tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105279.post111078546938651071..comments2023-09-20T08:05:59.423-05:00Comments on Pseudo-random Thoughts: Books of the Month: March 2005Nitishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554352128342702471noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105279.post-1111469855368822582005-03-21T23:37:00.000-06:002005-03-21T23:37:00.000-06:00Thanks, Aparajith. I'll have to check it out. I'll...Thanks, Aparajith. I'll have to check it out. I'll see if I can get it, and "Picture This: A Novel" at the library.Nitishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07554352128342702471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105279.post-1111468450548140252005-03-21T23:14:00.000-06:002005-03-21T23:14:00.000-06:00There's an exceptional book that comes to mind, th...There's an exceptional book that comes to mind, though it's been a few years since I read it. 'The Seven Percent Solution', a book my Nicholas Meyer, is an extrapolation of the Sherlock Holmes stories, and came out in the 'seventies. <BR/>When Holmes makes his comeback after the Reichenbach falls story, we are told that in the interim, he wandered in Tibet. 'The Seven Percent Solution' though, says that he did no such thing. On the contrary, it describes how Holmes becomes a slave to cocaine, and how Watson then lures him to go meet Sigmund Freud, who then psychoanalyses him. <BR/>It's a wonderful book simply because the research and cross-referencing is so immaculate that every event fits in when seen against the backdrop of the original Holmes stories. And it has some great surprises, one of them being: Who is Moriarty, really? <BR/>I am not sure how famous the book became in its time, but I certainly haven't heard of it very often. <BR/><BR/>AparajithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105279.post-1111467277431230712005-03-21T22:54:00.000-06:002005-03-21T22:54:00.000-06:00I'm actually a member of BookCrossing.com, though ...I'm actually a member of BookCrossing.com, though I don't give away as many books as I should. There are at least a couple of active BookCrossers in Champaign-Urbana, one of whom frequently leaves books in the atrium of DCL, where I teach. :-)Nitishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07554352128342702471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105279.post-1111466759306988062005-03-21T22:45:00.000-06:002005-03-21T22:45:00.000-06:00if you like swapping books, check out bookcrossing...if you like swapping books, check out bookcrossing.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105279.post-1110992429414444252005-03-16T11:00:00.000-06:002005-03-16T11:00:00.000-06:00Try "Picture This: A Novel" by Joseph Heller. Read...Try "Picture This: A Novel" by Joseph Heller. Read it a while back and liked it. I have to warn you though, I'm going through a "I will read only pulp" phase...... and my taste in books has become a little weird.....<BR/><BR/>--cherryTheLaddoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07338211267683281466noreply@blogger.com