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Discussion Topics: A Sherlock Retelling

September 9, 2019 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Book Club Tagged With: A study in scarlet, adaptations, book club, Cannon Book Chat, Cannon Book Club, classic retellings, retellings, Sherlock Holmes

Genres: Book Club · Tags: A study in scarlet, adaptations, book club, Cannon Book Chat, Cannon Book Club, classic retellings, retellings, Sherlock Holmes ·
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Book Club Discussion Post: A Study in Scarlet

August 16, 2019 by faintingviolet 48 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: A study in scarlet, Arthur Conan Doyle, book club, Cannon Book Chat, Cannon Book Club, classics, john watson, Sherlock Holmes

Genres: Book Club, Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: A study in scarlet, Arthur Conan Doyle, book club, Cannon Book Chat, Cannon Book Club, classics, john watson, Sherlock Holmes ·
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