tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post3836743778042512999..comments2024-03-27T12:54:20.598-07:00Comments on The Misadventures Of Super Librarian: Audiobook Round-Up: Cats and CopsWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-22813957543482310062014-09-27T15:24:15.146-07:002014-09-27T15:24:15.146-07:00Cleo: The first 3 or 4 were published in the 60s, ...Cleo: The first 3 or 4 were published in the 60s, and then Braun fell off the face of the Earth. It was a surprise to everyone when she revived the series in the 1980s and that's when it really started to take off. <br /><br />A lot of readers I know feel the series lost it's edge once she moved Qwill away from the city and made him a rich man. For me it didn't really start to fall apart until the end, when she started spending too much time sugar-coating all the cutesy small-town antics and spending less time delivering on the mystery end of things.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-81503246562984718512014-09-27T14:13:04.867-07:002014-09-27T14:13:04.867-07:00I remember reading a couple Cat Who mystery books ...I remember reading a couple Cat Who mystery books as a teen - I had no idea that the first one was published in the 60s. And Butchy sounds like one of those characters who was probably a little ahead of her time, but is painfully behind our time. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829686009327333374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-83567783486790107832014-09-22T15:26:13.673-07:002014-09-22T15:26:13.673-07:00AL: As luck would have Mean Fat Old Bat read it re...AL: As luck would have Mean Fat Old Bat read it recently as well. She brings up a lot of really great points - nothing I disagree with and she goes into more detail than I do:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/kf8y6go<br /><br />It was nominated for an Edgar Award, so it should be easy to find used or at a library.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-88994806417050277552014-09-22T15:09:01.238-07:002014-09-22T15:09:01.238-07:00Well, damn.
I've found that I'm too picky...Well, damn.<br /><br />I've found that I'm too picky for audio books, so <i>The Gods of Gotham</i> probably would not work in that format for me, but still, now I'm intrigued.<br /><br />(Though I'll say that at those prices, I'll be looking for it at my friendly neighborhood UBS.)aztecladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857872357667370906noreply@blogger.com