Peanut Blossom Book Club for Recovering Readers discussion

Have you read the original Sherlock Holmes stories? How familiar with the characters were you before you began this book?

Have you seen any of the Sherlock Holmes television shows or movies? My husband and I just finished "Sherlock" with Benedict Cumberbatch and it was soooooo good! We also just watched the movie "Mr. Holmes" with Ian McKellen as 93-year old Sherlock over the weekend. I'd love to chat about these with anyone who's seen them!

I had never read any of the Sherlock Holmes books or seen any of the shows.

I’ve seen more movies about the duo than anything. Haven’t read the books though

Jen wrote: "I’ve seen more movies about the duo than anything. Haven’t read the books though"

Me, too. I thought maybe the shows made Sherlock seem a little wilder than he was but after reading this book I'm thinking not! Apparently his character really did do a lot of drugs. Somehow I find that shocking!!

Yes. I've only seen the tv shows. And the eccentricity is clear in both. I think i may have seen a play of Hound of the Baskervilles ...but it left less of an impression!

In high school, I was gifted with a two volume set of “The Complete Sherlock Holmes” and have read all of them, some multiple times. The PBS “Sherlock” with Cumberbatch is an all-time favorite show of mine as well.

I have not read them but I have a book with a bunch of the stories in my shelf of books I someday want too read :)

I have read a few Holmes stories. I've watched many of the old Basil Rathbone movies, and I love the Benedict Cumberbatch series. I have also seen the Mr. Holmes movie, although I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought i would.

My familiarity is what I've heard over the years and the Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law film versions. I can't say that I have ever been drawn to the character. However....I think I MUST check out Benedict Cumberbatch as Holmes. Yes, I will definitely be doing that.

I have never read the original Sherlock Holmes but after reading this book, I am going to try several of the stories. There were enough hints of the quirky personalities to peek my interest.

I haven't read the Sherlock books, but watched the TV series with Benedict Cumberbatch a few years back and LOVED them. That is why I am excited to read this book :)

I loved the actual Sherlock Holmes stories! We read them in high school and I re-read them often. The movies did it no justice and I know I should watch the new show but I can't bring myself to have it all possibly ruined again.

I don’t think I’ve ever read Sherlock Holmes but have seen the movie with Robert Downey Jr and the show with Cumberbatch. Enjoyed both even though they are a bit hard to follow. There have been plenty of studies that show super smart people dabble in drugs and I think Sherlock is a perfect example of this. I really enjoyed the book showcasing the family and the addiction issue may come to play in later books.

I listened to a couple of books on Audio

I haven’t read any of the books or watched the shows/movies. But now I want to!

I haven’t seen any of the shows or movies, but I read Hound it the Baskervilles and enjoyed it. I didn’t glean much of the personalities of the main characters from that book, however.

I don't believe I've read the original stories.
I've seen both the miniseries with Cumberbatch and also the tv series Elementary with Johnny Lee Miller.
I feel like much of my familiarity comes from Great Mouse Detective. LOL!!!

I have not read any of the original Sherlock stories but I have watched the movies with Robert Downey Jr