The Private Life of the Cat Who: Tales of Koko and Yum Yum from the Journals of James MacKintosh Qwilleran [Hardcover]

Lilian Jackson Braun (Author)

Book Description

Series: Cat Who... | Publication Date: October 23, 2003

Koko is a remarkable male Siamese who happens to have sixty whiskers instead of the usual forty-eight. Yum Yum is an adorable female who will steal anything-including hearts. James Qwilleran is a columnist for The Moose County Something who had recorded his cats' exploits in his personal journal since the day each arrived in his life. And Lilian Jackson Braun is the beloved creator of them all! This delightful collection of feline antics will warm the hearts of cat lovers everywhere.

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About the Author

Lilian Jackson Braun is the author of twenty-five Cat Who... novels and three short-story collections.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Putnam Adult; First Edition edition (October 23, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 039915132X
• ISBN-13: 978-0399151323
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #591,991 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #91 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Mystery > Cat Sleuths

More About the Author

Lilian Jackson Braun is the author of twenty-nine bestselling Cat Who . . . novels and three short story collections.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

60 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Cat Who Series Revisited, November 2, 2003

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Laura A. Day (Sandwich, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Private Life of the Cat Who: Tales of Koko and Yum Yum from the Journals of James MacKintosh Qwilleran (Hardcover)

I would hate for anyone to read this book and base their judgement of Braun's wonderful series of mysteries on it. This is a cute little "gift" book for dear friends who love their cats more than anything else, and who like reading about the personalities of cats. For those of us who have read and loved the "Cat Who..." series I am afraid this book does not hold much draw.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Rehash of past books, October 30, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Private Life of the Cat Who: Tales of Koko and Yum Yum from the Journals of James MacKintosh Qwilleran (Hardcover)

This is a collection of much of what has been written in "The Cat Who..." series. The book is a very quick read, the 123 pages is more like 40, when you take out the blank and title pages. As a fan, I have already read all the books from the series, and so was looking forward to something new, and not a recount of past events. There was very new little material, and they are mostly of other cats, not of Yum Yum or Koko.

If you've already read even half of the series, this will come as a big disappointment, as there is nothing new about the cats that's not already written.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Adorable Little Gift Book!, November 24, 2003

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S. Schwartz "romonko" (alberta canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Private Life of the Cat Who: Tales of Koko and Yum Yum from the Journals of James MacKintosh Qwilleran (Hardcover)

I agree that in order to really enjoy this book the reader must be an avid cat fancier and/or a fan of Ms. Braun's Cat Who series. Someone without one of these traits would just look at this book in astonishment and wonder why it was written, and they probably wouldn't take the time to read it. But for those of us who love Koko and Yum Yum, this book is a real treasure. It's heartwarming and wonderful! Ms. Braun is the piece de resistance in the cozy genre and she proves it with this little anthology of rhymes, stories and anecdotes about those fabulous felines of Qwill's. The book is very short and only takes a little time to read, so I recommend that you do so.