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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Audiobook narrated by Stephen Fry.
Below are the notes/ratings of individual stories:
Story 1: A Scandal in Bohemia
4.5/5
Couldn't expect a better start. I don't know how are they gonna top this.
Below are the notes/ratings of individual stories:
Story 1: A Scandal in Bohemia
4.5/5
Couldn't expect a better start. I don't know how are they gonna top this.
Story 2: The Adventure of the Red-Headed League
3/5
Story 3: A Case of Identity
4/5
Story 4: The Boscombe Valley Mystery
3/5
Story 5: The Five Orange Pips
3.5/5
Story 6: The man with the twisted lip
3/5
Story 7: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
3.5/5
Story 8: The Adventure of the Speckled Band
4/5
Story 9: The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
3.5/5
Story 10: The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
3.5/5
Story 11: The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
4/5
Story 12: The Adventure of the Copper Bleeches
4.5/5
3/5
Story 3: A Case of Identity
4/5
Story 4: The Boscombe Valley Mystery
3/5
Story 5: The Five Orange Pips
3.5/5
Story 6: The man with the twisted lip
3/5
Story 7: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
3.5/5
Story 8: The Adventure of the Speckled Band
4/5
Story 9: The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
3.5/5
Story 10: The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
3.5/5
Story 11: The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
4/5
Story 12: The Adventure of the Copper Bleeches
4.5/5
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
funny
inspiring
mysterious
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
What can i say, it is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and the beloved Sherlock Holmes, they're classic, rich, thrilling, and beautifully written.
I enjoy the writing style, the well thought out plots, the plot twists, and Sherlock himself, in all his eccentric glory, and all written through the mind of Dr Watson.
If you have never read Sherlock Holmes before, i can only suggest you do so.
I enjoy the writing style, the well thought out plots, the plot twists, and Sherlock himself, in all his eccentric glory, and all written through the mind of Dr Watson.
If you have never read Sherlock Holmes before, i can only suggest you do so.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I bought a second hand paperback of this novel and it’s been sitting in my TBR for awhile - wow I wish I read it sooner. Honestly thoroughly enjoyed and best thing was that every chapter is a short story so really get so much enjoyment out of all the ‘adventures’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Fire. Kind of repetitive after a while but these were all really good
Now this is excitement. This is the man that everyone fell in love with.
I liked but had issues with A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of Four, but these stories seem to show Sherlock Holmes in his best light. It is not just their brevity that I appreciate, where a mystery may be set up and solved so fast as to provide almost immediate satisfaction, but frequently Doyle engages with his mysteries far better than he did in either of the two cases before. It feels he grapples with morality, justice, and human nature itself when creating his stories, rather than researching a far-away culture and throwing them in from his comfortable writing desk in England. He does occasionally still slip into it - the introduction of one American extremist cult was a surprise - but there are far more hits here than misses.
Of note are the adventures of The Speckled Band, The Blue Carbuncle, and A Scandal in Bohemia. All of which were riveting and downright admirable in their craft. This book is the one that made me understand the mania there was for one man, his magnifying glass, and his trusty companion.
I liked but had issues with A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of Four, but these stories seem to show Sherlock Holmes in his best light. It is not just their brevity that I appreciate, where a mystery may be set up and solved so fast as to provide almost immediate satisfaction, but frequently Doyle engages with his mysteries far better than he did in either of the two cases before. It feels he grapples with morality, justice, and human nature itself when creating his stories, rather than researching a far-away culture and throwing them in from his comfortable writing desk in England. He does occasionally still slip into it - the introduction of one American extremist cult was a surprise - but there are far more hits here than misses.
Of note are the adventures of The Speckled Band, The Blue Carbuncle, and A Scandal in Bohemia. All of which were riveting and downright admirable in their craft. This book is the one that made me understand the mania there was for one man, his magnifying glass, and his trusty companion.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No