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Mycroft Holmes
Mycroft Holmes | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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CSeydel
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Open to those who signed up for #Book2Book with @AllDebooks

Comment below if you would like this copy of Mycroft Holmes by NBA legend and LA Times columnist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. If multiple people request it, I‘ll hold a drawing to determine the winner on Sept 16.

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wanderinglynn
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#two4tuesday

1. The tagged kept me entertained for a couple of hours of a long flight. That was the best thing about it.

2. I will likely never read the sequel. And one already exists – it‘s about the opium drug business.

Thanks for the tag Lisa!

TheSpineView You're welcome and Thanks for playing! 2y
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wanderinglynn
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Travel Book 2/5. It wasn‘t great but it was fun. I didn‘t have high expectations but it was an enjoyable, easy airplane read.

This was my #roll100 book 2

And now that I‘m in SanFran, I‘m heading to City Lights Books to break my book buying ban! 🎉

CogsOfEncouragement I did a buddy read with this book a few years ago. My friend and I enjoyed discussing it. 2y
Leftcoastzen Yay ! Treasure in City Lights , bar next door Vesuvio is great 2y
TheBookHippie Oh my heart! Hug San Francisco for me! 2y
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LeahBergen Oh, lucky you! Enjoy! 2y
wanderinglynn @Leftcoastzen I aim to hit a total of 6 bookstores but City Lights is on top of the list. Thanks for the tip, I‘ll have to check out the bar (edited) 2y
squirrelbrain How lucky are you?! Enjoy! 2y
wanderinglynn Thanks! @LeahBergen @squirrelbrain it‘s my first time back in an English-language bookstore in 2 years. 😀 2y
Leftcoastzen Hope Green Apple is on the list ! Enjoy! 2y
wisherwishinguponastar My family laughs at me because anytime someone asks who my favorite basketball player is I say Kareem Abdul-Jabar. He is a cool person! 2y
wanderinglynn @booksellerofyourdiscontent he is certainly a versatile person! 2y
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Sharpeipup
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Starting the weekend and this book with a sweet treat. 🧁

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RamsFan1963
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29/150 Honestly, I've never cared for Mycroft Holmes in any of the Sherlock Holmes stories I've read, he always seemed like such a pompous ass. So this view of a young, reckless, impetuous Mycroft was a refreshing change of pace. Solid mystery. I'd read more of Mycroft's adventures.
2nd book for #KickTheSlump @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES and #20in4 @Andrew65
5/10 #bookbuyingdiet

DieAReader Awesome job!🎉🎉🎉 2y
Awk_Word_Smith Yeah, but Kareem? Like THE Kareem? Like Lou Alcindor, Kareem? 2y
RamsFan1963 @Awk_Word_Smith According to the About The Author page, he has written several books, mostly non-fiction, and two children's books. I think this is his first foray into fiction. 2y
Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏 2y
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Pjwagner
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Finished Mycroft Holmes at the beginning of my travels. Finally ready to dive into this one.

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reading_rainbow
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JULY #BookSpin / #DoubleBookSpin are great picks!!

The first book in the Buffy Gatekeeper trilogy, I‘m so excited! I heard they are some of the best books in the Buffy chronicles and pretty gory too which is perfect cause I‘m in a horror/thriller mood
❣️🗝⚰️🪦
And my BookSpin is Mycroft Holmes, I really hope I get around to this, it‘s been on my TBR forever🔎

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 3y
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RamsFan1963
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description or reason for wanting to read the book. Some are old and some will be new. Don't judge me - I have a lot of books.
Day 80

#tbrmountain #bookbuyingdiet

SoapboxEdits Is this one and the same basketball player? 4y
SaraFair Fun idea to post them all. I might get excited about some Of mine that are dusty! 4y
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mollyrotondo
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Here are my June totals. I was so excited about how good Kareem Abdul-Jabbar‘s Mycroft Holmes was and I‘m so glad I finally read it. I liked all of these books. I did DNF two books this month: Howl‘s Moving Castle and my #doublespin book Bombs Away. I finished 13 books! Pretty good!

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mollyrotondo
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I‘m so happy I finally read this one after owning it for about five years. I love Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sooo much so I‘m very happy that this book really captured the wit and charm and fun of a Doyle Sherlock Holmes book. Mycroft was fascinating and I absolutely loved his friend, George. They are both very different from Sherlock and Watson which helped give it its own identity. I highly recommend, especially to #novelwatchingcrew

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PickwickPlockPlock
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Mehso-so

Like the title suggests, the book focuses on Sherlock Holmes' brother. Mycroft is only 23 and Sherlock's still a bratty teenager who has only one scene or so (the best part of the book, if you ask me). There's murder, racism and slavery, but the plot is convoluted and unbelievable, and the action scenes read like bad action movie scripts. I like the idea of the book much more than its execution. There are sequels, but I don't think I'll bother.

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KimmyM
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3/5 ⭐ This one took me a little while to really get into, but then I picked up my reading pace and couldn't put it down the closer it got to the end. Will likely carry on with this series.

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Chelsey
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Panpan

I always get to these so late! @howjessreads #friyayintro

1. Oh man did I despise this book. It basically stole the names of famous characters and then wrote a completely trash story that bore no resemblance to the originals. Not an homage. Not a pastiche. Just tripe.
2. Brooklyn 99! (Nine nainnnnn!!!)
3. I had grilled cheese this morning 💁‍♀️
4. GMT-8 Pacific
5. Maroon Star

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CogsOfEncouragement
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I was astonished to learn Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a Sherlock Holmes enthusiast. And an author. (He was on the writing team for the most current season of “Veronica Mars” btw.)

I enjoyed the characters and story. There were clever nods to the original stories which I appreciated. There were a few things I had an issue with but they are spoilers, so I won‘t specify. I was especially pleased to have a lesson on Merikans in this historical fiction.

Annl I have been reading this on my kindle on and off for over a year. I like it a lot but only read my kindle at bedtime...💤 5y
Liatrek This has been on my TBR pile for awhile looking forward to reading soon 😊 5y
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Traci1
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⭐⭐⭐⭐
I really enjoyed this one. It was a bit slow in a couple of spots, but otherwise it was a terrific introduction to the series. I will definitely continue with book two.

Laura317 I keep looking at this to buy. I think I‘ll grab it next time I see it. 😊 5y
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Liatrek
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I keep telling myself don‘t buy anymore books 😱😱😱 but ThriftBooks makes it so easy!

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Mitch
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Winter is a great time of a bit of Sherlock! Fog filled streets and a nip in the air! I‘ve not tried these....tempted though !

https://crimereads.com/kareem-abdul-jabbar-and-the-evolving-sherlock-canon/

wanderinglynn I had no idea he was writing Sherlockian stories! 5y
Mitch @wanderinglynn me too! I‘m going to give it a go! 5y
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inthegreensandblues
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The Holmes brothers for #favoritefictionalsiblings. I love Mycroft in this adaptation. Tagged book is in my TBR stack!
#newhogwartsadventure
@vkois88 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🙌🏻❤️ 6y
vkois88 I need to read AND watch more of this series! I can honestly (and ashamedly) say I don't think I've read ANY... and I've only seen a couple of episodes. But I LOVE Benedict Cumberbatch 6y
inthegreensandblues @vkois88 I haven't read a lot of the original myself. There is a collection read by Stephen Fry on Audible that I've thought about getting. But I love Holmes adaptations and this is a good one. 😄 6y
vkois88 Oooh, I like Stephen Fry so I may have to check that out 6y
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comics_librarian
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It could never be as finely written as a true Victorian novel, but Abdul-Jabar's take on the great detective's brother flawlessly captures the spirit and adventure of Arthur Conan Doyle while bringing enough modern flare and concerns to this antiquated world.

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Gezemice
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Apparently I am Mycroft Holmes. Well, I am the opposite of well-connected and my circles are far from elite... and I am only marginally interested in politics... I guess the other half fits... somewhat. Silly quiz... but fun. I do like Mycroft in the series. In the books, he barely shows up.

https://bookriot.com/2018/05/22/sherlock-holmes-character-quiz/

HBD Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Leniverse I got him too. I guess as far as Sherlock Holmes side characters go... I am the older, responsible sibling, and as much as I'd like to be Irene Adler, I guess I am more of a Mycroft. 😂 6y
Richryan52 I got inspector Lestrade 6y
vivastory I got Lestrade 6y
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Gezemice @Leniverse I think I might have wanted to be Irene Adler if she wore more clothes... yeah, Mycroft, lol. 😉👍 6y
Gezemice @Richryan52 @vivastory I like Lestrade! 6y
Richryan52 I writes Holmes pastiches and he figures prominently in my latest, The Druid of Death 6y
tournevis I got Mycroft too. Thing is this describes fanric and tv show Mycroft but not canonical Mycroft. And I'm not comfortable with non-canonical Mycroft. 6y
Gezemice @Richryan52 That sounds like fun! 6y
Richryan52 Check it out. My other pastiches are The Vatican Cameos and The Stone of Destiny 6y
Gezemice @tournevis Well I just listened to His Last Bow, and in there Mycroft is described as he is the government and they all come to him. That‘s the only story he figures significantly. In an earlier one he helps Sherlock in a case... that‘s all I can recall. 6y
Gezemice @Richryan52 I will take a look, thanks! 6y
tournevis @Gezemice And that's about it. He shows up in a couple other stories, never much. He's not a developped character, at all. 6y
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Suewise314
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Better than I expected. Looking forward to sequel!

DebinHawaii Welcome to Litsy!! 🎉📚👍Hope you enjoy it here! 6y
Chelleo Welcome! Checkout #Litsytips: http://bit.ly/litsytips and #LitsyHowTo videos: goo.gl/UrCpoU. They‘re great and should help you get settled in. Follow @LitsyHappenings to find out about various challenges, buddy reads, meet-ups and swaps taking place. #LitsyWelcomeWagon 6y
Eggs Welcome to Litsy 👋🏻😊 6y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Welcome 🎉⭐️🙌🏻 6y
LitsyWelcomeWagon Welcome to Litsy! 6y
Jess7 Welcome! 6y
asiriusreader Welcome to Litsy!! 6y
Wife Welcome to Litsy!🌹 6y
Bronte_Chintz Welcome to Litsy! Hope you love it here! 6y
Tiyas7 Welcome To Litsy😃 6y
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CSeydel
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Congratulations @Endowarrior21 on your milestone! Thanks for hosting a giveaway! Good luck everyone 😉 #endowarriors21giveaway

My three TBR picks are:
Mycroft Holmes, by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Meddling Kids, by Edgar Cantero
Bear town, by Fredrik Backman

thereadingowlvina Mycroft Holmes is an enjoyable read! Loved it! 😊 6y
Endowarrior21 Entered 6y
CSeydel @Endowarrior21 thank you! Congratulations 😊🎉 6y
CSeydel @thereadingowlvina I am really looking forward to reading it! I‘m hoping our book club picks it next month. Otherwise I‘ll just have to squeeze it in sometime... (edited) 6y
saresmoore This is on my Kindle, just taunting me! 6y
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Chelsey
Mycroft Holmes | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Anna Waterhouse

In honor of my hate reading of this book and several others in the past year I am making a book related New year's resolution. I don't generally do that, but I finished too many books that I didn't enjoy last year. This coming year I resolve to put the book down and not finish it if I'm not enjoying it. Even if I'm half way through and I want the finish for my year-end pages read. Life's too short to read bad books.

Lova I agree. I have a compulsion to finish whatever books I start as well and I end up reading nothing because I‘m avoiding reading more of a book I‘m not enjoying. And I waste so much time that way. I second your New Years resolution! 6y
Christine11 I totally agree. There‘s just no point sometimes I think to finish it if you‘ve given it a fair try but I understand the compulsion to want to complete it ! 6y
AWahle The older I get, the more I am willing to say I just don't have any more energy to devote to books that aren't for me. I'll never ever finish my TBR as it is. 6y
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Christyco125
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Interesting take on the Holmes brothers‘ dynamic. I‘m a big fan of the BBC show and I always found Mycroft stiff and without personality. I liked that the story flushed out Mycroft. #2017christyread

Cortg I like the photo! 6y
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thereadingowlvina
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I started this book with a #skeptical mindset but I stand corrected after I finished it. Who would have thought that a #formerNBA superstar could write?! I enjoyed this book right from beginning; it was such an #engaging and #unputdownable book!

#booknerd #booknerdigan #bookphotography #bookart #read150 #yycreads #canadareads #bookworm #readinglife #mystery #historicalfiction #victorianera #kareemabduljabbar #annawaterhouse #calgarylibrary

IamIamIam I read an article a few months ago about this book. Jabbar said he would have been a writer years ago if basketball hadn't gotten in the way!! 😂 6y
thereadingowlvina @IamIamIam Ha, that's too funny! But he sure has a flair for writing! I still can't believe how good this book was 😄 6y
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jpmcwisemorgan
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#LitsyPSA: It‘s on sale today as a Kindle ebook. I‘ve had it for awhile and I really need to read it. This is just a reminder.

DGRachel It was surprisingly good. 6y
jpmcwisemorgan @DGRachel The next pre-readathon event is to read a book that‘s been on your TBR for a year/more than a year so I think I‘m going to read this one. 6y
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GypsyKat
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DGRachel I enjoyed the book. 😊 7y
mjdowens LOL. I thought everyone knew. I bought his Sherlock Holmes book about two years ago. My bad for not saying anything sooner 7y
NCNY KAJ is the coolest. 7y
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MisterWhitaker
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LOVED this book! I really liked that Abdul-Jabar/Waterhouse used the Holmes framework as a means to shine a light on people off color in a time period where we are sorely underrepresented outside of slave narratives. You also get a cracking good mystery, and the usual Sherlockian mind tricks, but Mycroft is WAY more fun because he isn't as four.

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Chelsey
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Panpan

Oh it was just so tremendously bad. It started out passable, but it just deteriorated from there.

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Chelsey
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I'm headed to the Caribbean on my first ever cruise and my first time out of the country in 13 years. This is what I've got queued up on my audible, several of which I have as E-books as well. It's the best of both worlds. Anyway, I've got a credit burning a hole in my pocket; metaphorically of course. What should I get with it? I don't do much beach reading. What do you all like to read while lounging with a fruity drink?

Joanne1 Something light and funny perhaps? 7y
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raeintheworld
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While admittedly a sucker for all things Sherlockian, I really enjoyed this exploration of the smarter Holmes brother. It's a fascinating look at racism in Britain and her colonies and the illegal slave trade after the slave trade is "abolished." I listened to it on audible and the reader was excellent.

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raeintheworld
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I'm listening to Mycroft Holmes and it kicks ass!

MrBook 😎👌🏻 7y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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Mehso-so

First book finished in 2017! I enjoyed it mostly because of twists at the end I wasn't expecting. I literally listened to the last third in two days time, without ever getting in my car. At the end I put other pressing things off to finish. But it's a slow burn ...

Longer review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1767433089 - feel free to add me!
#mountbr

LitHousewife Thanks for your review of this audiobook. I've been dancing around it since it was released. When the time comes that I take the plunge I'll be prepared. 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @LitHousewife You're welcome! Hope you enjoy it when you get to it. 📚📚👏🏻👏🏻 7y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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I started this audio yesterday and I quite like it so far. Abdul-Jabbar has an intro at the beginning and essentially says, "don't let your mind wander listener, you'll miss something." Challenge taken!

#audiobook #mycroft #holmesian

Buddys_Momma I liked this book. Had the pleasure of seeing him in person earlier this year when he was in town discussing his book. What a gentleman! 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Buddys_Momma Oh nice! It's always interesting to see what authors are like in real life. Nice to know he was a good guy. 7y
DGRachel I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. I hope you enjoy it, too! 7y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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These are my audiobook plans for December. Trying to listen to stuff I bought a while ago! #wanttoreadinDec #audiobooks #seasonsreadings2016

jpmcwisemorgan I keep meaning to read the Mycroft Holmes book. I started it but got distracted by a lot of other books. I'm going to use December to finish the books I've started, I think. Let me know how it is as an audio book. 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @jpmcwisemorgan I'll post about it when I get there! I get distracted too ... 😜 7y
valeriegeary Interested in hearing what you think of Breaking Wild! It's on my tbr 7y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage @valeriegeary I'm sure I will post here! 7y
valeriegeary I'll make sure to keep an eye out! 😄 7y
PurpleyPumpkin Nice list!👍🏼 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @valeriegeary I'll try to remember to tag you if my brain will let me! 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @PurpleyPumpkin Thanks. I wanted to get some fun reads in this month! 7y
PurpleyPumpkin Yes, we definitely need those! I'm going to concentrate on Christmas themed books and try to sneak in some other stuff along the way. 🎄 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @PurpleyPumpkin I'm not feeling very Christmasey this year. 😓 7y
PurpleyPumpkin I'm honestly not quite there yet myself. But I find that it helps to read seasonal books and watch seasonal movies. You'll get there, I hope. 💜 7y
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ReadingsByTheC
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I may have gone a little overboard at the Book Outlet sale. This is about a fifth of my order. 😔 #latestbookishbuys #photoadaynov16

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lisaschulte
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So Kareem Abdul-Jabbar co-wrote a novel about Sherlock Holmes' brother. I don't even care if this is good or not, I just love the fact that it exists.

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LEGolasa
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Mehso-so

A fun read, but one could easily replace Mycroft with Sherlock and Douglas with Watson. Quite an adventure (kudos Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), but not enough murder for my tastes 😉

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Lexeegee
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A great tribute to a Sherlock. This adventure featuring his big brother Mycroft was an entertaining and suspenseful adventure.

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Lexeegee
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I am intrigued.

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Matilda
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🔔 and for Sherlock fans Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's recent mystery is $1.99 Amazon/B&N

Donna_sBookMinute I'd forgotten about this one. Never got around to reading it. 7y
sarielizbeth I liked this one, it starts out a little shaky but it's good! 7y
ReadingsByTheC I loved this one! 7y
szainabwilliams I'm so curious about this. I might have to get it. 7y
Matilda @szainabwilliams I've heard people say it was good including a Rioter but I haven't read it. 7y
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LitDrivenGirl
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I love people's reaction when they come in and see this book...Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wrote a book? (It's not his first btw) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wrote a Sherlock Holmes book? 😂 Actually it's Sherlock's brother. Sherlock had a brother? Yes 😃! I have this at home too and need to prioritize reading it because I squealed when I found out I was getting it. #SherlockHolmesHasABrotherCoolerThanYours #Sherlock

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VeleenFire
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Mehso-so

Quite a bit of fun, but somehow not as satisfying as the original Sherlock Holmes novels. I really wanted that magical feeling back, but may be I am setting the bar too high? Or may be not, given the mini TV series was so amazingly well done.

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LisaJo
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#augustphotochallenge #currentlyreading Just started this. I love a good Sherlock Holmes telling. In this case Mycroft! And this one is co-authored by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, yes!! that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. 🏀

DGRachel I thought it was really good. Enjoy! 8y
Well-ReadNeck The idea of this book (and being co-authored by KA-J) is so strange and intriguing that I must put it on my TBR immediately! 🤗 8y
Gezemice Oh my! Gotta check this out! 8y
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CynCruz23
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A fun quick treat for any Sherlock fan. Here Mycroft is much more likable (but not negatively so) than his famous brother but both share the same satisfying deducing smugness. Cyrus is the breakout character and I dare say is a superior partner than Watson 💯! Comic series coming soon! 🎉
🌟 8/10

Ellsbeth I had the chance to see Kareem speak at a history conference. He is a very intelligent man with good ideas. 8y
CynCruz23 @Ellsbeth nice! 👍👍👍 8y
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CynCruz23
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Mycroft has always been my favorite character in Sherlock Homles lore so I'm pumped! Also KAJ's other books that I've read were pretty good so I have high hopes for this book 👍

ReadingOver50 Sounds interesting. 8y
CynCruz23 @ReadingOver50 just finished it - I enjoyed it a lot. It was fun and I'm excited to read more from this Holmesian alternate universe 👌 8y
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BestOfFates
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I loved this book! The descriptions of Trinidadian history and beliefs and immigration were so interesting and were folded so well into the Doyle universe. One of my new favorite Holmes stories.

Lindseyastin Love the cover art for this book! 8y
BestOfFates @Lindseyastin I actually didn't even notice the skull until I was posting this review! 8y
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BestOfFates
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"Now is not the time for empty ritual," Holmes thundered. "Now is precisely the time!" Douglas thundered back. "When we ourselves are empty, it is the ritual that turns us human again."

kammartinez Damn. DAMN. 8y
Lindseyastin Want to check this out! 8y
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