The discussion post is now live! Please visit that post to discuss your choice of Sherlock Holmes adaptations. Earlier this year we voted on which Classic with many retellings to use for our second and third Book Clubs of 2019. Arthur Conan Doyle’s A Study in Scarlet won and now you, dear Cannonballers, are able to choose any updated version of the Sherlock story to discuss with us in two short weeks. It can be a straight modernization, or a graphic novel, possibly even a gender-swapped version set in space, or a work of non-fiction. Whatever your choice, we’ll be […]
Classic and a remix, and I’m not sure about either
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
A Study in Seduction by Eva Chase
CBR11Bingo Classic and Remix squares. I had never read anything by Arthur Conan Doyle before this. I have to say, I was a little disappointed. The first half of the book was about what I expected- introductions of characters, segue in to the mystery to be solved, Holmes solves a case that no one else can. I think most of the English-speaking world has some familiarity with Sherlock Holmes, whether through book, movie, television show or references in other pop culture. I wasn’t expecting the entire second half of the book to be a detour to the Murderous Mormon territory. […]
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8/21/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:48 | 
| Tags: #cbr11bingo #remix, A study in scarlet, Arthur Conan Doyle, cbr11 bingo classic, eva chase, Sherlock Holmes | Category: Book Club, Fiction, Mystery | 0 Comments
“It’s quite exciting,” said Sherlock Holmes, with a yawn.” (CBR11 Bingo)
A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A Scandal in Bohemia by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
My previous Sherlock experiences have all centered around visual adaptations, starting with The Great Mouse Detective (1986), but #CannonBookClub is always pushing me to read new to me things. My mind’s eye had a very specific versions of Holmes and Watson cobbled together over many incarnations Watson, to me, is an intelligent everyman who is aware of the things he does not know – as well as being a man of responsibility and duty. Sherlock is a bit testy, has a bit of tunnel vision when it comes to solving a problem or getting information he needs and is how […]
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8/18/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:38 | | Tags: A Scandal in Bohemia, A study in scarlet, book club, CannonBookClub, cbr11bingo, classics, faintingviolet, sir arthur conan doyle | Category: Book Club, Fiction | 0 Comments
Better late than never for CBR? (Bingo Square: Classics)
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
I read A Study in Scarlet a few weeks ago to prepare for Cannonball Read and… forgot to review. So here’s my quick review before I dive into the discussion posts because I don’t want to be influenced. I’d read this before as a kid, when I went through a big Sherlock Holmes binge and read as many of the stories as I could get my hands on before I eventually got rather bored. Reading this now as an adult, I remember why I got bored–this one struggled to hold my interest. And this is one of the more exciting ones, in […]
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8/17/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:3 | | Tags: #CannonballBookClub, A study in scarlet, Arthur Conan Doyle, bingo square classics, Book Club Reads Classics, cbrbingo11, classics | Category: Mystery | 1 Comment
Book Club Discussion Post: A Study in Scarlet
Are you ready to talk about the world of Sherlock Holmes and the first novel length work he was featured in, A Study in Scarlet? Then you have found your way to the right place! For those of you who might be joining in for #CannonBookClub for the first time (hello new friends!) all are welcome. The topics are numbered, and we ask that you refer to them below by that number to help people find the conversation topics they are looking for. If you are responding to someone else’s thoughts, please try to reply directly to them and […]
Well, I Didn’t See That Coming
A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Bingo Square: Classic The closest I had ever come to reading an actual Sherlock Holmes novel was a young readers’ version of The Hound of the Baskervilles more than two and half decades ago. Since then, it’s been mostly adaptations like the Mary Russell mystery novels, the Guy Ritchie movies, and of course, the more recent Lady Sherlock novels. The first two of those deal with Sherlock Holmes later in life, with the Holmes-Watson relationship already established, so I was surprised that the two men originally came together because they were looking for a roommate – I had no idea […]
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8/5/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:20 | | Tags: 19th century english literature, A study in scarlet, cbr11bingo, classics, sir arthur conan doyle | Category: Fiction, Mystery | 0 Comments
The Game’s Afoot (Bingo)
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
3.5 stars #CBR11 Book Club: Classics Spoiler Warning! There WILL be mild spoilers for the plot of this story (which is from 1887, so you know, if you wanted to know the details, you’ve had enough time to look them up or just read the damn story). This is also the Cannonball Book Club selection for August, so I’m going to assume that most people who are interested in participating will read the book before then. If, however, you have NOT read the book yet, maybe skip this review until you have done the required reading. Proceed at your own risk. […]
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8/3/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:59 |
Humanizing Holmes
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
Bingo 9 (Classics), and also in preparation for book club. I honestly can’t remember if I’ve ever actually read a Sherlock Holmes story exactly as it was written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I remember reading some Holmes mysteries when I was younger, but the more I think about it, I’m wondering if they weren’t abbreviated version, something like Great Illustrated Classics. I’ve certainly read variations of several sorts, as well as followed Sherlock, and seen a few of the movie versions. Hound of the Baskervilles has always been a favorite of mine, and the “Red-Headed League” is one of […]
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8/1/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:58 | | Tags: #CannonballBookClub, A study in scarlet, Arthur Conan Doyle, cbr11bingo, Sherlock Holmes | Category: Book Club, Mystery | 0 Comments