A Samba for Sherlock: A Novel: Amazon.ca: Jose Eugenio Soares: Books

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"Full of suspense and humor. . . . If Soares is remarkably strong in the crime scenes, he's also deliciously agreeable in his reconstruction of places and people."                          --Folha de São Paulo (Brazil)

Set in Rio de Janeiro in 1886, this internationally acclaimed literary thriller opens with the theft of a priceless Stradivarius violin that has been presented by Dom Pedro, emperor of Brazil, to his favorite mistress. At the same time a hideously inventive killer is prowling the boulevards and back alleys of Rio, leaving a violin string entangled in the intimate parts of his beautiful victims. Only one man possesses the genius, the valor, and the discretion that both cases demand: Sherlock Holmes.
     In this witty, charming, and highly original novel, the Brazilian author Jô Soares boldly reimagines Conan Doyle's legendary sleuth, introducing a very distracted and debauched Sherlock Holmes, one who trades cocaine for "Indian cigarettes" and falls head over heels for a sultry actress. Overflowing with suspense and historical erudition, A Samba for Sherlock is a novel that combines the authenticity of The Alienist with the exuberant fantasy of carnaval.

"Written with irresistible humor and remarkable control."
--L'Espresso (Italy)

"One of the most charming and entertaining books of the year."
--Le Point (France)

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In this deftly crafted literary thriller, Brazilian author Jo Soares reimagines Conan Doyle's legendary sleuth while creating a crime novel that combines the authenticity of "The Alienist" with the exuberant fantasy of "carnival".

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3.0�toiles sur 5 Reads Like a First Novel, Oct. 28 2003

Par	richard_t "richard_t" (Overseas) - Voir tous mes commentaires

This review is from: A Samba for Sherlock (Hardcover)

Jo Soares is a well-known Brazilian entertainer with a talk show and a newspaper column. "A Samba for Sherlock" is his first novel, and it reads like it. It's not a bad book, just a bit overwritten in that hyper-enthusiastic way of first novelists. Soares has done his research on Sarah Bernhardt, Sherlock Holmes, and the emperor's court in 1886 Rio de Janeiro. He's crafted a reasonably well-structured novel and thought through the different pieces of the plot so that they fit together at the edges. The problems, of course, are with the greatest challenges for fiction writers: character and dialogue, and "Sherlock" fails at both. The characters are all buffoons, every one of them. This makes for some lighthearted humor at the characters' own expense, but it also means that in the end none of them have any depth or nuance. They are just cardboard caricatures that the author has set up in order to knock them down, mere plot devices. Similarly, the dialogue is cute and sometimes clever, but never really deep or revealing of subtlety. Finally, the research itself sometimes gets in the way as the author fills pages of text with details culled from history books that do not drive the story forward but only distract a reader's attention and break the spell of the story. "Sherlock" is a fair novel, a good first attempt. I may pick up another Jo Soares novel in the future, but I won't run breathlessly to the bookstore to find it.

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4.0�toiles sur 5 Entertaining satire, F�v 18 2003

Par	Denis Benchimol Minev "Amazonia" (Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil) - Voir tous mes commentaires

This book is an entertaining satire of a supposed Sherlock Holmes case in Brazil. The author does a good job of adding components of Brazilian culture to the case, poking fun at the concept of a know-it-all investigator while the story unfolds in pretty random fashion.

It should be read as what it really is, a satire. This book is not for those seeking the brilliant problem solving of Sherlock Holmes, it is definitely not here.

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3.0�toiles sur 5 a good light read, Ao� 14 2002

Par	El Cholo Invisivel (Brazil) - Voir tous mes commentaires

I like to think of Soares as a comedic Gore Vidal. The basic tension in this book comes from throwing a famous, eccentric, British aristocrat into a world where characters don't act like they do in England, like a comedic version of the Holmes story which takes place in Utah. For what it is, entertainment, it's fine, but hardly 5 star literature.

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1.0�toiles sur 5 Sherlock Homes? Where???
I have reed the Americans' reviews. Now it's time for a portuguese one: you're absolutely right. More than a speaker of Soares's language, I'm also a great enthusiast of Sir... Read more

Publi� le Mars 2 2002 par L. M. Rosa

1.0�toiles sur 5 Sherlock Homes? Where???
I have reed the Americans' reviews. Now it's time for a portuguese one: you're absolutely right. More than a speaker of Soares's language, I'm also a great enthusiast of Sir... Read more

Publi� le Mars 2 2002 par L. M. Rosa

5.0�toiles sur 5 Humorous and Thrilling
As I was born in Brazil, I have the duty to say this book was one of the most wonderful I've read in my whole life. Read more

Publi� le Nov. 8 2001 par Fabianna Bluhm

5.0�toiles sur 5 funny and clever
If you are a boring person, stupid and blind purist of Sherlock's "square old style", please, stay away of this book... go to the grave... and rest in peace.

Publi� le Sep 24 2001 par Marcio Delgado