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An army doctor walks into a bar. . .
A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
CBR11bingo: Classics Have you ever gotten super into a television show in its second or third season, so you went back to watch it from the beginning so you could see what you missed, and then realized, “Huh. If I’d actually tried watching this from the pilot episode, I might not have been so interested”? (I’m looking at you, X-Files.) A Study in Scarlet is sort of like that. Few works of literary fiction have spawned as many retellings, homages, and–dare I say–fantasies (and now I’m looking at you, Sherlock) as this novel. This year alone I’ve read multiple works […]
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8/13/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:35 | 
| Tags: Arthur Conan Doyle, British mystery, cbr11bingo, classics, KimMiE", mystery, Sherlock Holmes | Category: Fiction, Mystery | 0 Comments
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
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 | | Tags: Arthur Conan Doyle, book club, Ian Edginton, illustrated, N. J. Culbard, Sherlock Holmes | Category: Book Club, Fiction, Graphic Novel/Comic, Mystery, Young Adult | 0 Comments
…stay away from duels between sorcerers, parties to which you’re not invited, and houses full of corpses.
The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall
CBR11 BINGO: Rainbow Flag OMG. OMG. OMG. Totally going to fan girl all over this one. I did a quick search and it looks like nobody has reviewed this for CBR yet. A few folks have read and reviewed Alexis Hall’s romances though so the author should be familiar to some. Those of you who are fans of the following series: Gail Carriger’s Parasol Protectorate, Sherry Thomas’ Lady Sherlock and V. E. Schwab’s Shades of Magic….. buckle up! This book is right up your alley! It’s a sexy paranormal alternate universe gender bending Sherlock-y bunch of goodness. SO MUCH FUN. […]
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8/7/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:23 | | Tags: #fantasy, Alexis Hall, cbr11, cbr11bingo, Fiction, LGBTQ, paranormal detective, Sherlock Holmes | Category: Fantasy, Fiction | 6 Comments
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
“You see, Watson, but you do not observe.”
House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz
CBR11bingo: Remix I recently had the good fortune to discover Anthony Horowitz, so my expectations were high when I picked up House of Silk, the author’s Sherlock Holmes mystery. I’ll get right to the point: He exceeded my expectations by a wide margin. The estate of Arthur Conan Doyle commissioned Horowitz to write a Sherlock Holmes novel, and their faith proves to be well placed. Horowitz so beautifully captures the voice of John Watson, who characteristically tells the tale, that the novel slides effortlessly into the Sherlock Holmes canon. Horowitz puts the novel in context by explaining why we are […]
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7/4/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:27 | | Tags: #remix, Anthony Horowitz, Arthur Conan Doyle, British mystery, cbr11, cbr11bingo, classic retelling, KimMiE", murder mystery, mystery, Sherlock Holmes | Category: Fiction, Mystery | 2 Comments
“It would please him well enough to amount to no more in the end than a single great organ of detection, reaching into blankness for a clue.”
The Final Solution by Michael Chabon
Not what I was expecting! Actually, I’m not sure I was expecting anything? This little novella is Chabon’s homage to Sherlock Holmes, though his “old man” is never actually named in the story. It’s 1944, and our old man who may or may not definitely be a retired Sherlock Holmes, is living in Sussex, keeping his bees, and coming to terms with old age and a world that has moved on. This part of the story worked extremely well for me. It was so poignant to read about an aged Holmes, though the detective work isn’t anywhere near as clever […]
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6/24/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:65 | | Tags: lit-fic, Literature, Michael Chabon, mystery, narfna, novella, pastiche, Sherlock Holmes, the final solution | Category: Fiction, Mystery | 0 Comments
A disappointing end to a promising series
The Cthulhu Casebooks - Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows by James Lovegrove
Endings are always difficult. Wrapping up a series based on someone else’s original work, doubly so (a fact all Game of Thrones fans learned the hard way this year). This book concludes Lovegrove’s trilogy of placing Holmes into a Lovecraftian universe and the results are not that great. The fist difficulty is with the source material. Doyle only returned to Holmes reluctantly, and the stories of Holmes towards the end did not have the same energy or enthusiasm as the earlier works. Yes, Lovegrove incorporates some of the elements from the later Holmes stories, such as beekeeping, but it feels […]
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6/9/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:9 | | Tags: cthulhu, historical fiction, horror, HP Lovecraft, James Lovegrove, mystery, Sherlock Holmes | Category: Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction | 0 Comments