There are the Mary Russell books, which feature a retired Sherlock Holmes.
Don't belong. Dangerous, like you. Can't be controlled. Can't be trusted. Everyone could just go on without me and not have to worry. People could be what they wanted to be. Could be with the people they wanted. Live simple. No secrets.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Steph L. - Jun 24, 2013 2:37:35 pm PDT #20926 of 28564
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Dana - Jun 24, 2013 2:40:01 pm PDT #20927 of 28564
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Now I really want to reread Possession.
Pix - Jun 24, 2013 2:40:03 pm PDT #20928 of 28564
The status is NOT quo.
I meant in that it uses characters created by someone else.
Ah, gotcha!
I thought Death Comes to Pemberley and The Magicians were not very good. There's Perks of Being a Wallflower, heavily influenced by Catcher, but I think the writing in that is abysmal. I seem to be in the minority for really not getting why it's become such a teen classic. Let me ponder other possibilities...
ETA: I ADORE the Mary Russell books, though the first three were better than any of the rest.
flea - Jun 24, 2013 2:41:23 pm PDT #20929 of 28564
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The Jane Austen Book Club. You could probably do a whole salon on works that reference Austen heavily.
megan walker - Jun 24, 2013 2:41:26 pm PDT #20930 of 28564
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I feel like there are several that I just can't quite remember. This is going to drive me nuts.
Yeah, I just remembered the Mister Pip one seeing it in my notes and I remember loving the idea when I heard about it. I'm sure there are probably a bunch.
Pix - Jun 24, 2013 2:41:53 pm PDT #20931 of 28564
The status is NOT quo.
Oh, what about A Thousand Acres, a great book winning tons of awards and based on King Lear?
Pix - Jun 24, 2013 2:43:09 pm PDT #20932 of 28564
The status is NOT quo.
Found an interesting link: [link]
megan walker - Jun 24, 2013 2:43:34 pm PDT #20933 of 28564
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
The Jane Austen Book Club.
Oooh, that's a great example (although I didn't like that particular book).
And I know one person in the salon who would probably love the Mary Russell books (which I've been meaning to try myself).
Pix - Jun 24, 2013 2:45:22 pm PDT #20934 of 28564
The status is NOT quo.
I love Atwood's Penelopiad, but that's in part because I've taught the original Odyssey so many times that I get all of her references and find them endlessly entertaining.
Dana - Jun 24, 2013 2:45:36 pm PDT #20935 of 28564
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
There's probably a whole other pile based on The Iliad, The Odyssey, and The Aenead. And retellings of Medea.