Who Is Sherlock?: Essays on Identity in Modern Holmes Adaptations (Paperback)

from ritaer

It is a challenge to review an anthology of literary essays: different authors, different topics, different levels of skill. This collection focuses not on the original canon by Doyle but are responses to modern interpretations of Holmes, specifically recent films and television versions, includi...

from bks1953

"Who Is Sherlock?" is a collection of thought-provoking essays, a comparative history, if you will, of the Conan Doyle Canon and recent television and film adaptations. The contributions tend to be on the dry/academia side, but nonetheless for the most part are interesting, if a tough read. What ...

from amydross

Full disclosure: I've so far only read about half the essays in this volume. I would have read them all, but I got distracted by the final episode of Sherlock series 4, which aired two days after I received this copy. Bad timing! Nevertheless, I feel confident saying that this book is a must-have...

from DarthDeverell

Who is Sherlock? Essays on Identity in Modern Holmes Adaptations, edited by Lynnette Porter, examines the modern adaptations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's consulting detective - the BBC's Sherlock, CBS's Elementary, Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes films (starring Robert Downey, Jr.), and Mr. Holmes (...

from NellieMc

I am somewhat befuddled as to who the audience for this book is. I have read and reread the Canon, read numerous variations of the Holmes stories, watched most of the various BBC series over the years, and seen all the Basil Rathbine movies but ultimately got lost in this book. First, the collect...