However, Sherlock may end up providing help in areas originally not thought of, making for an interesting crime fighter. He offers up that the writer is I.
Knott, thereby discovering that the actual author remains a mystery. In this illustrated tale, Holmes is represented as a praying mantis, and all the supporting players are from the insect world. Instead, he spots a year-old girl taking down a bad guy in swift fashion. What our narrator does not realize is that this super teen is not all who she claims to be. More filters. Sort order. Nov 08, Elizabeth rated it it was ok Shelves: fantasy-magic-sci-fi , graphic , sherlock-holmes , short-stories-novellas , 19th-century , regional.
This is a hard book to rate because it's a collection of short works by different writers. The stories themselves range quite a bit in quality. Some are very good, but most of them, in my opinion, were not.
While I was reading it, at first, I thought it would be between 3 and 4 stars. Then, as I went on and read more of the stories, it was a solid 3. Then 2. Then it got worse yet. I was very disappointed overall. One good thing about this collection is that because it's a collection of so many This is a hard book to rate because it's a collection of short works by different writers. One good thing about this collection is that because it's a collection of so many parts, a few bad stories won't hurt the overall experience—it's a celebration of Sherlock Holmes, and certainly the whole can be greater than the sum of its parts.
Here, though, there were only two stories that I really liked, two more that were nice, and a fifth that was very good but just not my cup of tea. I'm still counting it as plus, since it was so good, and since my opinions are subjective anyway. But that still only leaves five positives out of 14 stories altogether.
Again, this is all just my own reaction, but it was not a good experience. I spent most of the time feeling irritated. Then I'd get to a really good one, and I'd get my hopes up again.
I'm okay with it as a genre, but it doesn't fit well into Sherlock Holmes. Usually this happens alongside a perfect other character who outsmarts him at every turn. I've no problem with Sherlock being outsmarted, especially if it's by an Irene Adler figure. But in that story, Sherlock was smart and clever, and Irene was cleverer still. Here, I think, some of the authors wanted their own characters to triumph, so instead of writing them smarter, they just diminished Sherlock.
I cannot make bricks without clay! They made him mild and prone to inaction. There were also some painful scenes of Sherlock meeting an Irene-like character, and falling over himself telling her how wonderful and smart and tough she is. Didn't feel real to me.
It just felt a little over-the-top to me. Some of these are stories set in the Doyle-era, starring Doyle characters. Others are set in modern times, still with Sherlock et al. Then there are the ones that have all original characters, but whose heroes assume the roles of Holmes and Watson. And ones where the characters are normal, everyday people who also happen to be Sherlock Holmes fans. And a whimsical Sherlock-is-really-a-bug retelling. And prose. And poetry. And a graphic novel.
This is a very rich collection of many different styles and forms. A few stories made me laugh out loud. Some of these stories had such a nice sense of fun, and they really felt like a celebration of Doyle. My top 5: Dr. The Case of the Missing Case, honorable mention. A nice origin story for Holmes. The Adventure of the Six Sherlocks, honorable mention. A lot of fun to read about a mystery at a Sherlock Holmes convention, with a bunch of Sherlock cosplayers as suspects.
Parts of it were cute, but most of these stories were either irritating or dull. An anthology of stories regarding Sherlock Holmes or things adjacent to Holmes.
All others can probably safely pass on it. This was a fairly entertaining collection of Sherlock inspired tales, 14 of them in all with almost a dozen of the authors I have not read previously - a good way to sample their writing.
I liked the final, short "Hounded" by Zoe Sharp quite a bit so I am going to try one of her books from her Charlie Fox series. Laurie King and Rhys Bowen both have stacks of "read" books in my virtual library, both favorites. There were contributions I did not care for, so three stars it is. Feb 07, Rachel rated it liked it. Like those first three, this is a collection of short stories somehow inspired by the Sherlock Holmes canon, by a very varied group of writers.
Some stories have Holmes and Watson in them, some don't, etc. I think that a lot of the stories in this collection were less charming and quirky, and mo Hmm. I think that a lot of the stories in this collection were less charming and quirky, and more edgy, and that's why I didn't like it as well. I don't know, it just felt Dec 16, Marlene rated it really liked it.
Originally published at Reading Reality Welcome to my review of the biennual collection of Sherlock Holmes-inspired stories edited by Laurie R. The stories in all of these collections were inspired by Holmes, one way or another, and are commissioned for the collections.
And like all collections, they are a bit of a mixed bag. The game, however, is definitely afoot, both in stories that feel like they could be part of the original canon, and in stories that take their inspiration from the Great Detective without necessarily featuring him in either his Victorian guise or a more contemporary one.
It takes place before the canon begins, when Mycroft is still working his way up the government ladder, and Sherlock, in his very early 20s, has not yet taken up rooms with Watson. And is not yet quite as sure of himself and his methods as he will later become. It actually fits quite nicely into the period between the excellent Mycroft and Sherlock by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Whitehouse, and the beginning of the official canon.
This collection has relatively few Holmesian stories set in the Victorian era. They are such completely different versions of the 21st century Holmes that choosing between them is impossible. Hounded by Zoe Sharp is so much fun because it is a contemporary reworking of The Hound of the Baskervilles.
It shows just how timeless the canon can be, by transplanting from the 19th century to the 21st and still making it all, including the ghostly hound, work.
The Ghost of the Lake, on the other hand, is a 21st century version of Holmes that owes a lot to both Elementary and Sherlock without feeling like an imitation of either. I liked, not only the portrayal of Holmes in this story, but also the character of Dr. Hester Regine. And I loved the trip down memory lane to Chicago, my favorite of all of the places that we have lived. And depths. And several places in between. Even the idea of a cooking show featuring actors portraying Holmes and Watson is hilarious.
This one is a light and fun send up of fan conventions in general and Sherlock Holmes mania in particular as well as being a cute mystery. I read it in a day, finding myself getting so caught up in each story that I almost finished before I knew it. If you like Holmes or Holmes-like or Holmes-lite stories, this collection is every bit as much of a treat as its predecessors. Of all the stories in all these collections, the one that still haunts me is from the first one, A Study in Sherlock.
Feb 20, Rachel rated it it was ok Shelves: anthologies , kill-it-with-fire , wait-what , sherlock-holmes. Final Status: So, remember when I said this anthology was possibly the best Sherlock Holmes anthology I had read as of then? Well, apparently, they shoved the dark, depressing, and honestly rather stupid tales toward the end.
Thank you, for that. So this anthology is getting dropped to a mere 2. Full review below: And that was to cheer myself up from all the disappointment. King and Leslie S. Klinger, with stories of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and friends in a variety of eras and forms. The results are surprising and joyous. Some tales are pastiches, featuring the recognizable figures of Holmes and Watson; others step away in time or place to describe characters and stories influenced by the Holmes world.
Some of the authors spin whimsical tales of fancy; others tell hard-core thrillers or puzzling mysteries. One beloved author writes a song; two others craft a melancholy graphic tale of insectoid analysis.
This is not a volume for readers who crave a steady diet of stories about Holmes and Watson on Baker Street. At around 2PM the residents of Mazar move towards the playing ground which is located opposite the old Soviet silo, some singing, some dancing to the music blaring out of the passing cars. Musharraf Palwan, trainer for the Balkh Buzkashi team, is walking around the field with confidence.
He has four sons playing today and his son-in-law is the referee. He is a respected man: players and spectators, alike, come to greet him. His sons kiss his hand with deference. No guard dares intervene while he wanders around the playing field oblivious to the danger of the horses and men fighting close by. Buzkashi is like a fight. Horsemen fight for the headless carcass of a goat or a calf.
Once one of them has seized it, he travels the distance to a flag at one end of the field, then back to throw it into a scoring circle at the other end. It allows the tchopendozs to show their strength and agility. Wealthy businessmen and — a concession to modernity — and private enterprises teams which count 12 horsemen.
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