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⌈ Secret Post #2715 ⌋

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[Tales of Innocence]

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[Transamerica]

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[Final Fantasy VIII]

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[Interview with the Vampire]

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[Andrew Lloyd Webber]

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[Critical Miss]

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[Great British Menu/Emily Watkins]

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[Mike Malinin, Goo Goo Dolls]

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[Pacific Rim]

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[Star Trek TNG]

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[Homestuck]

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[The Man From Nowhere]

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As the book cover says, it's "A Compelling Riddle Featuring Arthur Conan Doyle and Dr. Joseph Bell." Does that sound awesome to you? Have no fear, because it totally is!

I ordered this based on a recommendation from

dreemyweird. It came in the mail on Saturday, and it's been in my hands every spare second until now, and IT IS SO GOOD YOU GUYS. Doyle's voice is excellent and the mystery is chewy and dark and Doyleish with little pockets of poignancy everywhere and the author does a great job of evoking a time and place without wearing his research like a giant heavy cloak with "I DID RESEARCH!!" in rhinestones.

I haven't finished it yet, so it could still turn out to have a terrible ending I guess, but the author's earned my trust enough that by the 100 page mark I'd already ordered the next book in the series. I'm both reluctant and anxious to finish AND excited to pass it on to other people once I'm done with it, the best kind of book feeling.

Thanks again,

dreemyweird!

I got this in the mail today, looking forward to reading.

Yay! I hope you like it too (no pressure, though; it's also ok if you don't)!

How did I miss the original rec for this? Must not have been here that day.

Anyway, I'M SOLD. Will buy.

Yay!

More people reading Murder Rooms=one unreasonably excited dreemyweird.

And I'm happy it's you, too. Have fun with these books; I hope you like them <3 If at any point you want to discuss them, feel free to make a thing in GC or contact me via PM or via our tumblr fan blog, thedarkbeginnings.

I'm sure that I will!

I'm glad that you replied; I'd wanted to give you an update on my husband's situation since you had asked for one, but as I didn't see you around the comm at all when I was on, I wound up not making a post. He did manage to get an appointment at the VA where we previously lived, so he's been seen and given meds at this point. It was a long day involving a lot of driving, but it was worth it (particularly since the best our current state's VA could do was move him up to mid-July. *eyeroll*).

And, again, I really do appreciate your kind words and your interest. Thank you. :)

Thank you so much! I didn't think it tactful to ask, so I'm relieved you brought this up. It is awesome news, and I wish you and your husband all the luck in the future. Hopefully this part of the healthcare system stops sucking one day, too >.<

Hi nonnie and you totally made my day *dies* My week, too, or possibly a couple of them.

I mean, gerbgjbergjbrggdfgkvfgbdfgdfnm

>Doyle's voice is excellent and the mystery is chewy and dark and Doyleish with little pockets of poignancy everywhere and the author does a great job of evoking a time and place without wearing his research like a giant heavy cloak with "I DID RESEARCH!!" in rhinestones.

"I DID RESEARCH!!" in rhinestones :D This is such an amazing description - I've always loved Pirie for the poignancy of his texts above other things, and I'm so glad you like this, too.

It is my hope that the ending of TPE will be to your tastes; I personally think it is really good, in terms of plot and character dynamics, and I should think my liking of it isn't entirely due to my bias in favour of the trilogy.

I'm sorry I wasn't here today - being a European, I rarely come to f!s on the weekdays - but should you want to discuss it further (e.g. after you finish), I'm MORE than up to it.

And I'm very happy to hear you'll give The Night Calls a try, because it may just be my favourite book of the three. I'm never sure if it's this or The Dark Water. Or possibly TPE. LMAO, I don't think I'm good at picking favourites.

Yours and seventh_seal's are reading experiences that interest me greatly, not only because you're the first people I've spoken to (excepting the Australian anon) who are giving this stuff a go, but also because you are the only people I know who are apparently reading the books without having watched the series first. I am very curious as to how this will affect your perception of both the novelization and the series (if you end up watching it).

>I'm both reluctant and anxious to finish AND excited to pass it on to other people once I'm done with it, the best kind of book feeling.

haHA oh well kjnkfgnlkfbgk;bdfgkbgfn. I'm sorry for keyboard smash, but I cannot with this.

Edited (what is spelling) 2014-06-10 06:43 (UTC)

haha YAY

I just finished it (and then read the first two chapters of The Night Calls because they were included at the end of the book as a teaser)!

I definitely enjoyed the ending and had a literal **gasp!** moment at one point, but ugggggggghh, DOYLE ;_______; My new mission in life is for him to be happy someday :( I will accomplish this by. . . reading more books?? I HOPE THIS PLAN WILL WORK.

You're right that I haven't seen the series! Though I suspect I will want to grab it up and watch it when I have run out of books, and if it has excellent plots and character dynamics like this book (which it should, right, since the writer is the same?) I will probably love it and maybe also clutch the sides of chairs and shout at the screen a lot.

Maybe when seventh_seal finishes reading we can have a discussion thread? I have many feelings as you can tell.

Oh, that's great! It is very neat and surprising, eh? I do so enjoy the fact that Heather isn't your regular Freudian psycho antagonist and that she doesn't seem to be cruel or revel in violence. Doyle's fascination with her is understandable.

>My new mission in life is for him to be happy someday :(

I KNOW, RIGHT? JFC I can never get over it. Doyle is so unhappy and unlucky it makes me want to curl up in a ball. And then there's this scene where Bell tries to console him like the ridiculously amazing person he is, and I kind of fall to the floor every time I read it. Because they try to be happier but it just doesn't work. Even though they both are so awesome and deserve all sorts of nice things.

>Though I suspect I will want to grab it up and watch it when I have run out of books, and if it has excellent plots and character dynamics like this book (which it should, right, since the writer is the same?) I will probably love it and maybe also clutch the sides of chairs and shout at the screen a lot.

Pirie wrote the first two episodes - the pilot and The Patient's Eyes, which have a LOT in common with the first two books (though approximately 1/3 of TPE the book is original, and so is about a half of TNC; The Dark Water has a completely original plotline and does not belong to the series!verse). But the other three are just as good. Okay, The Kingdom of Bones is a bit goofy, but I love it all the more for it.

Fair warning, though, that the series is different in both the mood and the characterization. Also, the only things that make Ian Richardson's appearance resemble that of the real Joseph Bell (and hence the book!Bell) are his awesome white hair and his Holmes-esque nose. His acting is so good, though, that I don't think I'd have anyone else be the Bell of this 'verse.

>Maybe when seventh_seal finishes reading we can have a discussion thread? I have many feelings as you can tell.

I'm all for it!

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