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A review by mikaelamiller302
Cat of the Century by Rita Mae Brown
3.0
I read these books a long time ago and in the last 6 months I started back again at #1 and now I'm at Cat of the Century. I guess when I was younger and didn't understand much of what the characters talked about, it didn't really matter about how biased and preachy the books have become. Man do I notice now. It's been hard to get through the last five books or so without rolling my eyes a few times.
Also, RMB needs a better editor who will check continuity. If the books generally take place in the same year they were published (for example, Puss n' Cahoots in 2008) then the continuity has just gotten way too muddled. Joan Hamilton's mother supposedly died back in 2005, however she was a character in Puss n' Cahoots. However, I didn't realize Fair and Harry had been married 4 years or more already... Cat of the Century takes place in 2009. Considering Puss n' Cahoots was the book in which their 'honeymoon' took place, I just don't understand the progression of time in the books. Also, supposedly Harry only found out about Tally's affair with Harry's grandfather a few years ago.
I don't know, the story in this one wasn't that great, and I continue to be mystified by the timelines in the books. I know continuity is not the most important thing in a cozy mystery series, but it does pull me out of it and make me a little disappointed that continuity can't even be kept in a series like this.
Also, RMB needs a better editor who will check continuity. If the books generally take place in the same year they were published (for example, Puss n' Cahoots in 2008) then the continuity has just gotten way too muddled. Joan Hamilton's mother supposedly died back in 2005, however she was a character in Puss n' Cahoots. However, I didn't realize Fair and Harry had been married 4 years or more already... Cat of the Century takes place in 2009. Considering Puss n' Cahoots was the book in which their 'honeymoon' took place, I just don't understand the progression of time in the books. Also, supposedly Harry only found out about Tally's affair with Harry's grandfather a few years ago.
I don't know, the story in this one wasn't that great, and I continue to be mystified by the timelines in the books. I know continuity is not the most important thing in a cozy mystery series, but it does pull me out of it and make me a little disappointed that continuity can't even be kept in a series like this.