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What the Cat Saw

by Carolyn Hart

Series: Nela Farley (1)

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A woman able to understand the thoughts of cats becomes an unwitting investigator when her sister's co-worker is murdered and the only witness was her beloved feline.
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Some silly premises, but an enjoyable read. Made me want to get a cat more than the cat information books did. ( )
  kvoldstad | Jun 6, 2022 |
I was intrigued by the premise that the heroine in the story could read the mind of cats, but was ultimately disappointed that this story idea was not featured more strongly in the book. What was repeated in the book, to my annoyance, was the practice of describing each and every characters reaction to developments in the scene. We don't really need to know the facial expressions of each character every time there is a scene where they are all gathered. I have not read any other books by Ms. Hart and because her writing in this book was so awkward and repetitive, I probably will not read any more. Too bad, it was a cute idea about the cats. ( )
  AnnieMK | May 12, 2021 |
Great book. Different slant. Love the idea of the telepathy between the cat and Nela! For once I guessed who the killer was! Kept you guessing with lots of intrigue! Very very good! ( )
  lhaines56 | Oct 31, 2020 |
White bread.

Sand.

Tapioca.

In a word: bland. Carolyn Hart's What the Cat Saw never took off for me. The premise that seemed so eye-catching on the back - she hears cats' thoughts! - was nothing more than a sidenote that probably took up half a page when all of it was put together; even worse, the main character never delves into this, just dismisses it as some weird manifestation of grief. If it had been set up as a "is she really reading their minds or is she really just grieving?" kind of ambiguity, that might have been okay, but it's not! She clearly is! But apparently she doesn't even think to question this.

There's a shoehorned romance that was kind of awful, honestly, not least of which because the implication is that the main character, Nela, married her husband, lost him, is in a constant state of grief, then immediately jumps into bed with the next guy and is happy again. Wouldn't it have been better to show her overcoming her grief alone? Why did there even need to be a romance?

The plot is contrived, the characters confusing, and the writing is stilted.

Not worth the read. ( )
  kittyjay | Feb 28, 2019 |
A little to cozy for me... but a fun premise. ( )
  kmajort | Feb 9, 2018 |
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