tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756608595761528683.post8835781608644189160..comments2023-12-08T00:28:13.416-08:00Comments on Better Holmes & Gardens: BOOK REVIEW: “A Taste for Honey”goddessinsepiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14216346071787396697noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756608595761528683.post-64506123333791072992011-10-23T15:43:28.048-07:002011-10-23T15:43:28.048-07:00@virtualight: Thank you so much! The blog has gott...@virtualight: Thank you so much! The blog has gotten a bit off schedule because of my new job, but it remains one of my favorite things. :-)goddessinsepiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14216346071787396697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756608595761528683.post-80807487891242403252011-10-20T22:21:12.920-07:002011-10-20T22:21:12.920-07:00Another excellent pos. I'd never heard of this...Another excellent pos. I'd never heard of this pastiche. Your passion for Holmes in truly amazing, Jaime.virtualighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16544118423865170131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756608595761528683.post-82775059422912161342011-10-08T06:20:08.907-07:002011-10-08T06:20:08.907-07:00Thanks for this! I will use this as my next book ...Thanks for this! I will use this as my next book to read.Lynette Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02457508547385903354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756608595761528683.post-51383527665428321902011-10-07T17:31:46.189-07:002011-10-07T17:31:46.189-07:00@Marian: Thank you! I hope you enjoy it. I've ...@Marian: Thank you! I hope you enjoy it. I've been trying to track down the two other "Mr. Mycroft" pastiches, but so far they seem a bit trickier to locate.<br /><br />@Lucy: Thank you so much! I think what's really interesting (and excellent) about Heard's novel is how often he dances right up to the edge of nearly explicitly stating that "Mr. Mycroft" is Sherlock Holmes, but then he throws in a seemingly random characteristic that causes the reader to back away from that conclusion. This is probably the main way in which Heard's pastiche differs from Chabon's. Chabon made the conclusion obvious from the beginning, and he never backed down (but his clues are really subtle and clever and lovely).goddessinsepiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14216346071787396697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756608595761528683.post-29228484183295310472011-10-07T15:29:33.336-07:002011-10-07T15:29:33.336-07:00Simply excellent! What a fascinating review of an ...Simply excellent! What a fascinating review of an early pastiche AND of a specific technique of suggesting Holmes' character without specifically naming him--as if he were a silhouette overlay that nearly matched. You make an excellent case, in this piece and in your blog archive as a whole, for the distinctive features of Holmes that make him so recognizable and yet so transferrable.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00187517182328614133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756608595761528683.post-46107060770583321642011-10-07T06:48:49.679-07:002011-10-07T06:48:49.679-07:00Thanks for the review! It sounds interesting--I&#...Thanks for the review! It sounds interesting--I'll have to check the library for this.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693636355638596302noreply@blogger.com