tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post7776195295266883215..comments2023-11-05T19:08:10.849-08:00Comments on Booked for LIfe: THE LOST WORLD by Arthur Conan DoyleRuthiellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-69733953591199461212016-08-01T09:57:12.753-07:002016-08-01T09:57:12.753-07:00Thanks for the comment Major! I have also heard a...Thanks for the comment Major! I have also heard about how Conan Doyle tried to kill Holmes off and the public outcry was so great he had to bring him back to life. I wonder what he would think about the current incarnations of Holmes and Watson and the fact that these characters still capture the public interest. Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-54571400087523342502016-07-30T04:11:09.909-07:002016-07-30T04:11:09.909-07:00Nice review. I read this novel for this challenge ...Nice review. I read this novel for this challenge in 2015. See<br /><br />http://majoryammerton.blogspot.com/search?q=lost+world<br /><br />Conan Doyle wrote lots of adventure historical fiction. He wanted to be remembered for that fiction, not Holmes. Funny how things work out.Majorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05038437416575948282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-16946444065187715132016-06-06T14:48:30.789-07:002016-06-06T14:48:30.789-07:00Thanks for the comment Rob! I can see how readers ...Thanks for the comment Rob! I can see how readers would find Professor Challenger hilarious. He is comically arrogant. I’ll take your advice and if I read any further Conan-Doyle, I will stick with Sherlock Holmes. Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-39809750041860318062016-06-02T15:01:23.870-07:002016-06-02T15:01:23.870-07:00I love Professor Challenger! His character just cr...I love Professor Challenger! His character just cracks me up. I've read the next story, and while I still loved him, the plot itself wasn't very strong. If you were lukewarm on this, it's probably best to finish here.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10225859948546847678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-68106829843712405692016-04-07T12:56:15.465-07:002016-04-07T12:56:15.465-07:00Thanks for the comment Jane! Yes, I too had troubl...Thanks for the comment Jane! Yes, I too had trouble with the depiction of Fagin in Oliver Twist. <br /><br />My biggest problem with Dracula was really that I knew too much. All that dithering about what was going on and of course, I knew the count's secret!Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-53490997878209873152016-03-29T15:23:10.641-07:002016-03-29T15:23:10.641-07:00I've been looking for a good book for this cat...I've been looking for a good book for this category myself, but I don't think this one is for me. I just got over looking past Dickens' racial stereotypes in Oliver Twist, and I'm not looking to working that hard again for awhile! On the other hand, I loved Dracula, but only sort of liked Jekyll and Hyde. I definitely know what you meant about missing the window of enjoying certain books. I'm sure I would loathe The Catcher in the Rye if I actually ever get around to reading it now that I am no longer a young person.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.com