"Excellent! I cried. "Elementary," said he.

[hollyking]

Sunday I saw the trailer for Sherlock Holmes (2009) which has Rober Downey Jr. as Holmes. I know sirriamnis doesn't care for the film and my first reaction to the trailer I saw on the web wasn't positive. Then I read an interview with Downey where he said that his film was true to the Holmes in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's books. Downey went on to say that a lot of the popular view of Holmes wasn't from the books, but rather different actors portrayals in earlier movies. This made me curious about the new movie.

When I saw the trailer in the movie I tried to keep a more open mind. It still doesn't look like the Holmes I know, but having not read the original books I admit I don't know if it was wrong. Well there's one way to know for sure. Read the books and see for myself. I'm fairly sure these will be books to keep. So does anyone have any particular editions they would recommend?

Speaking of books I have a list of other books I want to read. Yes, I know... Lots of books to read. Like you are any different? But this list was chosen because they are all epistolary novels. Have you read any of these? Are there others you would recommend?

• Dracula by Bram Stoker
• The Book of Renfield by Tim Lucas
• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
• Carrie by Stephen King
• The Expedition of Humphry Clinker by Tobias Smollett
• The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
• The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
• The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

Comments

[maribou]

If you're talking about the Space Trilogy, I loved it! (Mars, Venus, and Earth are the planets for each respective book.) I had some AUGH CS LEWIS YOU ARE SUCH A PRODUCT OF YOUR TIME moments, especially in the later two... but the first one is AWESOME.

[hollyking.livejournal.com]

I think so. That Hideous Strength, Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra?

[maribou]

Yes, though Out of the Silent Planet is the first one (and the one I liked best).

I'm also eager to hear what you think of Devices & Desires as it is one of my alltime favorite books but the only person I've recommended it to was not best pleased by it...

[hollyking.livejournal.com]

I just finished the chapter where Ziani met Duke Orsea. Loving it so far.