Melina’s Comments (group member since Jan 07, 2014)

Melina’s comments from the Everything Nerdy and Anything in Between group.

I love how witty the book is compared to other books, but it's not just witty, it's got that wordplay sort of humor that isn't overdone. (Wish I had the Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide *_* ...I'll probably get it from Barnes & Noble, though.)

What other books were you guys planning on reading? (I thought it'd be worth asking, seeing as I'm stuck in the first one.)

Well, there will always be people who insist that they were fans before the movie release is out, but it's alright so long as everyone's got something in common, right?

Well, mystery stories with a bit of action and adventure fit into the mix. I'm not really into the literary aspect myself since I've never actually read into it or anything as old as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stuff, but the media based on it is pretty cool :)

The stories have influenced movies (I haven't seen the older movies but there's the newer ones with Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr. ... and Disney's The Great Mouse Detective), certain concepts on television series (like House M.D. whose main character - Dr. House - is losely based on the concepts of Sherlock Holmes; BBC Sherlock with Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Watson; Elementary, which is new and American, is also based on crime investigation and has a Sherlock... but Watson is Asian and female, I think?), and some overused quotes which have been misused/misconstrued ("Elementary, my dear Watson!").

It's something that's always been there much like A Game of Thrones was... up until a T.V. show or a movie based on it comes out. It's because of the media putting it out that more people get to hear about it and thus want to read whatever inspired it to be there in the first place (or watch other stuff related to it, whether something that influenced it or anything that's been influenced by it).

Though... I also find the prose confusing... it's not picturesque as what I'm used to, anyway. *not giving up just yet, though!*

David wrote: "I'm hoping for some snow here, it hasn't gotten cold enough this winter.


Thank you Meli for leading me to this group. :)"

No prob, dude :B

It is FREEZING here, but alas, no snow. Just rain.

Yay xD This is actually pretty cool!