Comments | marionravenwood: Three books read recently.

marionravenwood

Three books read recently.

Aug 16, 2006 01:53

From the Mixed-Up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg (Reread: like everyone else, I first read this as a child.)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
The Art of Detection by Laurie R. King ( Read more... )

sherlock holmes, books, books read

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foxestacado August 16 2006, 06:12:25 UTC

Wha? Laurie R. King wrote a book ABOUT Holmes enthusiasts?? That is utterly...MIND-BOGGLING. WOW. I need to read this now. Did it just come out? (then again, I have been out of date with Laurie R. King. I haven't read her most recent Mary Russell/Homes installment yet. Yeah. "The Game." I have it, just haven't read it yet).

I didn't know Sherlockians were considered the first fandom.

Wow. I am so intrigued. I want to grab that one before I go on my two trips. I haven't read for leisure in such a long time. Wait, fanfic. Oh wait. Yeah, I have read for leisure a lot...just not from actual books...

foxestacado August 16 2006, 06:13:12 UTC

By the way, did you know Laurie R. King has a blog? I created a blogspot account just for her, but alas, I don't have the guts to write anything to her.

marionravenwood August 16 2006, 07:07:12 UTC

I think I did know this, but I had forgotten and hadn't checked it in ages. Thanks for reminding me.

marionravenwood August 16 2006, 07:06:04 UTC

Laurie R. King wrote a book ABOUT Holmes enthusiasts?? Maybe she figured, I've already done all this research, might as well use it again? Also, I imagine she comes into contact with a good many of them. For all I know, she's a Baker Street Irregular herself.

Did it just come out?
Earlier this summer.

The main character in Art of Detection is Kate Martinelli, the inspector from A Grave Talent and all the other books in that series. I like them, but not as much as the Mary Russell novels.

I didn't know Sherlockians were considered the first fandom.
Well, dammit, now I can't find anything like a citation, so I don't know how true that is. However, I have heard that the use of "canon" in fandom is punning on "Conan," and the BSI date from 1934.

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dustyfedora August 16 2006, 17:14:57 UTC

Have you read "The Club Dumas" by Arturo Perez-Reverte? I didn't particularly like it because of the ending, but it centered around a Musketeers fandom.

marionravenwood August 18 2006, 07:14:34 UTC

I have not read it but have sold it. I wonder why they changed the name for the movie? From the summary it sounds as if they removed Dumas from the movie entirely. How odd.

dustyfedora August 18 2006, 16:57:45 UTC

Probably because the title gave away the lame twist ending. Bad title! Fun book, though... until I got to the end.