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Itinerant Librarian on Books
Itinerant Librarian on Books rated it 12 years ago
Though it deals with zombies and vampires, I tagged it for my "mystery and detective" shelf because it is more of a mystery tale than an actual horror tale, plus the gore factor is pretty minimal. Considering the crappy way zombies and vampires have been handled lately, this is actually a pretty goo...
What I Happen to Be Reading At the Moment
The illustrations were nice and sometimes quite cute (the badger in the cage sticking its paw out at Watson was a particular favorite) and the smoggy darkness of late 19th century London was well captured. My major issue with this is that it was not narrated by Watson, making some depictions of char...
Breaking It All Down
Breaking It All Down rated it 12 years ago
Very good adaptation of Lovecraft's work.
I only read when my OCD kicks in
I only read when my OCD kicks in rated it 13 years ago
Introduction This is a good book, however, one major crictical flaw that I am finding in Oscar Wilde's writing style is that he loves run on sentences. Examples to follow as I document my notes. I do love his writing style aside from that though. Plot This is the story of Dorian Gray, a self indulge...
pedestrienne
pedestrienne rated it 13 years ago
explores the vasty deeps of: space, the arctic, AND the primordial ocean.
Randolph "Dilda" Carter
Randolph "Dilda" Carter rated it 13 years ago
Pretty good graphic novelization. Culbard lets the pictures do their thousand word thing and leaves out most of Lovecraft's purple prose for just the spare dialog. Almost anti-Lovecraft which is refreshing for a Lovecraft novelization. After building the suspense, a little weak on the payoff; I w...
Peace, Love & Books
Peace, Love & Books rated it 13 years ago
An okay graphic adaptation that does not match Lovecraft's creepy, purple prose.
What I'm reading
What I'm reading rated it 16 years ago
This is the one where Watson meets Mary and we meet depressed and addict Holmes. Said like that it doesn't sound too interesting but it is. In this second adventure, Holmes is on the trail of a murderer, a thief and a lost treasure, we get a hot pursuit on the Thames and a chase with a dog that ends...
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