3.08k reviews for:

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Illustrated

Arthur Conan Doyle

4.15 AVERAGE

bookfishnish's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

teumessian_vixen's review against another edition

4.0

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

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“A Scandal in Bohemia” is one of my favorite Sherlock stories and the others aren’t too shabby either

enygirl's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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I can appreciate the draw and love for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's work, I just could not get in rhythm with his writing style and this very short piece just dragged on for me. I think I will stick to more contemporary mystery books from now on.

crabbyabbe's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Even though Doyle wrote two novels before these twelve stories, for me, it all begins with this book and the first short story “A Scandal in Bohemia.“ If you're new to the world of Holmes and Watson, this is the book to start with. Twelve masterful short stories that have most of the best of the Holmes canon. I don't know how many times I've read these, but I keep rereading and will keep rereading for as long as I can. I am truly #sherlocked.

ameliepause's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

larissa_4444's review against another edition

4.5

mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

ekongreads's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous 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

sarah_page's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ziraff's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

gelitries's review against another edition

3.0

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Understood BBC Sherlock better because of the accurate references but what made it more fun for me was the language used because, wow, books from the 19th century are funny to read while in the 21st.