Short and Tall Tales (original 2002; edição 2002)

This is the last book in "The Cat Who" series. Having read this I have now read the complete series about Qwill, Koko and Yum Yum.

I read this in one sitting as it is a collection of legends from Moose County. The tales were told to Qwill while interviewing people for some of the column he wrote or while investigating some of the mysteries solved by him and his two feline partners.

I recognized a couple of them from reading the book, as the stories played a part in them.

Even though he never finished or started his Great American Novel, he intended to write, he did complete this entertaining collection of tales. They may be short, but the majority are tall! ( )

A collection of very short stories supposedly told by the citizens of Moose County to James Qwilleran. The stories didn't hang together at all, were all over the place and a lot of them didn't seem to have any point. Most of these stories are reprinted from various Cat Who books. To me these stories represent what has gone wrong with the series, too many boring stories and no mystery. There was only one story I really liked but with the stories being about 3 pages long it was a short read. ( )

I find Qwill, Koko and Yum Yum fascinating, their neighbors not so much. I enjoyed the series more in its original setting in the city. Those who love Pickaxe, however, will enjoy this book. Unfortunately, I was bored. ( )

A silly book full of silly stories. Most of the stories are familiar from when Jim heard them during the events of various the Cat Who books, although I think a few were new. A fun, light read. ( )

I'm a great fan of Braun and her "Cat who....." series. I think I've probably read every one of them, and listened to several on audio too. The main character is a journalist Jim Qwilleran, who writes for the Moose County Paper upnorth. He's cat owner, raconteur, and he's got 'a thing' going with the town librarian! What's not to love?.

According to Braun, this is Qwill's "book" that he set out to writen when he moved to Pickax. It's really a series of oral history stories of all the characters in all the books over the years. The fact that it's pure fiction is beside the point. If you have read the other books, you will recognize the story telllers and you will enjoy these short tales of life in small town America. Often if I forget about Pickax, I could be reading about Maine. ( )