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“I try not to expect people to be who I wish them to be, rather than who they are.” (Bingo #2)

A Conspiracy in Belgravia (Lady Sherlock #2) by Sherry Thomas

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In setting up the prompts for our Sherlock Retellings Book Club I realized one of the parameters I use when deciding if something is a good retelling or remix: a good retelling for its own sake, needs to have enough of the original’s connective tissue without feeling like it’s been made using tracing paper. In the Lady Sherlock series Sherry Thomas split the various characteristics across several characters and I think it worked really well to not have direct analogs for the most part. Its set in the same historical time-space, but she really broadens the type of characters we […]

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9/21/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:46 |

Discussion Topics: A Sherlock Retelling

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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 back here discussing them on September 20-21. So, count this as your official reminder to get reading or […]

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9/9/2019

“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

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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 |

Book Club Discussion Post: A Study in Scarlet

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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 […]

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8/16/2019

Revenge might be a dish best served cold, but don’t serve it to Sherlock Holmes

 A Study in Scarlet (Graphic Novel) by Arthur Conan Doyle

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 A Study in Scarlet in the graphic novel format has a several bonuses. Language of classical books can be difficult for the modern reader to enjoy. While the stories might be eternal (love, lust, murder, greed, revenge) presentation is not always. And I say that as an English major (or perhaps because I was one). This adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle feels fresh but keeps with the classic tale. If a reader is struggling with the full-length edition, pairing it with this seems as it would be a helpful tool. The language is modern, yet not getting away from the […]

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8/12/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:302 |

A silly tale of the end times

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

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Good Omens, The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch was my first foray into the mind of Terry Pratchett. It was my fourth read from Neil Gaiman. I know, I know, I need to read more Pratchett. Since I enjoyed this collaboration, I definitely will soon. The book follows two unlikely friends Aziraphale, an angel, and Crowley, a demon, who must stop the end of the world. They’ve known each other since the Garden of Eden. They kept in touch despite working for opposite sides. I especially loved Crowley and how he didn’t mean to become a demon, […]

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6/15/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:1 |

Reminder! Good Omens Show Discussion This Weekend!

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Hello Lovely Cannonballers! Dropping in to remind everyone that we’ll be gathering for our second chat THIS weekend to talk about the Good Omens show adaptation on Amazon. It’s another chance to talk about the book in case you missed May’s Discussion post and a chance to talk specifically about what we all think about the choices made in translating the book into a six-hour television experience. On Friday evening, June 14th, MsWas and myself will be chatting LIVE in our Cannonball Read Book Chat Facebook group at 7:30 p.m. Eastern, and I’ll be posting a Discussion Post here earlier in […]

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6/6/2019

“The future came and went in the mildly discouraging way that futures do.”

Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

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I often avoid reviewing a Book Club book before our discussion to save what I have to say until the conversation, or because I’m not sure what I want to say and am hoping the discussion will help clarify it for me. When I do review ahead of time I find myself leaving amorphous reviews without much substance, reviews that I look back on and think, but what did I really get out of that reading experience? I’m hoping not to fall into either camp with Good Omens. I’ve read a bit of both Pratchett and Gaiman’s solo works and […]

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5/12/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:19 |


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