Readers are advised to seek out the earlier books in the series, which are much better-written.

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Summary: Did Ms. Braun use a ghost writer?
Review: The Cat Who Talked Turkey was a big disappointment to me. I had the strange feeling that Ms. Braun didn't author this book at all. After reading most of her The Cat Who .... books I've grown accustomed to her unique style of writing which I have loved. This time her style wasn't as prevalent.