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[leia131]

So, Andrew and I have been slowly working our way through all the Sherlock Holmes stuff ever written, and we are almost finished. Thus, dear people of livejournal, I would like to ask you what other "classics" you have read and enjoyed, that you would recommend we start next. I was pleasantly surprised by how good Sherlock Holmes is, but you never can tell with "classic" things everyone likes. Like Pride and Prejudice.

Anyway, thoughts? And don't anybody say Dickens.




Also, HAPPY BIRTHDAY NEVILLE!!!

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[doctorfumbles.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you liked Sherlock Holmes, I'm gonna start reading it too! Also, I hated Dickens.

And Neville! Happy birthday!

[leia131.livejournal.com]

Hey! I was just thinking today that I hadn't heard from you in a while. Glad you're still alive!

Sherlock Holmes is really very good, though Doyle has a few phrases that he likes to use over and over, but I suppose that's true of any author. Holmes himself is awesome; I read all his dialogue slightly snarkier than I think Doyle intended it to be, but that adds something more I think.

Hope all is well with you!

[doctorfumbles.livejournal.com]

Haha, really? I'm touched :) I was just thinking about you today too! My reminder of Neville's birthday went off, and I was like "You know who else might remember? leia131..." XD I'm a geek, what can I say?

Yeah, I use a lot of phrases in my writing too; it annoys me when I read through it again, but hey, what're you gonna do, right?

All is well! I know I've been a horrible LJ friend :/

[leia131.livejournal.com]

Nah, you're not a bad friend, lj is a fickle thing. I haven't been updating very often, because I don't have time/anything to say.

Hurray for fictional birthdays! I love Harry Potter fandom. I'm excited for the new movie, simply because there will be more action in fandom. :)

[doctorfumbles.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I find my days to be pretty monotonous, and really don't have a reason to update.

And a happy birthday to Harry today! :D

Non-Dickens classics...

[haveaday510.livejournal.com]

The only Sherlock Holmes I've read is The Hound of the Baskervilles, but I really liked it so I feel like I should go read more.

Tom Sawyer, The Secret Garden and Treasure Island were my favorite classics, even though they're for a younger audience. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was also good, but more serious.

Also, for classic mysteries... Agatha Christie! Can't go wrong.

You could always go back and watch Wishbone eps to see which ones look interesting... ;)

P.S. Happy Belated Birthday

Re: Non-Dickens classics...

[leia131.livejournal.com]

Hound of the Baskervilles was definitely the best, but my favorite short story thus far is A Scandal in Bohemia. There's a chick in it who outsmarts Sherlock, and it's awesome.

I've read The Secret Garden and I started Treasure Island once, but I think I was too young for it. I'll give that one another shot. Ditto with Huck Finn. And that's the second Agatha Christie recommendation I've gotten, so we're totally going to have to go there.

Thank you for the birthday wish! I miss you something fierce, and I hope you're doing well!

[kelliann1388.livejournal.com]

Hey, I liked Pride and Prejudice! It's one of my fave books of all time.

At any rate, I'd like to suggest Bullfinch's Mythology. It's only one book (technically two volumes, but you can typically find them in a single book). It provides a great background to any other classics you may read and includes Greek/Roman myths as well as a smattering of Norse and Middle Eastern, Legends of Charlemagne, and King Arthur lore.

Also, the complete and original English translations of the Grimm's Fairy Tales(they're really dark and some are quite creepy, especially Allerleirauh) and any or all of Agatha Christie if you like mysteries (would stay in keeping with Sherlock Holmes).

I'm currently working my way through Hans Christian Anderson and Ovid's Metamorphoses. Next on the list is Edith Nesbit's work, I'll let you know if I think it's worth reading ;)


p.s. Did you know that the TV show House is supposed to be a medical version of Sherlock Holmes with Cutty representing Scotland Yard and Wilson as Dr. Watson...

[leia131.livejournal.com]

I know, I still think I'm the only XX person on the planet who doesn't like Pride and Prejudice, but I don't.

I actually have the complete Grimm's Fairy Tales, and it's hilarious to me how much some of them make NO SENSE AT ALL. I haven't read that one you mentioned, but I'll have to look for it in my book.

I did not know that about House, but it kind of explains a lot. Like, A LOT. Does that make Chase etc. the Baker Street Irregulars?

Thanks for all the reccomendations!