tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post4881223401229860837..comments2024-03-28T05:11:15.109-04:00Comments on Avid Reader's Musings: The Hound of the BaskervillesMelissa (Avid Reader)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-14579479790170490312011-09-04T19:59:30.209-04:002011-09-04T19:59:30.209-04:00I read this a few years ago. I'm glad to hear...I read this a few years ago. I'm glad to hear you liked it too!Captain Nick Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12668840981814071637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-70294112159374827722011-09-02T10:54:19.044-04:002011-09-02T10:54:19.044-04:00DesLily - The movie was so fun!DesLily - The movie was so fun!Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-89650915598937853542011-08-31T16:08:43.615-04:002011-08-31T16:08:43.615-04:00this is my absolute favorite Doyle book!...and I l...this is my absolute favorite Doyle book!...and I love the old black and white movie with Basil Rathbone as Holmes. Whenever I read Sherlock Holmes I hear Basil Rathbone! Enjoy the books!DesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-3668047029288538482011-08-29T11:51:27.156-04:002011-08-29T11:51:27.156-04:00Allie - I would be fascinated to find out how he w...Allie - I would be fascinated to find out how he wrote each case.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-78295544160702887372011-08-28T18:41:24.455-04:002011-08-28T18:41:24.455-04:00This is by far my favorite. Since finishing all of...This is by far my favorite. Since finishing all of the Holmes stuff last year, I keep wanting to reread. :)<br /><br />I wonder how Doyle went about writing these-if he started with a solution and worked backward...Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-32562604724384115652011-08-26T17:03:57.173-04:002011-08-26T17:03:57.173-04:00Darlyn - I always think Doyle must have been prett...Darlyn - I always think Doyle must have been pretty clever to write a character like Sherlock. <br /><br />Sandy - Get thee to a bookstore! Or try one of the Sherlock collections on audio, those are good. <br /><br />Sarah - Some of the cases are stronger than others, but Sherlock himself is always great. I do love that BBC series!Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-4480561799809512672011-08-26T14:43:44.903-04:002011-08-26T14:43:44.903-04:00I've been struggling through A Study in Scarle...I've been struggling through A Study in Scarlet ever since I discovered the BBC Sherlock series last week. I really enjoy Holmes and Watson, but the case isn't as interesting as I'd hoped. If I make it through Hound of Baskervilles sounds like a good second shot for Doyle.<br /><br />Also, if you haven't tried the above mentioned series, you totally should. It's so awesome.Sarah Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11116130581597537480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-15627760219667008842011-08-26T13:22:25.756-04:002011-08-26T13:22:25.756-04:00Believe it or not, but I've never read any of ...Believe it or not, but I've never read any of these. (Hanging my head in shame) It just passed me by when I was younger, when everyone else was into him. You make me want to get to it!Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-14530234556686387682011-08-26T11:52:06.301-04:002011-08-26T11:52:06.301-04:00I first read this a couple of years ago, and it wa...I first read this a couple of years ago, and it was my first foray into the Sherlock Holmes canon. I enjoyed it, and I completely agree that Conan Doyle never fails to make you think. :)Darlyn (Your Move, Dickens)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00979296421309409564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-45263300028644633992011-08-26T11:43:49.105-04:002011-08-26T11:43:49.105-04:00Heather - That would be awesome! I loved the moder...Heather - That would be awesome! I loved the modern BBC Sherlock series. I had heard they might not have a second season because of Freeman's filming schedule for The Hobbit. I'm so glad they're going to!Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-60417337083549939732011-08-26T11:12:59.253-04:002011-08-26T11:12:59.253-04:00I loooove Sherlock Holmes. Adore him even. I have ...I loooove Sherlock Holmes. Adore him even. I have read lots of his stories, but I haven't read this one since high school. I read somewhere that they are doing this story for the BBC series in it's second season. I can't wait to see how they do it.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991818614911652918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-33348354731293064512011-08-26T10:51:17.263-04:002011-08-26T10:51:17.263-04:00Kristi - It's just such a fun mystery.
Jeann...Kristi - It's just such a fun mystery. <br /><br />Jeanne - I'm with you, I've always wanted to see it and your pictures just made me want to go even more. Although, like you, I did go to the Sherlock museum in London on Baker Street. <br /><br />BookQuoter - I haven't seen that one! After I finished this I watch the 1939 one and it was fun, but I'll have to check out the Brett one. <br /><br />Anne - He's such a great character.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-28084606559885217982011-08-26T09:08:03.872-04:002011-08-26T09:08:03.872-04:00I love this book too- classic Sherlock Holmes!I love this book too- classic Sherlock Holmes!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720949976758052019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-462142428647542042011-08-26T08:20:53.830-04:002011-08-26T08:20:53.830-04:00Totally agree. Loved everything about this book. I...Totally agree. Loved everything about this book. I also really like the movie that stars Jeremy Brett as Sherlock. It really followed the book!BookQuoterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13033467542826463255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-50690035571944250452011-08-26T07:36:46.388-04:002011-08-26T07:36:46.388-04:00This is one of the many things I've read about...This is one of the many things I've read about a moor that made me want to see one.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-47470193274326319232011-08-26T04:28:41.654-04:002011-08-26T04:28:41.654-04:00I think I read this one in junior high too! I down...I think I read this one in junior high too! I downloaded it to my iPad a couple of months ago because I remembered enjoying it, but couldn't remember the story at all. I'm so glad that you enjoyed it. Five stars--I definitely have to start it sooner rather than later.Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07343557750428307066noreply@blogger.com