tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post5945238180525174451..comments2024-03-02T20:13:07.434+00:00Comments on Tiny Library: The Extraordinary Cases of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan DoyleSam (Tiny Library)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-48633105143103983092012-07-07T20:50:40.107+01:002012-07-07T20:50:40.107+01:00It is very sad that your teacher turned you off fr...It is very sad that your teacher turned you off from the Sherlock Holmes canon.<br /><br />I read 'The Lost World' and enjoyed it - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle at his best as always :)Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16498276962097853996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-36654757462672760462011-01-04T19:30:19.701+00:002011-01-04T19:30:19.701+00:00Ugh! silly teacher. Well I'm glad he didn'...Ugh! silly teacher. Well I'm glad he didn't turn you off reading completely. Mysteries are not really my bag either, unless they're the Dan Brown or Robin Cook kind. And even they get tiresome after a while.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18273468231529654323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-24750025229877174262011-01-04T13:03:14.622+00:002011-01-04T13:03:14.622+00:00@Coffee and a Book Chick - yes, he was a horrible ...@Coffee and a Book Chick - yes, he was a horrible teacher, although I don't think he realised he was being horrible. He had recently come over from a small Carribean island and was always going on about the "strange teaching practises" in the UK. Maybe that's just the way he had always taught ...Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-29619101266093158912011-01-03T17:02:18.950+00:002011-01-03T17:02:18.950+00:00Oh, that's so sad that a teacher would turn ch...Oh, that's so sad that a teacher would turn children off reading because of something so trivial he decided to "teach" (probably thought that pointless exercise counted as drama--bah!). That burns me up, being a teacher & a reader. I feel the same way about mysteries--I'm usually never a step ahead of the detective but I enjoy them nonetheless :)Teacher/Learnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280690822570558469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-70147952728707185382011-01-03T16:30:19.580+00:002011-01-03T16:30:19.580+00:00Absolutely horrid, HORRID teacher. I'm so sor...Absolutely horrid, HORRID teacher. I'm so sorry you had to experience several classics in this manner!Natalie~Coffee and a Book Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369504951819517390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-16810056163473693912011-01-03T01:52:31.687+00:002011-01-03T01:52:31.687+00:00Ugh that teacher sounds AWFUL.
I've never rea...Ugh that teacher sounds AWFUL.<br /><br />I've never read any Sherlock before and I'm a little scared to. But my book club is reading Hound of the Baskervilles this fall, so I'll be giving Mr. Holmes a try soon...Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-23493547711308086302011-01-02T18:55:01.702+00:002011-01-02T18:55:01.702+00:00I have read a bit of Sherlock Holmes throughout my...I have read a bit of Sherlock Holmes throughout my life, but I've never really enjoyed it much. I like detective stories usually, but Holmes is usually just too arrogant for me to like and the way you're never given all the clues, but instead he'll reveal some obscurity at the very end of it, annoys me.<br />~iben<br />http://boroughofbooks.blogspot.com/Ibenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286888107805731142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-52663271859071514832011-01-02T16:52:19.583+00:002011-01-02T16:52:19.583+00:00Smug, Pompous, Egotistical, self Aggrandizing,Para...Smug, Pompous, Egotistical, self Aggrandizing,Paranoid and those were his good points.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-59702797107239913592011-01-02T15:28:23.270+00:002011-01-02T15:28:23.270+00:00Mel - you've hit the nail on the head when you...Mel - you've hit the nail on the head when you said it was hard to relax into the stories. I felt like I should be taking notes of all the clues or something!Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-240875402500147562011-01-02T13:29:48.071+00:002011-01-02T13:29:48.071+00:00When you mentioned about Sherlock Holmes being a s...When you mentioned about Sherlock Holmes being a smug, I recall this famous line by Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot: "My name is Hercule Poirot and I am probably the greatest detective in the world." and "... it is my business to know things".<br /><br />Nevertheless, I love Christie's Poirot series.Playing Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501291671229076356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-59596010802955113842011-01-02T11:56:59.811+00:002011-01-02T11:56:59.811+00:00I read Speckled Band a couple of years ago, and I ...I read Speckled Band a couple of years ago, and I remember not understanding it at all. Maybe it's time for a reread... Also, your teacher sounds awful. For me, reading those books aloud in class (in an accent) takes all the fun out of reading.Darlyn (Your Move, Dickens)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00979296421309409564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-9793629525162445072011-01-02T11:33:44.610+00:002011-01-02T11:33:44.610+00:00I tried reading Sherlock Holmes last year and foun...I tried reading Sherlock Holmes last year and found it difficult to relax into the stories as well. I felt like I should be paying attention to everything as well. Perhaps it's an expectation thing with Sherlock Holmes - although I loved the recent film amd series based on the character! :)Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12232105105688358961noreply@blogger.com