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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / January 20051/2 OT, & apropos of nothing
Does anybody here read the Rita Mae Brown cat/dog mystery series? I get a huge kick out of them, & always look forward to a new one. In the series, all the animals (and there are quite a few) can talk to each other. Since the humans have such inferior senses of hearing, sight, & smell, the animals have to help them solve the murders. Does anybody know of any other good/fun cat books? I also read the Cat Who series, but I don't like them as much as Brown's. I have that T-shirt that says. "Books. Cats. Life is good." How perfect for me! :o) Katz > Does anybody here read the Rita Mae Brown cat/dog mystery series? I get a huge kick out of them, & always look forward to a new one. In the series, all the animals (and there are quite a few) can talk to each other. Since the humans have such inferior senses of hearing, sight, & smell, the animals have to help them solve the murders. Does anybody know of any other good/fun cat books? I also read the Cat Who series, but I don't like them as much as Brown's. I have that T-shirt that says. "Books. Cats. Life is good." How perfect for me! :o) Katz > I like Deric Longden's books - the one that is available in the US is "The cat who came in from the cold". He tells about 'rescuing' a little kitten from the neighbor, and the stuff the kitten does (like climbing into the fridge, beating up a sultana aka raisin, etc.) He is a very funny writer! A couple of his other ones are "It's enough to make a cat laugh" and "I'm just a stranger here myself". Enjoy! Patti My sister-in-law once bought me a t shirt with paw prints all over it and the words"my cat walks all over me' printed on the lower half. I wore that shirt with pride!!!!! Jean.P. > > Does anybody here read the Rita Mae Brown cat/dog mystery series? I get a > huge kick out of them, & always look forward to a new one. In the series, [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Enjoy! > Patti I read Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams. It's a fantasy story where the cats can talk to each other. Tailchaser goes on a adventure to find his cat friend who has disappeared. Ann > Does anybody here read the Rita Mae Brown cat/dog mystery series? I get > a huge kick out of them, & always look forward to a new one. In the [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Katz > I read Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams. It's a fantasy story where the > cats can talk to each other. Tailchaser goes on a adventure to find his cat > friend who has disappeared. Ann That book is definitely interesting; it's not nearly as polished as his later books, but you can see his inner author beginning to emerge =) I definitely took note of the negative characterization of neutered cats, though. Wasn't sure what to think of that. Tad Williams is the author of my favorite series of all time, which starts with the book "The Dragonbone Chair." At 2800ish pages for the whole series, it's not for the faint of heart, but it's a great story, and the language in which it's written is beautiful, unlike most modern fantasy novels, throughout which you (well, I) want to grab a red pen and start slashing! Okay, how's that for a run-on sentence? Phew! Fortunately, it won't be appearing in any books.  Signaturemonique, roommate of Oscar the (female) grouch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!* I forgot to tell you I also wrote a story called " The Dog Who Loved Cats" and they all talk to each other. Jean.P. > I read Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams. It's a fantasy story where the > cats can talk to each other. Tailchaser goes on a adventure to find his cat [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > > > Katz > Does anybody here read the Rita Mae Brown cat/dog mystery series? I get > a huge kick out of them, & always look forward to a new one. In the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Does anybody know of any other good/fun cat books? I also read the Cat > Who series, but I don't like them as much as Brown's. Is that the "Joe Grey" series? (I can neve remember the author's name.) Someone just mentioned Tanya Huff in another thread (they are fantasy-SF), and there is also the "Ghatti" series of fantasy-SF (by someone else whose name slips my mind - but find the thread I mentioned, which includes reference to them, too.) > > Does anybody here read the Rita Mae Brown cat/dog mystery series? I get > > a huge kick out of them, & always look forward to a new one. In the [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > slips my mind - but find the thread I mentioned, which > includes reference to them, too.) Gayle Greeno writes the "Ghatti" series - I'm reading those and the Tanya Huff "Summons" series. I highly recommend both. I also read Tailchaser's Song and liked it. If you like science fiction I would recommend "The Cat Who Walks Through Walls" by Robert Heinlein. Hugs, CatNipped > Is that the "Joe Grey" series? (I can neve remember the author's > name.) Someone just mentioned Tanya Huff in another thread (they are > fantasy-SF), and there is also the "Ghatti" series of fantasy-SF (by > someone else whose name slips my mind - but find the thread I mentioned, > which includes reference to them, too.) The "Joe Grey" series is written by Shirley Rousseau Murphy. It is one of our re-read favorites. If you like mysteries with a bit of a Sam Spade flavor (at least as regarding the cat) there are the "Midnight Louie" series by Carole Nelson Douglas. Not as good IMO as the "Joe Grey" series, but still worth checking into. The Ghatti series is written by Gail Greeno. I like it, though it can be a bit tedious in places. I wish she'd write more in it though. If you can get a hold of them, there are also the "Cat Fantastic" books, a series of 6 anthologies edited by Andre Norton which feature fantasy stories staring cats (of course). In the anthology vein is a series called "Midnight Louie's Pet/Cat detectives" I haven't been able to find them all, but I'm still hunting for them. I can't think of any others off hand, but I'm sure that others will. I know there is a website that features cat related books, but I can't find the book mark for it. Pam S. > The "Joe Grey" series is written by Shirley Rousseau Murphy. It is one > of our re-read favorites. If you like mysteries with a bit of a Sam > Spade flavor (at least as regarding the cat) there are the "Midnight > Louie" series by Carole Nelson Douglas. Not as good IMO as the "Joe > Grey" series, but still worth checking into. Well, I can see that in my earlier reply, I confused the Midnight Louie series w/Joe Grey. I'm pretty sure it was the Midnight Louie books that I found to be dark. That's the one where the 2 main cats can speak English, right? . I > know there is a website that features cat related books, but I can't > find the book mark for it. > > Pam S. Oh, I'd love to find that. But I did get some new ideas from y'all. Thanks! Katz > Well, I can see that in my earlier reply, I confused the Midnight Louie > series w/Joe Grey. I'm pretty sure it was the Midnight Louie books that > I found to be dark. That's the one where the 2 main cats can speak > English, right? There are three main talking cats in the "Joe Grey" series; Joe Grey, Dulcie, and a little kit who joins the series later. Both Joe and Dulcie are neutered if I recall correctly. The series does get dark in places, but not like the "Midnight Louie" series does. Joe Grey does things like order deli deliveries on the phone and put the bill on his Hoomin's, Clyde's, VISA card. Dulcie is a library cat as well as Joe's partner in detection and the kit is one that they rescue later in the series. Midnight Louie tells the story from his point of view, but doesn't talk english, per se, though he understands it clearly. He "lives" with a public relations specialist called Temple Barr. The two of them are very good at mixed romantic relationships, getting into the middle of trouble, and driving a local homicide lieutenant up a wall. The series is getting really embroiled in all sorts of convoluted relationships right now and, as a result, harder to follow. Midnight Louie has a daughter, named Midnight Louise, and a fondness for a certain Koi pond that a Chinese chef gets really proprietal over. Louise has become the chef's favorite because she'd rather eat diet cat food than koi. > > Well, I can see that in my earlier reply, I confused the Midnight Louie > > series w/Joe Grey. I'm pretty sure it was the Midnight Louie books that > > I found to be dark. That's the one where the 2 main cats can speak > > English, right? > > There are three main talking cats in the "Joe Grey" series; Joe Grey, > Dulcie, and a little kit who joins the series later. Both Joe and > Dulcie are neutered if I recall correctly. The series does get dark in > places, but not like the "Midnight Louie" series does. Joe Grey does > things like order deli deliveries on the phone and put the bill on his > Hoomin's, Clyde's, VISA card. Dulcie is a library cat as well as Joe's > partner in detection and the kit is one that they rescue later in the > series. > > Midnight Louie tells the story from his point of view, but doesn't talk > english, per se, though he understands it clearly. He "lives" with a > public relations specialist called Temple Barr. The two of them are > very good at mixed romantic relationships, getting into the middle of > trouble, and driving a local homicide lieutenant up a wall. The series > is getting really embroiled in all sorts of convoluted relationships > right now and, as a result, harder to follow. Midnight Louie has a > daughter, named Midnight Louise, and a fondness for a certain Koi pond > that a Chinese chef gets really proprietal over. Louise has become the > chef's favorite because she'd rather eat diet cat food than koi. Well, I'm completely befuddled now. It was definitely the Joe Grey series that I found dark. I don't know whether I've read any Midnight Louie. Confuse-A-Katz > Is that the "Joe Grey" series? (I can neve remember the > author's name.) Someone just mentioned Tanya Huff in > another thread (they are fantasy-SF), and there is also the > "Ghatti" series of fantasy-SF (by someone else whose name > slips my mind - but find the thread I mentioned, which > includes reference to them, too.) I tried reading the Joe Grey series. They were too dark for me. I never heard of the others you mentioned. Katz > Does anybody here read the Rita Mae Brown cat/dog mystery series? I get > a huge kick out of them, & always look forward to a new one. In the [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Katz I love Rita Mae Brown! But I enjoy Shirley Rousseau Murphy's Joe Grey books even more. > Does anybody here read the Rita Mae Brown cat/dog mystery series? I > get a huge kick out of them, & always look forward to a new one. In [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Katz Carole Nelson Douglas writes a series of cat-mysteries, set in Las Vegas. I think they are the Midnight Louie series - I've only read one of them "Cat in an Orange Twist", and found it a bit tedious plot-wise. As in the Mrs Murphy, all critters can speak with each other. Garrison Allen has a series called Big Mike Mysteries. Mike is the cat, actually named Mycroft (after Sherlock Holmes' brother) and considers himself to be an Abbysinian Alleycat from Abbysinia. His owner- erm *slave* is a single woman named Penelope, who runs an independant bookstore in a small town in Arizona. While better written than the Midnight Louie series, the fact that the main (human) character is a woman & the series is written by a man - it comes across that the author knows very little about the inner workings of femaledom (all the women are sex-starved, which makes me think Mr. Allen ain't gettin' none himself ;) ) One thing I do *not* like about the Big Mike Mysteries, is that Mike is intact, and so are a few other cats named, and they reproduce rampantly - whereas Ms Brown supports spay/neuter programs, (the inspiration for Mrs. Murphy is a shelter rescue) as well as Humane Society. Ms Brown has also written several books other than the Mrs. Murphy series, set in Civil War-era Virginia, but I've not yet read them. Hope this helps you. --? The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)? email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep "Katz" <imkatznbooks@yahoo.com> had some very interesting things to say about 1/2 OT, & apropos of nothing: >Does anybody here read the Rita Mae Brown cat/dog mystery series? I get >a huge kick out of them, & always look forward to a new one. In the >series, all the animals (and there are quite a few) can talk to each >other. Since the humans have such inferior senses of hearing, sight, & >smell, the animals have to help them solve the murders. I'm not fond of her habit of interrupting the story for political rants. Ruins an otherwise good story for me when the author interrupts herself to climb onto the soapbox. Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL > "Katz" <imkatznbooks@yahoo.com> had some very interesting things to > say about 1/2 OT, & apropos of nothing: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > rants. Ruins an otherwise good story for me when the author interrupts > herself to climb onto the soapbox. I don't know the author, but I share your distaste for "soapboxing" - a good writer can make his/her political points more subtly, IMO - which is more likely to change the reader's opinion than a direct "speech" is, if that's what the author is trying to do. I got a real kick out of a line on one of the Law and Order shows the other night (not sure whether it was a repeat from last season on CBS or NBC, or one of those on TNT and USA). Lenny was interviewing a witness who had sort of straightened himself out, having been a drug addict when the crime they were investigating took place. (The comment was "Well, you've kicked your drug habit and enrolled in the Guard - at that rate, you might become president!") |
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