The Beauty of Sherlock Holmes.

Finally, i'm getting around to liking this book! I think I'm finally nearing the beginning of the plot (sad right?) but it's finally getting good. The more I read the more intense things get so I figured I might as well give this book a shot.

Come to find out at one time Green and the American were good friends. However, their friendship didn't last very long. During the time that Green befriended Dame Jean, she also allowed him to write a biography on her father (Conan Doyle). This was rare for the Doyle Family, most other relatives despised things being written about Conan but Dame Jean allowed and even promoted it by helping Green write it. She believed that unlike other writers who simply wrote whatever they thought, if she helped with the writing her father would be written in a respectful manner with the help of Green. Although, the American was working with Green on it, and behind his back twisted the stories into something very differently. Believing Green was a fraud, Dame Jean outcasted Green and adopted the American as her designated writer. Over time the American (Richard) got closer to Dame Jean than Green had been and Green envied him. Richard told the narrator (whom he met at a bar) about how Dame Jean believed that the Holmes books were a curse and that whenever any other Doyle (including Conan himself) tried to write another book they would be compared to the Holmes books. Infact, Doyle even killed off Holmes once but with little popularity of his other book and much pressure, he brought Holmes back to life. Also, many movie stars who played Holmes in movies were suspectible to the Holmes curse also, with the character engulfing their minds and going into calypso. Over time Doyle was called upon to solve detective using the same tactics Holmes used, but over time even Doyle's mind went into a calypso.

I know I know, it's alot. It's starting to sound a little bit like inception with the creator being engulfed by his own creation, or maybe even Frankenstien. This books really starting to get interesting, but I have one question, with so little characters and the plot bouncing around, Who's even narrating this Book? I guess that's the beauty of Sherlock Holmes.

New Theme, New Me.

I hope someone took notice to my new design change on my blog. I like it alot better than my old one. Although my old one was more vibrant and popped, this one's more mellow and warmer. It kind of represents the slowly approaching spring, the creeping of the sun behind the mountain creates a sense of warmth. And to me with warmth comes happiness. My new backround also reflects a part of me alot of people don't get to see, the quiet, calm me.

1953

In this reading I learned mostly about Richard Green, the man that had died.  Still, this book is off to a long start. So far It's just been getting creepier, I get chills everytime I read it knowing that this book is a true story not just a fable. 

Richard Green, was born on July 10, 1953. Here I am thinking this book was from the 1800's when Sherlock Holmes was first written but this man is of the new age! He's only six days younger than my grandmother. That really creeped me out. Apparenttly he became interested in the Sherlock Holmes book as a young child and by the time he was eleven he had "fallen under the spell of Sherlock Holmes." Well that spell ended up killing him. 

I guess I like this book so far. It just kinda creeps me out that it's real. I'd rather read a fictional story but I really don't want to read another 50 pages. I might be on a quest for a new book this week, I need another "The help", or atleast anything to keep me interested. 

How Do I?

I recently viewed the two videos by internet sensation "Ms. Magoo". This lady really likes her friends in stickham, she mentioned them atleast 10 times before she even started her song. When comparing her Ms. Magoo video to her latest video " How do I" , she clearly is more dedicated in her new video. She dedicated this video to her boyfriend Jackand even took the time to look nice for the video. Compared to her last video, she must really like James or else she wouldn't have tried to look nice. Both videos are plagued with terrible pronunciation. In Miss Magoo she seemed more confident but in How do i she has a hint of insecurity, maybe because she's scared of what he'll think or being denied. In "How do I" she pours her heart out, she really does love jack.

Grammy Recap

Okay, so the grammys are officially over! :( They were pretty good even though Drake won nothing! It was still a good show. Wait, it wasn't even an awards show! They only gave out like nine awards the whole time. I'm kinda disappointed with the grammys this year. Big categories weren't even aired on Tv, but were aired on the pre-telecast four hours before the televised event started. I'd rather see less perfomances and more awards handed out! Big names like Usher, Jay Z and Rihanna all won huge awards but weren't showed on televison. Come on! These are these people's moments (4 Life). Granted, I am glad I got to see Rihanna on the stage, Twice! She performed once with "Love the Way you lie Pt.2" and another time with Drake in "What's my Name?". However, some of the performances were deemed unecessary: Mick Jagger was terrible and Cee Lo Green should cee'n his way off the stage. The biggest shocker of the year wasn't Drake winning nothing, but was the Best new artist Winner! Drake and Rihanna should have dedicated "What's My name?" to Esperanza Spalding because I'm sure no one knew who she was! I'd hope that the winner, nominee at that for Best New Artist would have something to do with popularity. Heck, I would have rather had Jbiebz won. Lady Antebellum was the big winner tonight though. They won song of the year & Record of the year; while Arcade Fire took home Album of the Year! All in all, it was a pretty good Grammy concert and one of my favorites over the past few years.

Real or Fake?

This book just keeps getting weirder and weirder. It's actually kind of freaky. I keep second guessing myself on if it's real or not. It's like a real life Sherlock Holmes. Anyways, on to the story.

Green, still searching for the papers, came in contact with Doyle's youngest daughter. Jean conan Doyle, now in her late sixties, invited Green to her home where she kept the papers and insured him that one day she would show him the papers; although, she couldn't show her them now because of family disputes. She later had it written in her will that when she died that the papers would go to British Library. However, years later when she died nothing materialized. Months later Green found in the paper that the letters were being sold by family members of Doyle's family in a private auction. Green was convinced that the items were stolen seeing as Jean said herself that they would go straight to the British Library. Whilst investigating, Green started to believe that an American was after him. He told his best friend John Gibson, his sister Priscilla West, as well as a few media outlets. On the night of March 26th he had lunch with a good friend, and upon his walk home realized someone was following him. On the next morning he was found dead, in what looked like a murder. However, upon talking to Gibson it was told that he feared his life was in danger. And when both Priscilla and Gibson called his home, instead of hearing the voice of an oxford accent of an answer machine that had been there for 10 years, was replaced by the voice of an american. That's when Priscilla rushed over and found her dead brother.

Was it the curse of the papers that had been spoken upon before? I hope not. If so, i'm going to stop reading now! This book is good but kinda creepy so far. I feel like a scary book can stick in your head alot longer than a scary movie. I can't stop reading though, I want to know what happens!

Grammy update

Okay, so they just announced that Rihanna & Eminem were performing together on the grammy's tonight! Does this mean that Drake & Rihanna aren't performing together? I hope not! Eminem's one of my other favorite rappers but i'd much rather see What's my name live than Love the way you lie. I guess i'll just have to wait and see! Btw, I hate it when they start playing the music when people are giving their speeches. Come on now, this is these people's moments (4 life)!