The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lilian Jackson Braun

The Cat Who Could Read Backwards

Cat Who... #1

Lilian Jackson Braun

256 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

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Description

Jim Qwilleran is a prizewinning reporter who's been on the skids but is now coming back with a job as feature writer (mostly on the art scene) for the Daily Fluxion. George Bonifield Mountclemens, the paper's credentialed art critic, writes almost...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,395 reviews

Moods

mysterious 90%
lighthearted 55%
funny 40%
adventurous 25%
relaxing 20%
tense 9%
challenging 3%
dark 1%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 33%
slow 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 60% | A mix: 36% | Character: 2%

Strong character development?

No: 64% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 57% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 73% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 84% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 4%

Average rating

3.58

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