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Musings and Memories from “The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes”

This review contains spoilers I remember the first time I finished The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. I was somewhere between 8 and 10 years old, curled up in a mustard-colored barrel chair we had got second hand from somewhere, in the family room when it still had the ugly gray carpet (complete with cigarette burns… Read more >>
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Is “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” a Love Story?

It’s taken me quite a while to reread The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. I soon realized many of the stories (so brilliantly) represented in the Jeremy Brett TV series have become tedious for me to read, whereas the stories which were not adapted retained more of their zest. Though disappointed by this, I latched onto… Read more >>
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Books with Unusual Titles – Two Short Reviews
It’s been a while since my last post, but I have been reading intermittently. I am still reading Sherlock Holmes (!) and Noli Me Tangere. Most recently, I have been spending more time at the library and read a couple of short books to mix things up a bit. Jacob’s Hands: A Fable Jacob’s Hands… Read more >>
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What I’m Reading: January edition 2024
Hope everyone’s New Year is off to a good start! Here’s what I’ve been reading lately… The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes I’m about halfway through this collection and still feel I prefer the short stories to the novels. The pacing is superior, the characters and settings are more quirky and relaxed, and in these stories,… Read more >>
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