HolmesAdjacent

Emma | Jane Austen

Jane Austen is the #AuthorAMonth for January. I actually started Emma last month and listened to a third of the audiobook. I haven‘t listened at all this month. I had decided before the #AuthorAMonth list was posted that I would listen to every Jane Austen book, hopefully in 2024. So, while I didn‘t finish Emma this month, I will finish it sooner rather than later. Wish me luck on My Jane Austen Journey.

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julieclair What a fun idea! 11mo

CatLass007 @julieclair Well, I have to admit that the only other Jane Austen I‘ve ever read is the first half of Pride and Prejudice several years ago. I decided that if I was participating in the #PemberLittens #JaneAdjacent #BuddyRead I should read the source. I joined the #NoPlaceLikeHolmes buddy read for the same reason. There are many #HolmesAdjacent books out there that seem interesting and I should go to the source so I understand the (cont)⬇️ 11mo

CatLass007 references made to the original and to understand why the Holmes and Watson books are still so beloved, 11mo

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julieclair That makes a lot of sense. I have joined #RandomClassics, hosted by @TheAromaofBooks , for much the same reason. There are so many classics I have not read. 11mo

CatLass007 @julieclair I‘ve joined that also, and for the same reason. But I bailed on Don Quixote and wasn‘t really interested in Uncle Tom‘s Cabin. But I hope to pick back up with Evelina this month. 11mo

julieclair I didn‘t even try with Don Quixote. I‘m behind on Uncle Tom, but want to catch up and finish. 11mo

CatLass007 @julieclair I kept hearing the music for Man of La Mancha in my head so I thought I ought to try the source material. But it stopped being funny pretty quickly and turned into a big sad. I just couldn‘t put myself through that. If I want to cry I could watch Brian‘s Song again or read Of Mice and Men again. Or maybe some John Irving. 11mo

TheAromaofBooks I was doing the classics on my own, but then decided to start the reading group to help keep myself accountable 😂 @julieclair 11mo

CatLass007 @TheAromaofBooks 😆 11mo

julieclair @TheAromaofBooks Now you‘re tasked with keeping all the rest of us accountable, too! 😂😂 11mo

julieclair @CatLass007 Glad I skipped DQ. I didn‘t realize it was sad, but I generally try to avoid sad books. 11mo

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StayCurious

A Study In Scarlet Women | Sherry Thomas

#Pemberlittens thanks for a great voter turnout for our next #JaneAdjacent read! Funnily enough this will be more Sherlock-Adjacent - which I think will be fun. There are a ton of books that pay homage to literary characters - we have added many possibilities to our roster. I‘ve decided to go back to 1 ch. a day with this b/c some of the chapters are a bit lengthy. We‘ll be starting Jan 8. Let me know if you want to be tagged in my daily posts!

StayCurious @IndoorDame @BarkingMadRead @ChelseaM6010 @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @Gissy @AnneCecilie @willaful @KristiAhlers @Desha @Bookwormjillk @PageShifter @tdrosebud @AllDebooks 12mo

StayCurious @LitsyEvents @TheAromaofBooks @Librarybelle @DebinHawaii @julieclair @peanutnine @quietjenn @CatLass007 @AnnR @Larkken @Deblovestoread @SarahBookInterrupted 12mo

julieclair Looking forward to this! Please tag me. 😃 12mo

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PageShifter This seems to be harder to find, but you can tag me nevertheless 12mo

IndoorDame Hold placed. Once again it may or may not actually appear (Libby says it won‘t, but it‘s estimates have had no relation to reality lately) so please tag me anyway 😁 12mo

Scochrane26 This is my favorite series! 12mo

AllDebooks Please tag me, I'll try and find a copy 12mo

peanutnine I forgot to vote but this looks great! Please tag me 😊 12mo

Librarybelle Awesome! I‘ve been meaning to read this series. Looking forward to this! 12mo

vonnie862 Ooh please tag me! 12mo

Deblovestoread Love this series! You can remove me. Enjoy! 12mo

quietjenn I've read this, so no need to tag. But I really liked it and hope you all enjoy! 12mo

DebinHawaii I have a print copy somewhere as I have been meaning to read it, but it‘s also free to Audible members so count me in please! 12mo

CatLass007 The first three books in the Lady Sherlock series are free on Audible. There are about as many variations on Sherlock Holmes as there are on Jane Austen. I think a #SherlockHolmes #HolmesAdjacent #BuddyRead would be awesome! I‘m not volunteering to host one because I have no idea how it would work. And @StayCurious does such a wonderful job hosting #PemberLittens #JaneAdjacent I don‘t think I could do nearly what she does. But (cont) ⬇️ 12mo

CatLass007 I would be interested in helping co-host one. 12mo

willaful yay! 12mo

CatLass007 @StayCurious Do you use Pic-Collage? I‘ve attempted it a couple of times and it just doesn‘t seem very intuitive to me. 12mo

CatLass007 Do y‘all know that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has written a series about Sherlock and Mycroft detecting together? 12mo

TheAromaofBooks I think I am going to take a pass on this one. I'm trying not to entangle myself in any more series and I know if I enjoy this I'll end up reading them all! 😂 12mo

StayCurious @CatLass007 I do! I keep it pretty simple - I‘ve tried Canva but find it complicated 12mo

CatLass007 Hmmm. I guess that sometimes the old adage is true. You can‘t teach an old dog a new trick. I‘m finding it difficult to pick up new ways of doing things or even doing things that I once would have had no problem with. My neurologist (who I see because of migraines) says there‘s nothing wrong with my memory. It is an attention issue. Short term memory is very limited so your brain has to make a decision about what to remember and what to forget. 12mo

CatLass007 I‘m actually pretty excited to be reading A Study in Scarlet Women because I already have this in my Audible library. 12mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig 🙋🏻‍♀️ I have the audiobook. So yes please. 12mo

Roary47 I‘m in for this one. 🤩 12mo

KristiAhlers My copy just arrived! 12mo

SarahBookInterrupted I‘m in and really looking forward to this one! 12mo

tdrosebud I've got my copy ready 12mo

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CatLass007

Jane Austen Novels: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Persuasion | Jane Austen

@StayCurious I see that there are nearly 7000 posts with the #PemberLitten tag, so I‘m guessing the group has been in existence for several years. But it looks like the #JaneAdjacent tag goes back only to February 2023. If I make book suggestions, I not only don‘t want to duplicate what the group already has read, I don‘t want to miss out on books of which I might be unaware. I see that you went through a #ReadingSlump this year and I‘m (cont)⬇️

CatLass007 glad you‘ve overcome it. May I be nosy and ask how you accomplished it? I‘ve had reading slumps in the past (fortunately not this year), and I don‘t remember how I got out of them. I would appreciate any suggestions you or anyone one else reading this post might have. 12mo

BookwormAHN I suggest audiobooks especially one with a full cast. Good luck 🩵 12mo

CatLass007 @BookwormAHN Thanks for the suggestion! 12mo

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Crinoline_Laphroaig Hi! Pemberlittens started during the Pandemic. We came together to read original Austen books with Chapter a Day Readalongs. Whenever we finished a book. The next month we'd do retellings of that book. It's evolved over time and #JaneAdjancent became a thing . Just thought you might be interested in history of group. 12mo

CatLass007 @Crinoline_Laphroaig Thank you! I haven‘t read much of her work so I decided I needed to remedy that. I‘m listening to Emma right now. This one is narrated by Jenny Agutter. 12mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig @CatLass007 Emma❣️ 12mo

StayCurious Hello! When @BarkingMadRead and I took over the #Pemberlittens group last year, we went off into two branches - one to read classics and one to read retellings or books linked to Jane. Now we‘re evolving to include other classic retellings as well. I saw your comment on Sherlock retellings. I‘d be interested in co-hosting with you but would want to check with @dabbe and @Cuilin who are hosting #NoPlaceLikeHolmes. Ladies any plans to do retellings? 11mo

StayCurious @CatLass007 I was in a huge reading slump last year and honestly, Buddy reads (and committing to host them) helped me read again. Having other like minded readers around me helped so much! 11mo

Cuilin @StayCurious I think we should collaborate!!!! Yes. I love retellings. @dabbe thoughts? (edited) 11mo

dabbe @Cuilin @StayCurious Sounds intriguing! I think there are 3 types of Sherlock's out there: 1. The original canon, which is what @Cuilin and I are doing at #NoPlaceLikeHolmes. 2. Pastiches, which are completely different stories with completely new plots (Ex. The 7-Percent Solution). 3. Retellings, which reimagine an original story in the canon or refer to it (A Study in Pink, SHERLOCK, Ep. 1/Season 1). ⬇️ 11mo

dabbe We've already sort-of-unknowingly collaborated with #NoPlace reading A STUDY IN SCARLET and #JaneAdjacent reading A STUDY IN SCARLET WOMEN. #howcoolisthat I'm open to any other ways to collaborate as well! The more Sherlock, the better! 🤩🤩🤩 11mo

Cuilin @dabbe @StayCurious @CatLass007 well now I need to read A Study in Scarlet Women. Since the Sherlock novels/stories are short if we read them in order and add in a relevant adjacent read per month? 11mo

CatLass007 @StayCurious @dabbe @Cuilin I had no idea that #NoPlaceLikeHolmes even existed. I usually just happen upon #BuddyReads as I scroll through my feed. I have been listening to audiobooks exclusively for a couple of years. Vision problems. So I only have looked into what Audible has available for #JaneAdjacent and #HolmesAdjacent books. There are so many of each! But there are others available only in print, both paper and ereader. I listened (cont)⬇️ 11mo

CatLass007 to A Study in Scarlet before listening to A Study in Scarlet Women and I‘ll find #NoPlaceLikeHolmes and ask to be added to the tag list. I‘m not sure what next steps to take to co-host a #HolmesAdjacent #BuddyRead. Please let me know. (edited) 11mo

Cuilin @CatLass007 I added you to the list. 11mo

CatLass007 @Cuilin Great! Thank you. 11mo

StayCurious @Cuilin @dabbe @CatLass007 perhaps we could start next month and do a relevant adjacent book for the next in the Sherlock series. It could be completely optional to read both. We could do just a discussion at the end of the month rather than daily posts so it is more in keeping with your original group. Let me know how that sounds. I‘m happy to work with you all - this sounds fun! 11mo

Cuilin @StayCurious this does sound like fun!!! We‘re reading The Sign of Four in February. Do you have a list of adjacent reads or do we need to do some research? Here‘s my email if you want to share suggestions, cuilin3 at gmail 11mo

CatLass007 @StayCurious @Cuilin @dabbe. I found it quite enlightening and entertaining to read the original Conan Doyle before I read the first book in the Lady Sherlock series. The Sign of Four in February sounds great! It‘s in the collection I have and it‘s narrated by Stephen Fry. Just Marvelous. I don‘t have a list of adjacent books but I have taken screenshots of the first book in the different series. It‘s just easier for me to remember. (cont)⬇️ 11mo

CatLass007 @StayCurious @Cuilin @dabbe I would be glad to compile a list for you. Would it be possible for one of you to look for books that are not available in audio? My email is catlass007 at yahoo. This sounds like a great time! 11mo

Cuilin @CatLass007 I‘m interested in audio too, so yes. I also listened to Stephen Fry‘s Sherlock narration. 🩷 11mo

CatLass007 @Cuilin He really is a wonderful narrator. Do you have an Audible subscription? When I looked for Sherlock adjacent books, all I needed to do was enter “Sherlock” and it brought up many standalones and series. (edited) 11mo

Cuilin @CatLass007 yes I do. I‘ll try that. 11mo

CatLass007 @Cuilin Sounds like a good idea. 11mo

dabbe @CatLass007 @Cuilin I don't do audio, so I'm not much help in that department. Anything I can do? 11mo

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