Final Thoughts

According to the December Project Paper the project ends today:-(

What was everyone's reactions to the book?

Do you all feel that you made the right choice in reading Sherlock Homes?

I know that I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book.

I'm glad we chose it. I loved Holmes, and Watson, and their fascinating old-fasioned, yet enjoyable mystery stories.

Phineas and Ferb meets Sherlock Holmes!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcSSJZlH9EA

I found this Phineas and Ferb episode! I think the writers of this particular episode where relying on the stereotypical Sherlock Holmes' stories. I see more connections having read the stories.

Does This Look Like Homles

I went on the Sherlock Holmes article on Wikipedia, and was taken back by the drawing of Holmes. Beside the pipe, it is not how I pictured him at all. What do you all think?

Crime Scene

Sorry I keep forgetting to post this.

What do you all think Holmes would think of the scene from the Five Orange Pips?

Too Convenient?

In my reading I sometimes find that Holmes' circumstances can be a bit too perfect. In the Adventure of the Beryl Coronat, for instance, Holmesused the footprints in the snow to solve the case. What if it had been summer. Do you think these stories are realistic? Have you noticed simmilar instances?

Idealizing Holmes

In Silver Blaze, Holmes says to Watson, "Because I made a blunder, my dear Watson-which is, I am afraid, a more common occurrence than any one would think who only knew me through your memoirs." I thought this line was funny because we can only read these stories "through Watson's writing" and I wonder how idealized Holmes' personality might be. Do you think that Watson's admiration for Holmes' abilities has turned a blind eye to his faults? Do you see any hints of Holmes' reality in Watson's writing?

Sherlock Holmes Character

Just Wondering. What do you think someone who find if they psychoanalyzed Sherlock Holmes? I mean he's defiantly not normal. I noticed that in the story, The Man With The Twisted Lip, Watson remarks that Holmes will not rest until a case is solved which often leads to many sleepless nights for the detective. After reading this, as I read further stories I began to pick up on details that make Holmes look strange. He can deduct anything, and is somewhat obsessed with mystery. If he sat down with a psychiatrist what do you think they would deduct :-)