I've read quite a few of these stories now... In the past, a few recently that I still haven't blogged on and etc. I know that Doyle wrote 56 of these short stories and that Holmes was immensely popular. Even now, he still holds an allure and control over our generation. Though, popular opinion of hhim can be different from teh actual portrayal that the book has of him. I had no idea what Sherlock Holmes and those stories were like and would be like until I subscribed to the strand and read them myself.
It's just personal taste, but I don't know if I would like or want to read all 56 or be terribly upset if the series was discontinued. So... it's making me curious and brings back around my original question... what about him is so alluring?
Does it have to do with the time that he was published in? Or is there more... the idea of brilliance, genious, but still being down-to-earth and realistic?
When I was younger, whenever there was an allusion to Sherlock Holmes, it was like an allusion to something amazing and untouchable, however when I started reading it, it didn't quite live up to my expectations and I remember being bored with the stories.
I don't believe that these stories are quite literary (or they might be... I don't know), they seem more for just entertainment.
It's an open question to anyone who'd like to respond..
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