The Game Is Afoot : Parodies, Pastiches and Ponderings of Sherlock Holmes

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Summary: A mixed bag...
Review: ...mostly interesting, occasionally excellent or pedestrian. I found the editor's own essay tedious. Overall good fun.

Rating:
Summary: Jolly Good! Except.....
Review: I enjoyed this anthology immensly. Some of the pastiches Mr. Kaye included were among the best Neo-Sherlocking I've ever read (I particularly enjoyed "The Unmasking Of Sherlock Holmes" by Arthur Chapman.) and I agree with most of his opinions on The Canon. But who does he think he is calling the brilliant performance of Jeremy Brett as Holmes an "outrage and an abomination"?! He also says he will not mention the Brett series in his Holmesian catalogue. You just did Marv!

Rating:
Summary: Jolly Good! Except.....
Review: I enjoyed this anthology immensly. Some of the pastiches Mr. Kaye included were among the best Neo-Sherlocking I've ever read (I particularly enjoyed "The Unmasking Of Sherlock Holmes" by Arthur Chapman.) and I agree with most of his opinions on The Canon. But who does he think he is calling the brilliant performance of Jeremy Brett as Holmes an "outrage and an abomination"?! He also says he will not mention the Brett series in his Holmesian catalogue. You just did Marv!

Rating:
Summary: Jolly Good! Except.....
Review: I enjoyed this anthology immensly. Some of the pastiches Mr. Kaye included were among the best Neo-Sherlocking I've ever read (I particularly enjoyed "The Unmasking Of Sherlock Holmes" by Arthur Chapman.) and I agree with most of his opinions on The Canon. But who does he think he is calling the brilliant performance of Jeremy Brett as Holmes an "outrage and an abomination"?! He also says he will not mention the Brett series in his Holmesian catalogue. You just did Marv!

Rating:
Summary: The garbage is afoot
Review: I would have rated this book 1 star if not for the discovery of August Derleth and his Solar Pons story. Although one can easily solve the riddle at the very beginning because of the telltale "circular room", it fully restores the atmosphere of the canon and sends chill down one's spine. However, the section titled "6 classic Pastiches" seems to be the only valueable part of this collection. Others include some studies of Holmes' life and habits (apparently they forgot Holmes is not a real person, even if he were, I would not care about his private life), and some not so serious stories with a character named Sherlock Holmes who is apparently not the one of Baker Street (how curious some authors think that if they have enough fame they can borrow this name to decorate their nonsense). If one is looking for more tales of the great detective, one'd better not waste time on this book.

Rating:
Summary: The garbage is afoot
Review: I would have rated this book 1 star if not for the discovery of August Derleth and his Solar Pons story. Although one can easily solve the riddle at the very beginning because of the telltale "circular room", it fully restores the atmosphere of the canon and sends chill down one's spine. However, the section titled "6 classic Pastiches" seems to be the only valueable part of this collection. Others include some studies of Holmes' life and habits (apparently they forgot Holmes is not a real person, even if he were, I would not care about his private life), and some not so serious stories with a character named Sherlock Holmes who is apparently not the one of Baker Street (how curious some authors think that if they have enough fame they can borrow this name to decorate their nonsense). If one is looking for more tales of the great detective, one'd better not waste time on this book.