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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
adventurous
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
There's nothing like a Sherlock Holmes book to remind you of why life is good. I enjoyed every minute of reading this small collection of some the most intriguing cases of the legendary Holmes.
His best friend, secretary, and chronicler of their shared adventures, Watson, is always blind to the facts behind the clues that only Holmes is capable of detecting. I can remember feeling very much like Watson used to when I was younger, and spent many hours of my time devouring Sherlock Holmes stories while marveling at the brilliance of the tales.
Alas, these days, the only trouble I had with any of the cases was that I very often solved the crime before Holmes had a chance to do it for me. I used to read a lot of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle a long time ago, and so there are only two possibilities for why I am better at solving Sherlock Holmes mysteries:
1. I'm getting smarter (unlikely).
2. I read this book a long time ago and forgot about it (most likely).
However, even when you know who committed the crime because you may have already read the book it matters not, for I'm telling you, a Sherlock Holmes book is a great pick me up. It's a guaranteed good read! I say, if you'd been having a bad luck book streak, pick up some Sherlock Holmes cases. You will be glad you did!
His best friend, secretary, and chronicler of their shared adventures, Watson, is always blind to the facts behind the clues that only Holmes is capable of detecting. I can remember feeling very much like Watson used to when I was younger, and spent many hours of my time devouring Sherlock Holmes stories while marveling at the brilliance of the tales.
Alas, these days, the only trouble I had with any of the cases was that I very often solved the crime before Holmes had a chance to do it for me. I used to read a lot of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle a long time ago, and so there are only two possibilities for why I am better at solving Sherlock Holmes mysteries:
1. I'm getting smarter (unlikely).
2. I read this book a long time ago and forgot about it (most likely).
However, even when you know who committed the crime because you may have already read the book it matters not, for I'm telling you, a Sherlock Holmes book is a great pick me up. It's a guaranteed good read! I say, if you'd been having a bad luck book streak, pick up some Sherlock Holmes cases. You will be glad you did!
3.5/5
Ich fand die Kurzgeschichten spannend. Allerdings schlaucht es auf Dauer etwas, da alle den gleichen Ablauf folgen... Dadurch ist es doch sehr repetitiv. Es aufzuteilen und nur ab und zu eine Geschichte lesen hilft da ganz gut.
Ich fand die Kurzgeschichten spannend. Allerdings schlaucht es auf Dauer etwas, da alle den gleichen Ablauf folgen... Dadurch ist es doch sehr repetitiv. Es aufzuteilen und nur ab und zu eine Geschichte lesen hilft da ganz gut.
mysterious
4,5 ⭐️
Quote:
Draw your chair up, and hand me my violin, for the only problem which we have still to solve is how to while away these bleak autumnal evenings.
Quote:
Draw your chair up, and hand me my violin, for the only problem which we have still to solve is how to while away these bleak autumnal evenings.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
2.5 stars
The first story was a cop out, the guy just fell in shock, no actual murder happened and whilst I do appreciate it in retrospect at the time of reading, it was a let down to have the first story end like that. The second story was a bit pointless since there were no suspects so we didn’t really get to see any of that deductive reasoning Sherlock and his brother possess, they were just running around like headless chickens or ‘like the faithful bloodhound’ as Poirot would put it. The last story was the best and whilst the culprit ends up being the only person Sherlock hasn’t mentioned as a potential suspect to Watson it was good, there were multiple suspects and Sherlock laid a nice little trap for them.
The first story was a cop out, the guy just fell in shock, no actual murder happened and whilst I do appreciate it in retrospect at the time of reading, it was a let down to have the first story end like that. The second story was a bit pointless since there were no suspects so we didn’t really get to see any of that deductive reasoning Sherlock and his brother possess, they were just running around like headless chickens or ‘like the faithful bloodhound’ as Poirot would put it. The last story was the best and whilst the culprit ends up being the only person Sherlock hasn’t mentioned as a potential suspect to Watson it was good, there were multiple suspects and Sherlock laid a nice little trap for them.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-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