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Mycroft Holmes
2024.09.12 18:27
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Mycroft Holmes is the older, smarter brother of Sherlock Holmes. 

 

But I'm not here to post about the character. I'm posting want the book series about him. 
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    NRD
    Ciao, io non sapevo nemmeno che aveva un fratello. 
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    Doug Salomon
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    He's a great character, and as another poster mentioned, is a bit of a mystery in the original stories.
  • Myr Myri
    is it an actual book series?
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    Doug Salomon
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    Yes. There are three of them. 
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    Elaine Prima Hub
    (M20C01) 
 
Personally, I wish people left Mycroft Holmes to the imagination. He has such a mysterious ability giving his character the charm. The book ruined the character with the un-Doyle storytelling.
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    Doug Salomon
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    Ha! I've had similar misgivings, but I'm still enjoying it.

Have you, by any chance read the Sherlock Holmes books by Sam Siciliano? Very un-Doyle representation of Holmes. (But very enjoyable.)
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    Elaine Prima Hub
    I can imagine the enjoyability as I enjoyed other versions of Holmes, such as the TV series "Elementary" and "Sherlock" (2010) or even the blasphemously Hollywood-style films. It is just  Mycroft Holmes I wished to see him in mystery.
 
Sam Siciliano's Sherlock Holmes has been on my reading list, at the bottom, though. Now it's moved up, thanks to your comment!
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    Doug Salomon
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    I found the Siciliano novels very off-putting at first but they grew on me and I got to really enjoying them.

I don't want to provide any spoilers here as to why I felt this way, but I have a feeling that you'll figure it out very quickly.
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    Doug Salomon
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    Btw, it probably doesn't need to be said (but I'll say it anyway), be sure to read them in order. 
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    Ishraq Tanvir Azad
    # 1: I am  interested about your upcoming post related to this character. 
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    Doug Salomon
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    According to the original books by Conan Doyle: He's the older, smarter, fatter brother of Sherlock. While not working, he likes to hang out at the Diogenes Club, which is a club for men who don't like people's company. He practically runs the government. 

There. Now you're to to speed. ;)
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    Doug Salomon
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    One thing that stands out: The series is written by basketball great Kareem Abdul Jabbar! (And Anna Waterhouse)
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    Doug Salomon
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    I'm on the second book in the series and enjoying it, but I'm finding that it's a bit too much like a Sherlock Holmes story. Except that it's Mycroft going around and making deductions with his buddy Douglas, instead of Sherlock and Watson.
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    Doug Salomon
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    It's also about Sherlock as a younger man, still in in school and a bit of a jerk.
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    Doug Salomon
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    The series is about Mycroft as a young man (before he got fat and decided to move as little as possible).