I know it’s popular in Pajibaland to hate on The Revenant, but I found the movie to be really quite interesting. It provoked quite a conversation the weekend The Chancellor and I saw it together with my youngest sister, and it’s gorgeously shot. Also, it’s a misery-porn marathon, and make no mistake about it. I mean… I knew the film was inspired by a true story (Hugh Glass is part of a fur company, gets attacked by a bear and has mortal injuries, is left […]
Reader, I was disappointed.
I read several rave reviews of Lyndsay Faye’s Jane Steele, and while I was a bit nervous about the serial killer angle (will it be like Sweeney Todd? I wondered), I was more than happy to give it a shot. Jane Eyre was a novel I looooooved in high school and then, as an adult, realized that Mr. Rochester is a very bad man. A very bad man indeed. [Shhhh, not now, Daniel. We’ll talk about you later.] Anyway, I read Patricia Park’s most excellent […]
My Favorite Holmes Adventure
There are those typical Sherlock Holmes adventures that involve mystery, maniacs, and murder, and then there are those that tinge on the thrilling and scary. The Hound of the Baskervilles is actually kind of scary. I’ve read it several times, and each time, there is a bit of thrill and chill that occurs when I read it. The BBC Sherlock series does it paltry justice in the second season, if you ask me. Read my full review to find out why.
More Sherlock Holmes Stories!
When it comes to the Sherlock Holmes stories and novels, there is a wide variety from which to choose. There are always those standouts that you remember (and that Wishbone sought to adapt!), and then there are others that are forgettable/racist/poorly-written or plotted. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes are written by John Watson as a much older man, thinking about previously unpublished Holmes and Watson mysteries, including the one that would set Arthur Conan Doyle against his fanbase. In my full review, I again recap […]
The Game Continues! Stories Edition
In The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Doyle crafts short stories that encapsulate a series of separate adventures upon which Holmes and his faithful partner in mystery, Dr. John Watson, embark. Dr. Watson, as the chronicler of all mysteries, shares his thoughts on the adventures and editorializes their aftermaths, both for himself and for Holmes. The stories are almost equally fun and well-written, but I would like to point out the best of the collection. Read my full review for a rundown of several of my […]
The Game is Afoot (part II)!
Hey guys, only like 10 more reviews to write!!!! [sob] We won’t talk about the stack of grading or the article revision due next week now, will we? No, we will not. Let’s talk some Sherlock instead. I had read this novel many years ago, and I didn’t remember much of anything about it. I’m afraid to say that a similar impression stands now after a re-read. Granted, it’s been awhile since I read this (I think? Honestly, I have no idea anymore, guys. I’ll […]
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