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Re: Sherlock Holmes Short Stories Read Along!
Posted: Sun 05 Jun, 2022, 4:01 pm
by Bee
thiskurt wrote: ↑Sun 05 Jun, 2022, 3:12 pm
So much is established already in this first story, I mean, I know there were two books before it, but Watson is already no longer living with Holmes, their adventures are like a thing from the past already, the coke thing is just mentioned as a given.
I don't know if that's a good or a bad thing as a starting point, but it sure is better than the two books. It's both quite representative of the stories but also a bit of an exception in ways. Actually, it's kind of exactly what it is, not quite a reboot, but a re-introduction to popular characters from a pre-existing media, in this case the two books.
The more I think about it, the more I like this story, tbh. It does such a good job of displaying all the great things about Holmes and Watson: the mutual respect, the sense of humor, the acting skills, the readiness to embark on random adventures, etc etc
AND it features a cool antagonist! And there are no murders!!
thiskurt wrote: ↑Sun 05 Jun, 2022, 3:41 pm
There should be more well-known adventuresses these days.
An adventuress who bests Sherlock Holmes and the King of Bohemia to live her live with her husband is a much better story than whatever BBC's Sherlock turned it into.
This would make a great anime
Re: Sherlock Holmes Read Along - A Scandal In Bohemia
Posted: Mon 06 Jun, 2022, 6:33 am
by InspectorCaracal
Bee wrote: ↑Sun 05 Jun, 2022, 1:21 am
Now, is there a more memorable starting paragraph in all of Sherlock Holmes canon? @InspectorCaracal
I know Irene Adler has a disproportional importance in derived works, but every time I read ASiB, I can't even be mad about it.
NOBODY PINGED ME ON THE OP I MISSED THIS READALONG
A Scandal in Bohemia is a fantastic story and one of my favorites, which is why I get so mad about all the crummy Irene Adlers running around lmao
but yes, it's like up there with "It is a truth universally acknowledged" in terms of snappy openings
Re: Sherlock Holmes Read Along - A Scandal In Bohemia
Posted: Mon 06 Jun, 2022, 6:37 am
by InspectorCaracal
thiskurt wrote: ↑Sun 05 Jun, 2022, 3:04 pm
I think this line does more damage to adaptations in general than any disproportional focus on Irene Adler, honestly.
All emotions, and that one particularly, were abhorrent to his cold, precise but admirably balanced mind.
Once you read the stories critically for long enough you start to realize there is a really sharp narrative dissonance between who Watson
tells us Holmes is, and who he
shows us Holmes is. It's super interesting, but yeah, most adaptations of Holmes focus more on the "what Watson tells" side than "what Watson shows" side.
thiskurt wrote: ↑Sun 05 Jun, 2022, 3:41 pm
An adventuress who bests Sherlock Holmes and the King of Bohemia to live her live with her husband is a much better story than whatever BBC's Sherlock turned it into.
yesssss
"The Continuing Adventures of Irene Norton" would be a fantastic story collection if done well
Re: Sherlock Holmes Read Along - A Scandal In Bohemia
Posted: Mon 06 Jun, 2022, 3:23 pm
by Bee
InspectorCaracal wrote: ↑Mon 06 Jun, 2022, 6:33 am
NOBODY PINGED ME ON THE OP I MISSED THIS READALONG
you just don't love us enough to check the active topics list
Re: Sherlock Holmes Read Along - A Scandal In Bohemia
Posted: Mon 06 Jun, 2022, 4:11 pm
by InspectorCaracal
Bee wrote: ↑Mon 06 Jun, 2022, 3:23 pm
InspectorCaracal wrote: ↑Mon 06 Jun, 2022, 6:33 am
NOBODY PINGED ME ON THE OP I MISSED THIS READALONG
you just don't love us enough to check the active topics list
my inlaws were visiting for a week c'mon
Re: Sherlock Holmes Short Stories Read Along!
Posted: Mon 06 Jun, 2022, 4:13 pm
by InspectorCaracal
so we're doing the Red-Headed League next weekend?
Re: Sherlock Holmes Short Stories Read Along!
Posted: Mon 06 Jun, 2022, 4:28 pm
by thiskurt
InspectorCaracal wrote: ↑Mon 06 Jun, 2022, 4:13 pm
so we're doing the Red-Headed League next weekend?
Every other week was the plan, so 18-19, but I could do 11-12 too.
Re: Sherlock Holmes Read Along - A Scandal In Bohemia
Posted: Mon 06 Jun, 2022, 6:17 pm
by Bee
InspectorCaracal wrote: ↑Mon 06 Jun, 2022, 4:11 pm
Bee wrote: ↑Mon 06 Jun, 2022, 3:23 pm
InspectorCaracal wrote: ↑Mon 06 Jun, 2022, 6:33 am
NOBODY PINGED ME ON THE OP I MISSED THIS READALONG
you just don't love us enough to check the active topics list
my inlaws were visiting for a week c'mon
That was a month ago!!
Re: Sherlock Holmes Short Stories Read Along!
Posted: Mon 06 Jun, 2022, 6:17 pm
by Bee
thiskurt wrote: ↑Mon 06 Jun, 2022, 4:28 pm
InspectorCaracal wrote: ↑Mon 06 Jun, 2022, 4:13 pm
so we're doing the Red-Headed League next weekend?
Every other week was the plan, so 18-19, but I could do 11-12 too.
Yeah we can do every week no problem
Re: Sherlock Holmes Read Along - A Scandal In Bohemia
Posted: Tue 07 Jun, 2022, 3:30 pm
by InspectorCaracal
Bee wrote: ↑Mon 06 Jun, 2022, 6:17 pm
InspectorCaracal wrote: ↑Mon 06 Jun, 2022, 4:11 pm
Bee wrote: ↑Mon 06 Jun, 2022, 3:23 pm
you just don't love us enough to check the active topics list
my inlaws were visiting for a week c'mon
That was a month ago!!
wh-- what? *looks at the calendar* omg don't scare me like that lmao (they were here from the 23rd to the 27th)
