pickWhy is it I overslept yesterday when I had to be at work and was up at the crack of dawn today when I didn‘t have to be anywhere until 10? Oh well it gave me time to finish this fun mystery featuring the descendants of Watson and Holmes solving mysteries at a Connecticut boarding school. #20in4 #Sharreadathon
The first typo I've noticed in this excellent annotated edition, and quite a doozy!
"Pass me the oxygen tanks and pressure suit, Watson. I'm going for a walk on the Heath." ?️??
"I am inclined to think ---" said I.
"I should do so," Sherlock Holmes remarked, impatiently.
Cat with a Gun! Meeow! ? Shots fired! ??
#FirstLineFridays
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(Photo of the best Holmes ever, Jeremy Brett. You are, of course, entitled to your own "best Holmes ever", however inferior they may be to Jeremy ? ?)
pickThe first of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‘s Sherlock Holmes stories. The novel sets up the characters and their characteristics that would become iconic. It‘s interesting to me that part of the back drop of this story is set in the American West and the Mormon migration. I couldn‘t get over the inaccurate placement of the Rio Grande as a point of travel fir the Mormons.
pickLight pick. I was really intrigued by the mysterious religious cult investigation plot line, but it ended up being a total dud! While I love all the main characters, the introduction of Moriarty‘s estranged daughter didn‘t really add anything for me. The relationship development between the main characters was a strength, especially Charlotte & Lord Ingram. The ending saved the plot for me, and after reading the blurb for the next, I am excited!
panI‘ve been meaning to try a Manga, as it is such a huge seller at work. But nope! This retelling of Doyle‘s villain, with a murderous ‘Robin Hood‘ vibe, was not for me. Lacking the wit of Doyle‘s stories and the characters fell flat. The art style lacks a bit of variety and nuance in the facial expressions for me, making it sometimes difficult to tell characters apart. I tried, and maybe I‘ll try a different manga series….But this one was just meh.
pickDelightful series
“‘Holmes!‘ I cried. ‘Is it really you?‘”
The complete Sherlock Holmes now available to read in bite-sized daily issues! 251 to be exact 😅 spend the majority of a year with Holmes and Dr Watson and dozens of the craftiest criminals from London and beyond - https://www.serialreader.org/63a4eaeb4be9b78e8a02158c/the-complete-sherlock-holm...
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pickI think I need more Watson and Holmes.
Three stories, seemingly unconnected.
Using this for the #Booked2023 prompt: About a Pandemic - Watson refers to the Spanish Flu several times, because these stories were written down after he recovered from the flu. The stories themselves take place before the Spanish Flu though. (is that sufficient for the prompt?)
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