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ptothelo's review against another edition
4.0
I read this and then I read the short story. This captured all the important words and moments and emotions of the story.
nglofile's review against another edition
2.0
Not bad, per se, but doesn't make effective use of the graphic format.
annakim's review against another edition
5.0
I'm a really big fan of Ian Edginton's graphic adaptations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novels and stories. The Sign of the Four is no exception. I really like that the original text is pretty much left intact, with just a little necessary abridging. When I used to tutor middle school students, I did a short mystery unit and I used one of the graphic adaptations to teach the story since they had difficulty with the original text. Without exception, all of them said that Edginton's version was easy to understand, even though the language was exactly the same!
enno's review against another edition
3.0
Not all stories about Holmes are equally good. The artwork is fine, but the story doesn't hold up for me.
yuzi555's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
It was great at first, couldn't put down the book. But then changed to racist. Very dissapointing. It would be much better without any stereotyping in my opinion.
vcro's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
whats_margaret_reading's review against another edition
3.0
The illustrations were nice and sometimes quite cute (the badger in the cage sticking its paw out at Watson was a particular favorite) and the smoggy darkness of late 19th century London was well captured. My major issue with this is that it was not narrated by Watson, making some depictions of characters far fetched as well as obscuring how Dr. Watson's relationship with Mary develops. Still, not a bad period adaptation of a classic Holmes plot.
jenniferclaire's review
3.0
Good way to introduce students to 'classics'! I definitely miss reading descriptions and visualizing them in my head, but I think the idea of taking older stories and making them into graphic novels is a great way to introduce teenagers to stories that they might not normally read.