The premise for ‘Conversations with Spirits’ by E.O. Higgins
is quite simple, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle asks Trelawney Hart to investigate a
psychic medium who he believes to be the real deal.
Trelawney Hart is a man of pure logic like Spock or (more fittingly) Sherlock Holmes. Unlike Holmes, Trelawney isn’t addicted to cocaine but to alcohol. In fact since his wife’s death he seems to never have been sober!
This book is highly enjoyable and I’d recommend it to fans of Conan Doyle’s work. Just as in real life this fictional Sir Arthur is interested in spiritualism and is seeking proof of life after death (along with almost everyone in 1917 as with the huge loss of life during the Great War hitting everyone personally) and he feels he has finally found a man who seems have extraordinary powers, and is about to top it all off by walking through a solid wall!
The book does drag a little however (some scenes felt like complete filler, yes Trelawney is a drunk, I don’t need him to order another cherry brandy every page to hit that point home)and the description of the ‘illusion’ left me a little confused as to what exactly I was supposed to be visualising. But then again, I love illusionists and trying to work out how it was done, but not sure I could write up something I’d seen in a convincing and compelling way that even comes close to watching it yourself!
Overall though, this book is a lot of fun. Please do check this out!
Trelawney Hart is a man of pure logic like Spock or (more fittingly) Sherlock Holmes. Unlike Holmes, Trelawney isn’t addicted to cocaine but to alcohol. In fact since his wife’s death he seems to never have been sober!
This book is highly enjoyable and I’d recommend it to fans of Conan Doyle’s work. Just as in real life this fictional Sir Arthur is interested in spiritualism and is seeking proof of life after death (along with almost everyone in 1917 as with the huge loss of life during the Great War hitting everyone personally) and he feels he has finally found a man who seems have extraordinary powers, and is about to top it all off by walking through a solid wall!
The book does drag a little however (some scenes felt like complete filler, yes Trelawney is a drunk, I don’t need him to order another cherry brandy every page to hit that point home)and the description of the ‘illusion’ left me a little confused as to what exactly I was supposed to be visualising. But then again, I love illusionists and trying to work out how it was done, but not sure I could write up something I’d seen in a convincing and compelling way that even comes close to watching it yourself!
Overall though, this book is a lot of fun. Please do check this out!
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