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    <body><![CDATA[An arousing premise of reopening a fictional detective case.  The literary theory that follows is curious but not especially compelling or rigorous.  The author refers to Thomas Pavel's analysis in &quot;Fictional Worlds&quot; of the so-called &quot;segregationist&quot; and &quot;integrationist&quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45044181">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The author's analysis is very intriguing. He is either very serious about the fuzzy area between fiction and reality, or he is taking the idea of 'serious scholarship' about literature for a ride. I can't tell....but the portion of the book where he analyzes Holmes' solution to the Hound of the Bask...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75577003">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Some of his theories about the autonomy of fictional characters is kind of out there for my liking, but he provides a creative and eloquent re-reading of the Holmes mystery!  Quite good.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Gives an interesting take on Sherlock Holmes and how he did things. Highly recommend this book]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[So far so fasciniting.  Highly readable prose; it keeps you excited to see where the author is going with his premise.  ]]></body>
    
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