A Slight Trick of the Mind
by:
Mitch Cullin (author)
Sherlock Holmes está com 93 anos. O ano é o de 1947. Aposentado, o detetive mais famoso do mundo vive na remota Sussex, entregue à rotina de cuidar de seu apiário, escrever seu diário e lutar diariamente contra o enfraquecimento dos poderes de sua prodigiosa mente dedutiva. Delicado e...
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Sherlock Holmes está com 93 anos. O ano é o de 1947. Aposentado, o detetive mais famoso do mundo vive na remota Sussex, entregue à rotina de cuidar de seu apiário, escrever seu diário e lutar diariamente contra o enfraquecimento dos poderes de sua prodigiosa mente dedutiva. Delicado e inteligente, Um pequeno truque da mente não se limita a reimaginar o conhecido personagem
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
38551328
Publisher: Nan A. Talese
Pages no: 253
Edition language: English
I don't usually see the movie first and read the book later; most of the time, it's the other way around. However, I saw "Mr. Holmes" and decided that I had to read the book -- and, for a change, I'm glad I did it in that order. The changes between film and text are fairly significant.In this book, ...
I did enjoy the character of the elder detective in this short novel, but am not sure it fits Sherlock Holmes. The story threads seem disjointed until the very end, which is fitting I suppose, but this novel just wasn't my cup of tea.
I liked this take on Sherlock Holmes. It made me laugh out loud in spots.
The story of an elderly Sherlock Holmes and his fascination with beekeeping and his deteriorating memory. There are actually three stories going on-Sherlock at home with his relationship with his housekeeper's young son, Sherlock in Japan searching for an elusive plant to help his aging mind, and on...
Sherlock Holmes, one of the great literary minds of all time, is 93-years-old in this novel, and starting to lose his powers of deduction. He recounts a trip made to Japan shortly after WW II, and is trying to teach the maid's young son the art of beekeeping. There are still important mysteries to b...
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