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“The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez” Or, Maybe you should’ve written about the leech, Watson…
The Strand continues its dominance in the industry by publishing “The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez” a good three months before Collier’s managed it, in July of 1904.
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Fiction: I’m not calling this LGBT Fiction on principle.
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters Heather and I made a deal – I would read her favorite book (Fingersmith) and she would read my favorite book (Three Men in a Boat). Clearly I love her more than she loves me because…voila! … Continue reading
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LET’S GET READY TO RUMBLLLLLLLLLLE!
Welcome to the first ever Three Men in Various Places SMACKDOWN! In this corner, written seven years before our current champion but lacking a dog…it’s Three in Norway (By Two of Them)! And in this corner, still laugh-out-loud funny over … Continue reading
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I’m keeping it short and sweet…
Sleepwalk With Me: And Other Painfully True Stories by Mike Birbiglia You know what? I’ve been staring at this post for a while now, trying to think of what to say and I’m just going to have to take my … Continue reading
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I have finally vanquished Scott Westerfeld’s trilogy!
Uglies, Pretties, and Specials by Scott Westerfeld It was exhausting and took me waaaaaaay longer than it should have for me to get through these three books, but I finally triumphed! It’s an intriguing premise and Westerfeld’s a good writer, but … Continue reading
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Dammit, Janet!
Er, dammit, Suzanne Collins (but that doesn’t have the same ring to it)… Now I have to read Battle Royale.
TA DA!
Done! Kind of. I thought the books with brightly colored spines would take up the whole shelf space in my living room. Alas, there are more black, white, off-white, and multi-colored spines than I thought and I’m left with nearly … Continue reading
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It’s going to get worse before it gets better…
It’s like doing one of those little shifty tile puzzles in here. I’ve just gotta keep my head down, my game face on, and power through these bastards! Keep your fingers crossed that I have a finished project to show … Continue reading
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YA: Fiction
Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me? by Louise Rennison I’m ashamed that it took me so long to realize that this book was out! It’s the last Georgia Nicholason book and I didn’t read it until it was … Continue reading
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IR Sci-fi/Fantasy
Skulduggery Pleasant: Mortal Coil by Derek Landy And Skulduggery is back in fine form! The last book was a bit of a placeholder, but that’s to be expected with such a long story to tell. I don’t have a lot … Continue reading
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“The Adventure of the Three Students” Or, I’ll keep it short because I keep getting distracted by QI!
Aha! The Strand has finally caught up with Collier’s! They got it first this time, publishing “The Adventure of the Three Students” in June 1904 and those slowpokes over at Collier’s didn’t publish it until September 24. So well done … Continue reading
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“The Adventure of the Six Napoleons, Or it’s so boring I seem to have misplaced an entire week!
Okay, I could have tried to brazen things out and pretended that I didn’t actually miss a week of my Sherlock Holmes Book Club or I could have tried to convince you that you were crazy and that you actually … Continue reading
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“The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton” Or, That cat Charles Augustus Milverton is one bad mother–SHUT YOUR MOUTH!
“The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton” was first published in March of 1904 and takes place, after much discussion and dissension among the chronologists, Thursday, January 5 to Saturday, January 14, 1899. One of the chronologists uses Watson’s horror at … Continue reading
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“The Adventure of Black Peter” Or, Wait, what’s this about Norway?
“The Adventure of Black Peter” was first published in 1904 (again in Collier’s first rather than in the Strand) and took place, with none of Baring-Gould’s usual rigmarole with weather or phases of the moon, Wednesday, July 3 to Friday, … Continue reading
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I need a new tag for Lucy Knisley’s books…
It’s a 25-page account of her thoughts following a breakup with her boyfriend of five years and it made me cry. Not because it was sad (I mean, obviously, I’m sad for her), but it made me cry a little … Continue reading
