Tag: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Oct 12 2019

Mycroft and Sherlock: The Empty Birdcage by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Anna Waterhouse

By Doreen Sheridan in Doreen, Historical Fiction, Mystery
October 12, 2019

I really enjoyed about 80% of the book, but towards the end, I kept thinking, wait, that can’t be all. Beyond the completely mystifying headstands in the garret (I get the point of them but could not for the life of me decipher what was actually going on while reading their depiction,) I was annoyed …

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Feb 08 2016

Mycroft Holmes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse

By Doreen Sheridan in Doreen, Mystery
February 8, 2016

Let’s get this out of the way first: the book is a total Mary Sue. Which doesn’t make it a bad read, but every time I pictured Cyrus, I totally envisioned Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (tho since I like the guy, that’s not a bad thing.) It was interesting how the traditional roles of best friend and …

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