Kevin's Watch

I was literally reading Sherlock Holmes: A study in scarlet online, first time ever(i maybe watched a bbc adapatation on dvd sometime 15-19 yrs ago), greatly enjoyed it and read the next Sign of Four.
I hvnt been reading much of any books recently.

I do like me some Holmes sometimes. I have a very old little book with a collection of the stories that I read every few years.

--A

Great collection of Legion of Super-Heroes. The Curse. Collecting from 1983 and 1984. LSH #297 thru #313 and Annuals #2 and #3.

Written by Paul Levitz. Plotted / Penciled by Keith Giffen.

Avatar wrote:I do like me some Holmes sometimes. I have a very old little book with a collection of the stories that I read every few years.

--A

I'll be slowly going through as much of the official Conan Doyle ouvre as I find time/motivation to do so. Wikipedia states that some of the last few aren't likely written by Conan Doyle. I don't really care about that but I hope you can tell me some of the stories to anticipate if I ever get far enough to read them. (I still haven't started on the the first of the short stories after finishing the 1st 2 books weeks ago.) I really enjoyed(for a given value of enjoy) reading those musty stories too. (My only remembered [vague now] knowledge of Holmes is from Elementary(tv show), Holmes Downey/Law movies, Cumbers/Freeman Sherlock n various old Sherlocks [probably Brett, maybe others] that i've watched on dvd over 10 years ago. I'm really curious what was in the original stories that were adapted/changed in the versions i've watched(but barely remember most of it now, unless i rewatch).

Tldr: Av, what stories/books do you like/encourage me to read of the original Conan Doyle Holmes canon? (I'll probably do a strict publication order read as i'm kinda ocd about it nowadays and it's my first time ever reading the stories).

Just my 2 cents, but I enjoyed...

Hound of the Baskervilles
A Study in Scarlet
The Sign of the Four

The Adventure of the Speckled Band
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
The Adventure of the Crooked Man

A Scandal in Bohemia (Irene Adler's only appearance)

The Valley of Fear (Professor Moriarty)
The Adventure of the Final Problem (Professor Moriarty)

The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter (Mycroft Holmes)

Pretty much agree with Sarge there, although for some reason "Sign of the Four" has never been one of my favourites. Speckled band was pretty damn good though.

--A

sgt.null wrote:Just my 2 cents, but I enjoyed...

Hound of the Baskervilles
A Study in Scarlet
The Sign of the Four

The Adventure of the Speckled Band
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
The Adventure of the Crooked Man

A Scandal in Bohemia (Irene Adler's only appearance)

The Valley of Fear (Professor Moriarty)
The Adventure of the Final Problem (Professor Moriarty)

The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter (Mycroft Holmes)

Thnx, sarge. And Av, too. Will take these under advisement when i (re-)start my reading in order of the Holmes canon by Conan Doyle. (Will need to research if im gonna read all 60 Conan Doyle novels/stories; so far 2 novels [first 2], 58 more to go.)

I'm back on the ole donaldson except audio. Through the gap, first chronicles, the two new ones, starting on last chronicles now. I read 4/5 of the last book then decided i would read ALL DONALDSON AGAIN before finishing.

Always a good idea. I can't do audio books though, too slow.

Still need to get the new series though.

--A

Joe Hill - Full Throttle

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Divine Fruitfulness: A Guide Through Balthasar's Theology Beyond the Trilogy by Aidan Nichols, OP

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"Fratelli Tutti": On Fraternity and Social Friendship by Pope Francis

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Gilles Deleuze and Metaphysics by Alain Beaulieu, Edward Kazarian & Julia Sushytska (Editors)

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Engaging the Doctrine of Marriage: Human Marriage as the Image and Sacrament of the Marriage of God and Creation by Matthew Levering

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Margins of Philosophy by Jacques Derrida

The Institute by Stephen King.

Great little book! Thoroughly enjoying it (even if in places it is a trifle uncomfortable).

Just finished Fareed Zakaria's Ten Lessons for a Post-pandemic World.

It should more rightly have been called 15 or 20 Questions for the modern world, with lots of historical context and excerpts from other famous writers, and some very interesting thoughts to ponder over the next few years. But that's a touch wordy.

Quite interesting, though.

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Eucharist as Meaning: Critical Metaphysics and Contemporary Sacramental Theology by Joseph C. Mudd

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Love and Truth: The Christian Path of Charity by Jean Borella

Rigel - post office says i have a package to pick up tomorrow! I'm expecting it is the book you sent. Excited to pick it up and see. If so I will post about it here.