![]() ![]() Having such characters encounter Holmes and Watson is endlessly entertaining, to the point where I laughed out loud throughout the entire story. They have a fascinating relationship dynamic, simultaneously sweet (you root for their romance!) and exasperating (oh, Guy…). Guy and Max are immensely enjoyable to watch Guy is dramatic and a bit overblown, while Max is the quieter, more practical of the two. The comedy of manners aspect comes through most strongly with the two central characters of the book, Guy and Max. Throughout the story I was reminded of Wilde and his characters, particularly those found in The Importance of Being Earnest or Lady Windermere’s Fan. (Review originally posted on the John H Watson Society website.)Ī Case of Domestic Pilfering strikes me as a comedy of manners rather than the most traditional of pastiches-and I don’t mean that as a critique because having the comedy of manners style applied to a Holmesian narrative was immensely satisfying. ![]()
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