Two novels by Keigo Higashino

by Athena // 19 August, 2021 // No Comments

Devotion of Suspect X I have heard about this author from a couple of people and decided to finally try it out. It was a good mystery mystery with a very good twist. I like how the author crafted it... Continue reading →

The Complete Sherlock Holmes

by Athena // 23 September, 2008 // 2 Comments

I reviewed all four novels and six short story collections as I heard them on unabridged audiobooks narrated by John Telfer. I started the first book in early July and finished mid September; that is a lot if listening. I... Continue reading →

His Last Bow and The Case-book of Sherlock Holmes

by Athena // 23 September, 2008 // No Comments

The first three stories of His Last Bow have Conan Doyle’s themes of revenge and vengeance. Other stories include the Case of the Bruce Partington Papers is a complicated, longest of the mysteries with a spy thriller aspect and the... Continue reading →

The Return of Sherlock Holmes and The Valley of Fear

by Athena // 26 August, 2008 // No Comments

In The Return of Sherlock Holmes, Holmes and Watson commit a crime for good and even witness a greater crime, but do nothing. This collection has quite a few stories which highlights Sherlock Holmes as someone between the gray area... Continue reading →

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes and The Hound of the Baskervilles

by Athena // 15 August, 2008 // 1 Comment

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is the second of the Sherlock Holmes short stories has his first case (as recounted to Watson), another early case, and introductions to Sherlock’s brother Mycroft and his archnemeis Professor Moriarty. It’s not as varied... Continue reading →

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

by Athena // 28 July, 2008 // 1 Comment

The first short story collection with most of the famous cases being detailed here. I can understand why many find the short stories better than the novels as a whole. Holmes is better is in short, small doses. He seems... Continue reading →

Rebecca

by Athena // 9 November, 2007 // 3 Comments

Daphne du Maurier was partially inspired by Jane Eyre when writing this book, so I could not help compare it to that book which I love. The characters are not exactly the same, but I enjoyed reading this book almost... Continue reading →

The Tin Princess by Philip Pullman

by Athena // 4 June, 2007 // 2 Comments

The last of the Sally Lockhart quartet. Published in 1994, Pullman notes on his website how this was the most enjoyable of the books to write. This book is different from the first three books in two major ways: 1)... Continue reading →

The Tiger in the Well by Philip Pullman

by Athena // 3 June, 2007 // 3 Comments

When I read the summary for this, it seemed very psychological and intense. I’ve grown quite attached to Sally Lockhart and the other characters. Sometimes I think Pullman is as good as Dickens when making up Victorian characters. The actions... Continue reading →

The Shadow in the North by Philip Pullman

by Athena // 19 May, 2007 // 1 Comment

My original plan after reading The Ruby in the Smoke was to write a big review of the whole Sally Lockhart quartet because I wrongly assumed the other three books would be as short as that first book. I should... Continue reading →

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