Book Beginnings on Friday
is a bookish meme now
sponsored by Rose City Reader (who originally inspired the meme).
Here's what you do: Share the first line
(or two) of the book you are currently
reading on your blog or in the comments
section. Include the title and author so
we know what you're reading. Then, if you
are so moved, let us know what your
first impressions were based on that first line
and if you did or did not like that sentence. Link up each week
at Gilion's place.
Here's mine from Sherlock Holmes & the Treasure Train by Frank Thomas:
Here's mine from Sherlock Holmes & the Treasure Train by Frank Thomas:
When my friend Sherlock Holmes and I were finally ushered into the conference room of the Birmingham and Northern Railroad, I must have shown surprise.
[Don't you just want to know why?]
The Friday 56 is a bookish meme
sponsored by Freda's Voice. It is really easy to
participate. Just grab a book, any book, and turn
to page 56. Find a sentence that grabs you and
post it.
Here's mine from Sherlock Holmes & the Treasure Train by Frank Thomas:
I had no desire to secure the services of a fellow practitioner for treatment of a break or contusions.
11 comments:
I haven't read any Sherlock Holmes, but I am definitely curious.
Thanks for sharing...and for visiting my blog.
I love Sherlock Holmes stories but have not read this one. I love the start. Thanks for Visiting.
I saw Sherlock somewhere else today too and commented about how the hubby like Sherlock unless he comes in the form of Robert Downey JR, then I like him too... lol
@Freda: I think that was on my Theme Thursday post. :-)
I have read a couple of Sherlock stories, but not this one. Sounds good.
Hi Bev,
I have read all of the original Holmes stories by Conan Doyle, however I haven't so far been tempted by any of the spin-off stories.
If I stay true to my policy that 'classics' shouldn't be manipulated for renewed gain by more modern authors, then I shall definitely be giving this one a miss, I'm afraid ..... but your teaser and 56 lines, do sound so good!!
I hope that you are enjoying the book and I shall await your review and final verdict.
Have a great weekend,
Yvonne
I love Holmes, wish Conan Doyle had written more. Looking forward to your review. If it lives up to the promise, I would love to read it.
That's a good beginning. Does Frank Thomas write a lot of Sherlock Holmes stories? I've never heard of him.
I never read Sherlock Holmes, but I bet I'd really enjoy the stories.
Yes, I want to know why. :)
http://guiltlessreading.blogspot.ca/2012/10/friday-56-book-beginnings-keeping-score.html
Yvonne (fictionbooks): Generally speaking I'm not a fan of other authors making good on other's work. But there have been some nicely done Holmes pastiches over the years. This--I'm afraid isn't going to go down as one of them (unless something changes my mind in the last 1/3 of the book).
Amber: Thomas wrote about 7-9 of these. I don't know if the others are any better than this one (and don't plan to find out). I'm going to finish it (just to see what really happened), but my advice is to give it a miss.
Yvonne (Socrates Book Reviews): Holmes is great! You should definitely read the originals...and there are some good ones out there that aren't by Doyle.
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