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A review by ludicucek
The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Mystery and the Imagination Detailing the Adventures of the World's Most Famous Detective, Mr. by
5.0
After reading all of the Arthur C. Doyle stories several times, I realized that my cravings for Sherlock literature had to be sated in a different way. I required something new, a change from the good old stories. This book is what Goodreads recommended so this book is what I choose to read.
As I was flipping through the pages of the first story I wasn't even aware of the subtle process that was happening. I was slowly discovering a whole new world, whole new shores. I always had a certain level of skepticism towards the idea of other authors extending the original work. You can imagine my surprise when I realized that these stories were actually really good.
The whole variety of ideas was really refreshing. Holmes meets Cthulhu, Holmes meets Pirates, Holmes meets H. G. Wells, etc. Also, the fact that every story was written by another author kept things interesting. Sure, there were some boring stories but most were pretty inventive. The idea of putting Watson and Holmes into new, strange scenarios always seemed as a sort of heresy to me, but to hell with it. It works! Even some really absurd scenarios left me with a smile on my face.
The stories I enjoyed the most were the ones with Lovecraftian elements. When Holmes' rationality fights the horrible irrationality of Lovecraft's universe, sparks start to fly and great things happen.
I'm definitely looking forward to reading more of the extended Sherlockian works from now on.
As I was flipping through the pages of the first story I wasn't even aware of the subtle process that was happening. I was slowly discovering a whole new world, whole new shores. I always had a certain level of skepticism towards the idea of other authors extending the original work. You can imagine my surprise when I realized that these stories were actually really good.
The whole variety of ideas was really refreshing. Holmes meets Cthulhu, Holmes meets Pirates, Holmes meets H. G. Wells, etc. Also, the fact that every story was written by another author kept things interesting. Sure, there were some boring stories but most were pretty inventive. The idea of putting Watson and Holmes into new, strange scenarios always seemed as a sort of heresy to me, but to hell with it. It works! Even some really absurd scenarios left me with a smile on my face.
The stories I enjoyed the most were the ones with Lovecraftian elements. When Holmes' rationality fights the horrible irrationality of Lovecraft's universe, sparks start to fly and great things happen.
I'm definitely looking forward to reading more of the extended Sherlockian works from now on.