The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern

I really enjoyed reading an early "The Cat Who..." book. I have been a fan of Lillian Jackson Braun for a long time, but have not read many of the early books. This one gives you the background on how Yum Yum joined the family. I look forward to reading other early books.

This is an enjoyable audio fit for the whole family. Crime is committed but the story is told without using graphic language or imagery. George Guidall's "reading" ability brings the characters to life.

For more than 20 years I have LOVED Lilian Jackson Braun's " Cat " books, but never had gotten to read the very first book...This one !! It is fun and if you haven't read any of the others, is a great introduction to KoKo, Yum yum and Quill, a great newspaperman with a sensitive moustache.

I was disappointed in this book. When I ordered a hardback, I did not realize that this was nothing more than a hard cover on a paperback quality book. The paper used in paperback books gets old, turns yellow and starts to smell. It causes an allergic reaction. It was probably my fault for not understanding how it was advertised. At any rate, the other books I got are in great condition as hardbacks.

THE CAT WHO ATE DANISH MODERN (2) BY LILLIAN JACKSON BRAUN introduces the Cat Who fans to Yum Yum,the tiny delicate female siamese who is soon to become the third in the trio , joined with KOKO & QUILL. Quill, stuck with the indignant assignment of being "reporter" for the Gracious Abode's insert comes across another set of robberies and yes murder. Quill, with KoKo's help hunts and finds the bad guys and in the process, Quill adds another siamese to his growing "family"

If you cant tell already, I am a huge fan of the Cat Who series. It is , yes, a cozy mystery& I am still after many many moons still enjoy relaxing with them.

The early Lilian Jackson Braun mysteries are among my favorites and I was looking forward to hearing them on audiobooks. Unfortunately, they are narrated by George Guidall who somehow makes these fun books seem boring and stodgy. I keep hoping they'll be released with a different narrator -- one who does justice to the adventures of Qwilleran, Koko and Yum Yum.

THE CAT WHO ATE DANISH MODERN is the second novel in the "Cat Who..." series by Lilian Jackson Braun. This book, which was originally written in 1968, features a middle-aged, bachelor reporter named James Qwillerian and his cat Koko, who work together to solve crimes.

If you're looking for a well-plotted murder mystery, you will no doubt be disappointed by this book. In many ways, the murder plot is almost an afterhtought (it's not very hard to guess who the killer is). The major reason to read THE CAT WHO ATE DANISH MODERN is to enjoy the sheer charm of Braun's writing style. Braun writes her prose in a light, gentle, and humorous manner that is difficult to resist. Qwillerian is a lovable character, and it's fun to watch him react to the people and events around him.

THE CAT WHO ATE DANISH MODERN is as light as a feather, but it's an enjoyable way to spend a few hours. If you like your mysteries cozy and traditional, without sex or violence or mean-spiritedness, this series is definitely worth a try. The first book in this series, THE CAT WHO COULD READ BACKWARDS, is equally enjoyable in my opinion.

My understanding is that the more recent books in the CAT WHO series are pretty awful, so you may want to avoid those and limit yourself to the earlier entires.

This is a pleasant, well-written book that is interesting enough to keep you reading without being such a pageturner that you're up all night finishing it. It reads quickly because of the writing style and the characters are engaging and interesting -- particularly the cats, KoKo and YumYum. Given how long ago this book was written (it's the second in a long series), it has held up very well.
The "detective" is newspaper journalist Qwilleran, who has been given the unwelcome task of editing a weekly "magazine" section centered around interior design and showcase homes. Through this, he enters the world of interior designers and some of their wealthy customers. The day after the first issue of the magazine hits the stands, the homeowner whose home was featured is burglarized, losing a very valuable jade collection and a wife. Each attempt to photograph a designer home seems to be equally jinxed, and Qwilleran decides he must solve the first burglary to save the magazine (he has decided he likes his new assignment). With the help of his astonishingly intelligent Siamese cat Ko-Ko, he eventually solves all of the crimes that have taken place in the homes he has showcased in his magazine.
The elapse of thirty plus years since this book was first published have made this book seem perhaps like a little time capsule of life in the late 60s, and there is a certain leisureliness and gentleness about the book. This is not a suspense thriller, and I didn't finding myself caring all that much who did it, but rather enjoyed spending time with Qwilleran, his cats, and his friends.

Lilian Jackson Braun's second novel in the "Cat Who" series is not only a worthy successor to it's predecessor it is even better. Even though the writing was quite good in the first book the story seems to flow better in this book and there are less jerky movements in the story. And a very good story it is!

When we last left veteran newspaper reporter Jim Qwilleran he was reporting on the art scene for the Daily Fluxion, an assignment that he wasn't thrilled with at first but one that he had warmed up to. Suddenly he finds himself with an assignment that he knows even less about than art, he will be covering interior design. He was, in fact, placed in charge of putting out a weekly magazine insert called "Gracious Abodes", an assignment that would lead him into another adventure with his faithful cat Koko.

Since most decorators could use the publicity a newspaper spread on their work would provide Qwilleran has no trouble in getting help finding houses to profile. He first hooks up with decorator David Lyke who gets permission for the Daily Fluxion to do a photo shoot in a home occupied by an old money family that has more than the normal old money quirks. Just after the first edition of " Gracious Abodes" hits the streets the home in question is robbed of a valuable Jade collection. What's more, the lady of the house is found dead of an apparent heart attack, which police theorize was caused be fear during the burglary. Of course this incident makes the Daily Fluxion look bad, especially since the rival paper plays up the burglary. Qwilleran immediately suspects a set-up and even begins to suspect that his new girlfriend whom he found in another decorator's office is part of the plot. He gets really suspicious after the second edition of his magazine comes out and the next day the police raid the place. It turns out that his second featured home is a cat house, pun intended.

Things get even more bizarre for the ace reporter when his neighbor and prime decorating contact David Lyke is murdered. The more Qwilleran sniffs around, the more he is convinced that he is being set-up but he can't quite put all of the pieces together. Once again, Koko saves the day by both pointing out the solution to the jade heist and also the key piece of evidence in the murder. Along the way, Koko manages to save Qwilleran's life and personally capture one of the suspects. This is one amazing cat!

This is also the book that introduces the reader to Qwilleran's second cat, Yum Yum who enters the picture to keep Koko from engaging in the behavior that led to the title of the book. We only get a short glance at Yum Yum in this book but I feel sure that she will turn out to be just as clever as Koko which will make for even more interesting reading in the next installment.

Altogether this book is whimsical, light and very fun to read. Also, as in the first book of the series the characters the reader will meet in this book are fantastic and colorful to say the least. Give this book a try and see what Koko can cough up for your enjoyment.

The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern caught my attention first, over many others in this series, because of the title. I couldn't figure out what it could possibly mean, and that intrigued me.
I finished this book in one sitting, in only a couple hours, and immediately began to search for the next in line.
This was a very good book; moving along at a pace that kept you interested in the story. The characters had a certain, less-than-deeply-developed charm, and Koko was a wonderful example of the kings of the animal kingdom, the cat.
I loved getting a look into the newspaper world, and into the world of interior design, all set many years before I was even born. And, although I did find myself chuckling a few times at the world created in the Cat Who mysteries, I thoroughly enjoyed my visit.
There were only a few things I had trouble with. One, some characters that were introduced briefly in the beginning, ones that turned out to be important later, well, by the time we got back to them I couldn't remember anything about them. Basically, I found the characters that did not repeat from book to book to be very forgetable, and often times dull.
Two, the plot was rather predictable. Maybe it was just me, but I didn't have any trouble piecing together this mystery.
And three, this book was too short! I was so disappointed when I finished it in under two hours. But, there are many more in the series, and I'm sure that I will enjoy them all as much as I enjoyed this one.
So, I would definitly recommend this one as a quick, fun read.

In this, the second in 'The Cat Who...' series, Lilian Braun draws us further into the zany world of reporter Jim Qwilleran and his fearless sidekick, Koko the Siamese cat.
Jim is quite upset when the managing editor of the Daily Fluxion pulls him off his job as art writer and assigns him the special task of bringing out a weekly home decorating guide. While leading the 'Gracious Abodes' effort is a step up, it's not a step to what Qwill really wants to do - return to crime reporting.
Fortunately, Qwill connects with decorator David Lyke who manages to get Qwill and photographer Odd Bunsen into the Muggy Swamp mansion of G. Verning Tait, who has a fabulous jade collection. But Qwill's efforts seem ill-fated when, no sooner was the weekly out in print, but the Tait mansion was broken into, and the jade collection stolen. Paolo, the missing house boy is blamed, but Qwill's moustache keeps twitching, making him suspect that the theft was something else entirely.
Each issue of 'Gracious Abodes' seems similarly cursed. The robbery first, then Quill's subject for the second issue turns out to be a house of ill repute, and finally David Lyke is murdered. If Qwill hadn't become involved with Cokey, an attractive designer with an unusual approach to clothing, he would had quickly have become depressed. But he struggles on, despite the rising paranoia of his managing editor, trying to convince someone that something even fishier than theft and murder is going on.
Koko in the meantime is showing some strange behaviors. He seems to be irritated at Cokey, and has taken to eating Qwill's few wool ties. Perplexed, Qwill is driven to visit a 'psycatatrist,' who provides explanations even stranger than Koko's behavior. As you might expect, Koko has already solved the crime and is having trouble getting the message through to Qwilleran.
Will the mystery be solved? Will Qwill read the message hidden in the hairballs? This is the mystery. And will Koko recover from meeting his future roommate, Princess Yum Yum? Whatever the resolution, the reader can count on more cat hijinks in Lilian Braun's whimsical, enjoyable style.

The second in The Cat Who.... series. I read this out of sequence and for the second time to fill in details after the first book. It has a plausible mystery for Qwill and Koko, and it moved along without me losing interest.

As the second book of this popular series opens Qwill is trying to work up the nerve to ask for a different writing assignment. The former crime reporter has spent the past six months, since The Cat Who Could Read Backwards, covering the art scene and is anxious to get back to something more in keeping with his background. His assignment is changed but to writing features for the new weekly supplement on interior design. Since he cannot afford to quit he gamely decides to tackle the project.
Within a short period of time he is immersed into a new world filled with characters every bit as strange and colorful as the arts crowd he has just left. Life seems to be looking up for Qwill, the writing assignment is going well and one of his new friends asks Qwill and Koko to housesit his apartment while he is away on business. After the new magazine hits the stands problems begin, thefts and bodies begin to pile up. Pointed in the right direction by Koko's hints Qwill solves the mysteries. Along the way both Koko and Qwill acquire new ladies in their lives, Koko has found his Yum-Yum and Qwill begins a romance with 'Cokey' Wright, a designer who shares is taste for modern decor.
This mystery was originally published in 1967 but has worn well. The fans of this series need to be aware that this is not set in Moose County but instead covers Qwill earlier life in the Big City 'down below'. The characters that Qwill meets are, however, every bit as charming and quirky as those in Moose County, and like those in the later books do seem to turn up in subsequent novels. Unlike the later additions to this series the emphasis is more on murder and less on cozy although there is no profanitiy, graphic violence or explicit sex.

Another cute, cozy mystery in The Cat Who. . . series. This book has definitely inspired me to work on my freelance writing, and perhaps become a decorator. But I will have to settle with building blog content and rearranging my furniture.

Qwilleran, the middle-aged editor, is assigned to a new upscale decorating magazine called "Gracious Abodes" in this 2nd in the series of "Cat Who" books. Qwilleran relunctantly takes his new assignment and struggles to make it a success. Unfortuately, he stumbles into several crime scenes that are linked to the magazine's publication and they threaten his job security. He does not give up, but tries to solve the murders. With the assistance of his Siamese cat Koko, he is able to piece together the puzzle to solve the mystery!
Great light-reading book for mystery and cat lovers. Koko comes to life on the pages and you can't put it down!

This is the second book in "The Cat Who..." Series. The relationship between Koko and Qwilleran is more friendly and more familiar than that in the first book where they first met ("The Cat Who Could Read Backwards"). You'll see that if you read this series in sequence. This second book also describes how Yum Yum, the second Siamese is adopted as a new member of the family. I recommend you to read this series in sequence.
I still don't think it is very good as a whodunit. But it's a LOVELY tale which makes me strongly feel to meet Koko and Qwilleran again and again. As far as I feel so, I'll read this series furthermore. And I'm looking forward to what role Yum Yum will play.

I just finished this book. I enjoyed this one as much as the first. The cool thing about this book is you have characters you know but in an environment you would never have thought of. Qwilleran doesn't strike me as someone that would be anywhere near interior decorating circles. You get a good mystery, with familiar faces and a peek into the stereotypical interior decorating world. It works though! The description of the various styles of decor were fun. The new characters are interesting as are the settings.

Have been re-reading "The Cat Who" series. Always enjoy it. Only after reading this series, it was hard to get caught up in anything else. Lucky for me Lilian Jackson Braun wrote a lot of books. She is always interesting and entertaining, her characters have charm and warmth and a little danger. Love Qwill and his cats.

Another good mystery with more murders to be solved. Yum Yum enters the series here, so the trio becomes complete. More new characters, some who show up later on in future books. A good idea to read this series in order. I started with some farther along and didn't have the thread of Qwill's exploits clear in my mind.

The clever Qwilleran, aided in his search for a killer and some missing precious jade, by a Siamese who communicates by picking out words in a dictionary. Stimulating and frivolous, the book is a hoot from beginning to satisfying end.

After reading Braun's first book in the Cat Who...Series (The Cat Who Could Read Backwards) I found myself longing for more Koko and Qwill. I recently obtained this book and I loved every minute it took to complete. I never miss the David Letterman show on weeknights but I skipped Fridays show to read the book. It is wonderful and ties with the first in my book. I have also purchased the next two, The Cat Who Turned On and Off, and The Cat Who Saw Red. I also found two hardbacks for a dollar less than the paperbacks. The Cat Who Tailed a Theif and The Cat Who Sang for the Birds. Those are numbers 19 and 20 but I picked them up because of the great deal. Tommorrow I will be getting numbers 5,6,7,and 8. This is truly a great series and I wish it enjoyed more publicity, like all of those Harry Potter books. They are good book in their own right but this is my favorite series hands down. Trust me and read the series in order. Hope this review persuades some of you skeptics to give the series a chance. The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern is a great book, although I don't really look at them as individual books, more like volumes.