The Necklace and Other Short Stories
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The French author Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) was a master of the short story, creating detailed...
Signal to Noise
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A literary fantasy about love, music and sorcery. Mexico City, 1988: Long before iTunes or MP3s,...
The Subject of Malice
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The organizers have rustled up plenty of surprises for the literary conference at Tattered Star...
The First Woman
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At once epic and deeply personal, the second novel from prize-winning author Jennifer Makumbi is an...
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Amy and Lan
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Amy Connell and Lan Honey are having the best childhood, growing up on a West Country farm - three...
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Sisters
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Something unspeakable has happened to sisters July and September. Desperate for a fresh start,...
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Remarkably Bright Creatures
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After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night cleaner shift at the Sowell Bay...
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The List
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ONLINE RUMOURS. REAL LIFE TROUBLE. Ola Olajide, a high-profile journalist, is marrying the love...
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David McK (3557 KP) rated Sherlock Holmes (2009) in Movies
Nov 1, 2020 (Updated Jan 13, 2024)
Unlike the more-contemporary set TV 'Sherlock', this is still set in Victorian times although, I have to say, that I never really took to the portrayal of Holmes in this film at all. It's also a completely-new (to the best of my knowledge) mystery for him to solve; not based on any of the Conan Doyle stories. That's both a good thing and a bad thing: it does mean that it's 'fresh' (unlike, say, another retelling of 'The Hounds of the Baskervilles'), but - I have to say - it also lacks the fun, the sense of mystery, the sheer enthrallment of the Conan Doyle stories.
Father of One
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Maka, a young Bosnian soldier, has survived three years under siege. When the enemy forces launch...
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