Cat of the Century

Cat of the Century: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery | Rita Mae Brown

#CurrentlyListening to the 18th in the #MrsMurphy series. One thing that really annoys me about the series are the digressions, most against the federal government (particularly taxation).

Deblovestoread Yes, I had to stop reading the series because the politics annoyed me more than I was enjoying the story. 6y

BookishMarginalia @Kdgordon88 It‘s so heavy-handed! The libertarian whining about big government, big pharma, taxes, oil prices, federalism... ugh. The glorifying of the Civil War drives me crazy too. No, no ā€both sidesā€¯ there either. Argh! (edited) 6y

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Reita325

Cat of the Century: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery | Rita Mae Brown

pick

The 18th book in the Mrs. Murphy series. I am reading them in order and Mrs. Murphy, Tucker and Pewter always bring a smile to my face.

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AllenTStClair

Cat of the Century: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery | Rita Mae Brown

so-so

I don‘t really have much to say about this one. It‘s a decent cozyā€”which I usually loveā€”but this was just not a lot of fun. But if you like a cozy and need to cleanse your palate, it‘s an all right choice. I expect a lot more from Rita Mae Brown, though. š¤”

KathyWheeler I generally do too. I read this one which I thought was just okay and then I read another one that involved grape growing, which I loathed, and decided to give up on her for awhile. 6y

AllenTStClair @KathyWheeler I‘ve read the grape one! š¤£ It was...ok. 6y

KathyWheeler @AllenTStClair I was annoyed by it for two reasons: there was far too much information about the process of grape growing for anyone but a grape grower, and the villain was so obvious it made Harry look stupid to not have realized it immediately. Blech. 6y

AllenTStClair @KathyWheeler I agree. Sometimes cozies try to pack in filler instead of focusing on the mystery. If they try too hard to be charming, it falls apart. 6y

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