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⌈ Secret Post #2573 ⌋

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Comments

Re: First-time Sherlock Holmes readthrough anon: Update II

[dreemyweird]

You and your perception of the stories are lovely, anon. [Somehow everything in today's post is making me go d'awww. Is it a special d'awww day or am I drunk or what?]

The scene I always remember when I'm thinking of The Blue Carbuncle is the one where Holmes stops under a lamp-post and laughs. It struck me as a fine piece of characterization even when I first read the thing (and I was small back then), and it never fails to remind me of how happy and Christmassy this story really is. In this sense it and The Red-Headed League read very much like each other. And as to the atmosphere, it is improved upon - albeit unintentionally - with the help of all the small details characteristic of the period (in particular, the whole business of geese trade interested my kid self a lot).

As regards Holmes being a dick, there are a number of occasions which people often refer to, the most obvious examples being from The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Empty House, and The Dying Detective, but you won't have reached any of these yet, so I shan't spoil you. I personally do not agree that the aforementioned plot twists show Holmes as a bad person, but I know many people are rather disturbed by them. And they certainly do add certain... features to his characterization.

I like your theory about Watson's character. IMO, it is also that he didn't have any opportunity (or couldn't think of one) to do insane adventurous stuff when Holmes wasn't around, but there really is some palpable contrast between his outward respectability and the things he does and gets a huge kick out of with Holmes (refer to the Charles Augustus Milverton affair!).

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[(Anonymous)]

The little Victorian details are so interesting! They're like a little peep into how the little nitty-gritty specifics of how life was in London back then, the kind of details that usually get glossed over in other old books I've read (I guess because it was so commonplace for them), while the mentions of those details also feels so much more natural than most historical fiction written more recently.