Wild & wooly, and at this point, SH is immaterial, a compliment. Irene is now a fully-formed character, & so much more satisfying than the petty criminals & sexual tramps that the menfolk make her into. I include Moffat & co. of Sherlock BBC, who have completely screwed up The Adler. She make you nervous, guys?This series is much more like Laurie King's right now. The characters are taking off on their own & having some pretty amazing adventures. Enjoying the hell out of this, and, for those who quibble regarding length of book & emphasis on costume, well, this isn't like the original short story; it is a novel, and, about a Victorian woman of a certain class, who defined themselves at least partly by their clothing styles (as did the men too, please note Conan Doyle's details).Just because modern male authors are too lazy & unimaginative to note details of dress, well, it's been important to humans for much of their history, so I ignore those comments.
This short story by Doyle was, for this reader, a nice quick trip into turn of the century London. The intrepid Holmes is bested by Adler, which for some may cause anxiety, and for others relief. What I like most is trying to be clever like Holmes is, failing, then watching as Holmes effortlessly and somewhat rudely explains the obvious way in which he came to his conclusions. After the fact, and with explanation, his reasoning is flawless, which is why I enjoy reading these stories because I get to root for a "hero", even though Irene Adler, a femme fatal, gets away in the end. I will look forward to reading about the seemingly innocent struggle between Holmes and Adler in the future. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys mysteries, femme fatales, or who might simply need to kill a half hour.
Do You like book Another Scandal In Bohemia (2003)?
I found this book to be interesting because Irene Adler the main prtagonist of this novel went to Bohemian to solve a mystery presented by the queen of Bohemia. This novel is based upon the story line of the original case story known as A Scandal In Bohemia. However, Sherlock Holmes himself seem to be involve in this affair. Irene Adler, Nell, and Godfrey went to Bohemia in disguise and met the king of Bohemia. To surprise the king doesn't actually realized who Irene was even though theking trie
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