tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post4885549263194229003..comments2024-03-22T17:51:15.887-04:00Comments on The Edge of the Precipice: "Death in the Air" by Shane PeacockHamlette (Rachel)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-20209490839244062222013-10-03T16:01:42.528-04:002013-10-03T16:01:42.528-04:00I almost read the last one by mistake too! But re...I almost read the last one by mistake too! But realized in time, and started at the beginning instead.<br /><br />Holmes is always a man apart, whether it's because he's half-Jewish or because he's just too busy to care about societal niceties or because he's a high-functioning sociopath. Whether it's a self-instigated separation or not, it's still there, and still fascinating.<br /><br />Have you read Laurie R. King's Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes novels? If not, I cannot recommend them highly enough. Begin with the first one, <i>A Beekeeper's Apprentice</i>. Delicious.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-25261103295491457312013-10-02T20:07:25.037-04:002013-10-02T20:07:25.037-04:00Ah, I do enjoy this series even though I've on...Ah, I do enjoy this series even though I've only read three of the books. Weirdly enough, I read the 6th one first completely by accident since the library label covered up the series number. *eye roll* So I hate that I know how it ended without having followed the entire journey!<br /><br />But I did read "Death in the Air" and have to agree with you; it wasn't as good as the 1st one or, IMO, the 6th one. The one really positive thing is how Peacock approached the back history of Holmes. I love that he's half-Jewish and that explains some of his being ostracized by society (even though he's really not in the original stories). It's just a neat interpretation that he came up with and I love it!Carissa (Regency Woman)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16052175780167961631noreply@blogger.com