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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
mysterious
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:
Complicated
funny
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A mixed bag of stories, but the majority were enjoyable
The Best (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
○ A Scandal In Bohemia
○ The Red-Headed League
○ The Man with the Twisted Lip
○ The Blue Carbuncle
○ The Speckled Band
The Good (⭐️⭐️⭐️)
○ The Boscombe Valley Mystery
○ The Five Orange Pips
○ The Engineer's Thumb
○ The Noble Bachelor
The Meh (⭐️ / ⭐️⭐️)
○ A Case of Identity
○ The Beryl Coronet
○ The Copper Beeches
The Best (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
○ A Scandal In Bohemia
○ The Red-Headed League
○ The Man with the Twisted Lip
○ The Blue Carbuncle
○ The Speckled Band
The Good (⭐️⭐️⭐️)
○ The Boscombe Valley Mystery
○ The Five Orange Pips
○ The Engineer's Thumb
○ The Noble Bachelor
The Meh (⭐️ / ⭐️⭐️)
○ A Case of Identity
○ The Beryl Coronet
○ The Copper Beeches
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:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
fast-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
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
The foundation of my love for mystery *wipes nostalgic tear*
This was a fun book and I enjoyed this much better than the two previous. This is a collection of short stories that really made Sherlock Holmes a best seller and a household name.
Watson tells the stories about Holmes. They are not in chronological order but are not needed to be. Through the stories, we learn more and more about Sherlock. It is mentioned several times that these are not all the cases Sherlock has taken on, only the ones that focus on his deductive reasoning.
I love that Holmes is does not always solve the crime in time to stop bad things from happening. I also like his mercy, not always turning the "criminal" over to the authorities. This is of course depends upon the circumstances. In one story, the "bad guy" didn't commit a punishable crime, just unethical, but Holmes wanted badly for this person to be punished. I also enjoyed that not all the crimes were murder or even breaking the law.
In the forward, I also learned an interesting tid bit. House MD is a medical adaptation of Sherlock Holmes. Holmes - House. Watson - Wilson. Both Holmes and House have a drug problem. Both are very observant and have a supernatural power of deductive reasoning. Both have a dislike for authority. I found this fact interesting since I loved House. Now I understand why so much more.
Watson tells the stories about Holmes. They are not in chronological order but are not needed to be. Through the stories, we learn more and more about Sherlock. It is mentioned several times that these are not all the cases Sherlock has taken on, only the ones that focus on his deductive reasoning.
I love that Holmes is does not always solve the crime in time to stop bad things from happening. I also like his mercy, not always turning the "criminal" over to the authorities. This is of course depends upon the circumstances. In one story, the "bad guy" didn't commit a punishable crime, just unethical, but Holmes wanted badly for this person to be punished. I also enjoyed that not all the crimes were murder or even breaking the law.
In the forward, I also learned an interesting tid bit. House MD is a medical adaptation of Sherlock Holmes. Holmes - House. Watson - Wilson. Both Holmes and House have a drug problem. Both are very observant and have a supernatural power of deductive reasoning. Both have a dislike for authority. I found this fact interesting since I loved House. Now I understand why so much more.
The narrator's voice was driving me up the wall. (Different edition)