Enola Holmes 2: The Case of the Left-Handed Lady

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The story development is quite abrupt at times. For instance, when Enola first leaves her house, it is only to find her mother. Why then would she abandon that search midway and go looking for another missing boy instead? It seemed silly.

Auch Enola Holmes, die 14jährige Protagonistin und kleine Schwester der berühmten Holmes Brüder hat damit zu kämpfen, denn es schleichen sich immer wieder Zweifel und Selbstkritik ein. Während nämlich ihre Brüder auf ihre nüchterne, rationelle Art versuchen, sie in London zu finden, hat Enola Eigeninitiative bewiesen und versucht, in die Fußstapfen ihrer Mutter zu treten. Sie möchte nicht in diese klassische Frauenrolle dieser Zeit gepresst werden und ein stilles Vorzeigefrauchen in der Gesellschaft werden, sondern auf ihren eigenen Füßen stehen und Freiheit genießen. Could it be a coincidence? I loved the clever use of flowers to convey messages and the inclusion of excerpts from Enola’s secret notebook at the end of each case. These sentiments also bring to mind the thoughts I also had with the first book, that with hindsight we are able to see our past in a more comprehensive way. When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was writing, he was writing about the world he inhibited and how he saw it. While the London of those stories was dark and gloomy, it didn’t quite bring to mind the image that paras like below do: En cuanto al caso que Enola investiga, pues no está mal, al menos no parece tan improvisado como el del libro anterior y se ve a Enola esforzándose por recabar pruebas. Lo que no me convence es que no me parecía que a ella le interesara en exceso el asunto. A ver, comprendo que solo tiene 14 años y que, aunque haya demostrado ser madura para su edad, pues no sea experta en lo que hace, pero me daba la impresión de que el trabajo era para ella una especie de entretenimiento y que lo usaba para poder ver hasta qué punto se le daba bien camuflarse y obtener testimonios de otras personas. Aquí debe buscar a Lady Cecily, una joven de clase alta que se esfumó de su casa supuestamente para huir con un chico, pero pronto se ve que no es así y hay que ir analizando otras opciones. Hay hallazgos que considero que estaban bien justificados, pero en otros sencillamente veía a Enola hacer deducciones milagrosas. Hasta la propia Enola parecía querer tirar la toalla muchas veces, así que esa desgana hizo que a mí el caso me acabara causando una cierta indiferencia.The Enola Holmes Mysteries has been classified as an example of neo-Victorian literature for young adults, in part due to the author's use of Victorian woman's clothes as a method to show female empowerment through the main character. [9] [10] According to Amy Montz, Nancy Springer rewrites the "social and personal expectations for fashion". [9] :91 For Montz, the corset is one of the main pieces of clothing for Victorian era stories, as "it is both public and private, masculine and feminine, utilitarian and ornamental, necessary and reviled." [9] :92 In the Enola Holmes series, the corset is a piece of "protection, [...] masquerade [...] and storage space," and is highlighted throughout the various books. [9] :97 Las ilustraciones mantienen el estilo de las del primer libro y siguen siendo una auténtica belleza. Como Enola es muy camaleónica, me encantó cómo la ilustradora supo ir dándole encanto a sus diferentes “disfraces” y que no por ello Enola perdiera su expresión dulce y la luz que siempre transmite. Se mantiene el uso predominante de colores cálidos, pero también se juega con los colores oscuros y con las ilustraciones ligeramente desdibujadas para las escenas tensas. One of the first interesting things about this book is its title. Now most of us are naturally right-handed, but there are many people who are naturally left handed. You may know someone who prefers using their left hand. In fact, there are many celebrities who are left-handed and it is quite an accepted phenomena these days. But it was not so even a few decades ago. As right hand is considered the ‘good’ hand, the hand preferred during religious ceremonies and so on, a lot of left-handed children also were punished and it was common practice to try and get them to change to be right handed. This book highlights that this custom must have been common around the world, as the author shows us through Enola’s thoughts what a typical left-handed child would go through when growing up in England of late nineteenth century:

This case involves looking for a missing girl, Lady Cecily, who appears to have runaway or possibly eloped, a possibility that is so shameful that her father and the police have tried to cover it up so as not to disgrace her family. The only person who doesn't believe it is her mother. Enola hears of the case by coincidence from her brother's dear friend, Dr. John Watson, who comes to Dr. Ragostin to get some help on another matter. What follows is a fairly dark situation involving a possible serial killer, kidnapping, and abuse. In the video, Netflix's famous "TUDUM" sound is made with a dark silhouette on a TV screen. Millie asks, "Hello?" to which Louis shows up on screen while lighting a match saying, "'Tis I."

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The only rational way to reform her into some semblance of decent young womanhood!” interrupts the older brother with asperity. “You, of all people, should see the logic – ”« It turns out this length is also just right for middle-aged readers who like it when stories get the to point. My thanks to Andrews McMeel Publishing and NetGalley for the DRC of “Enola Holmes: The Graphic Novels”. This review is voluntary and contains my honest opinion about the book. El libro tiene un apartado al final con todas las pistas y detalles que nos planteó este libro. Y te enseña a crear un código para enviar mensajes y cómo hacer para decifrarlos. Elocuente, me gustó.Also, the LOVELY dynamic between Cecily and Enola that I WOULD DIE FOR is practically...nonexistent in this version. And I mean I get it, it's a watered-down illustrated version, and much of the Enola/Cecily dynamic actually goes on within Enola's head (trust me, it's not as creepy as it sounds)(it's only a little creepy)(which in case you're wondering, I completely stan), and while in the book her and Cecily spend little time together, there's always the hope and possibility of their friendship in the future. But, as this was only a summary of a much superior book, much of that was cut. Con respecto al primer libro de Enola, creo que este está mejor planteado en el sentido de que propone un misterio y se centra en él, mientras que en el primero había dos misterios y uno quedó demasiado de lado en cierto punto. Nancy Springer also takes us on a tour of one of the very early versions of a ‘Department Stores’. While Enola’s experience until then is with small, individually fronted businesses, she is amazed by the sheer amount of goods and options presented by massive quantities of merchandise in just one place, but she also wonders at how it affect the people there: Nonsense!” At once the older brother puts a stop to such balderdash. “Preposterous! She is a female . Her intellect is inferior, she requires protection . . . there can be no comparison.”«