| Name | Lindsy Fish |
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| 1. Favorite book and why? |
My favourite story is "A scandal in Bohemia" because the Master Detective, Sherlock Holmes is outwitted by a "mere" female in a very cunning fashion. No matter what Holmes does, Miss Irene Adler is always one step ahead of him.
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| 2. Least favorite book and why? |
My least favourite story is "His Last Bow" because it uses many cliches of the detective world, like the old chloroform (or ether) on the rag trick. The plot is also rather cliched. The plot being that a German spy is to steal some codes from the English air force and Holmes is recruted to stop it. Definitely NOT Sir ACD's best work.
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| 3. Favorite scene in favorite book and why? |
My favourite scene is when Sherlock Holmes thinks he outwitted Irene Adler and goes and tries to get the picture he was hired to get. (The picture is rather incriminating to the man who hired Holmes.) He finds a picture, but not the one he's looking for, and a letter telling him that she guessed every one of his moves, has gone away with her new husband and will never bother Holmes' client again as long as he keeps his lips sealed. My favourite quote is at the end of the scene, and the end of the story, when Watson, Holmes' friend, is reflecting on the whole matter. "...The best plans of Mr. Sherlock Holmes were beaten by a woman's wit. He used to make merry over the cleverness of women, but I have not heard him do it of late."
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| 4. Favorite character and why? |
Sherlock Holmes himself is my favourite character because he is so off the wall and unconventional. He is nearly totally unemotional, but has a sense of mercy. He has let people go even though they were obviously guilty of murder or some terrible crime simply because of their motive and/or who they killed. He, also, is great. I've always wanted to touch greatness, and he is my chance.
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| 5. Which character do you identify most with and why? |
I most identify with Watson because the poor guy does the best he can, but still falls short of his friend's glory. Holmes sends Watson to do things when he himself is unavailable, and Watson does the best he can, but it is never enough. He always ends up in Blunderland because he is lacking in the talents of his illustrious friend. It's not his fault, but he keeps making mistakes due purely to ignorance on his part; he does not know any better.
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| 6. If you could see a sequel to one of the author's books, which would it
be and what would it be about? |
I can't see a sequel to any of Sir ACD's books that I've read. They all have a very definite end that leaves no room for improvement, which may not be a bad thing, considering the genre of the novels and stories.
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| 7. What do you like about author's writing style? |
Sir ACD is very elegant in his writing. His books and stories are a challenge because the words he uses have been corrupted down through the ages to mean different things. When I sit down with one of his books I need a dictionary by my side to look up some words that I do not understand. They're not hard stories, per se, I'm just a stickler for details and want to know EVERYTHING that goes on.
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| 8. What are your favorite themes of this author? |
I don't really have a favorite, but I do like to more bizzarre themes he uses, like in "The Dying Detctive" Holmes pretends to be infected with a Coolie Diesease form Asia to trap a man who killed his own nephew with the same diesease.
"The Hound of the Baskervilles" is also a good theme. Spectral hounds and familial curses are quite interesting in my opinion.
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| 9. What could be most improved about this authors books? |
I don't really know if they can be improved. I've loved his stories since I was in elementary school for the simple reason that they're great reads and fun to try and figure out, though, like the poor Watson, I'm always in the dark 'till the very end.
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Book Reviews
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
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