Reviews

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution: Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D. by Nicholas Meyer

petealdin's review

5.0

An absolutely brilliant extension of Holmesian canon. Meyer is a worthy successor to Conan Doyle and I find I enjoyed this story (and the sequel) better than Doyle's originals!!

marlobo's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 stars

eddyfate's review

5.0

One of the best Holmes pastiches available. Meyer's love of the canon shines through this document, from the dead-on Doyle voice to the footnotes pointing out some connections to the main canon. And it's just a great read.

a_verthandi's review

3.0

3.5 stars. Enjoyable, if not what I thought it would be.

jimmypat's review

3.0

Closer to 2.5 stars. It was an okay read, but nothing earth-shattering. The author did an admirable job is capturing Doyle's style, but that also was something of a weakness.

tombomp's review

2.0

I remember finding everything about Freud pretty dull - the mystery was not good and it was mostly about seeing Sherlock Holmes interact with Freud, which isn't something that interests me at all.

lidiab_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

wo0ahae's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Interesting read! Definitely was interesting and gripping to read. There was adventure, intrigue, secrets, but also themes of metal health. Loved learning about what really happened to Holmes during the Great Hiatus wow.
 

cthuwu's review

3.0

When I first read this, I was super pumped up for it. Sherlock Holmes? Train chases? That was IT. However, now all I can think about is that this book has Freud in it. Gross.

we_are_all_mad_here26's review

4.0

When I first picked this book up I did not know it had been originally published in 1974. I wouldn't have known it by the end, either, except I checked. This is a good thing as it means the book sounded like it was written during the era in which it was set, instead of during the era in which it was written.

I didn't so much love the ripping of the rug out from under the Moriarty legacy. On the one hand it did nicely explain the weirdness of [b:The Final Problem and Other Stories|13412597|The Final Problem and Other Stories|Arthur Conan Doyle|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1326504300l/13412597._SY75_.jpg|18683940] and [b:The Adventure of the Empty House|8289147|The Adventure of the Empty House (The Return of Sherlock Holmes, #1)|Arthur Conan Doyle|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328323885l/8289147._SX50_.jpg|13137612], two stories which I thought never quite fit with the rest of the canon. On the other hand -

Spoiler

Moriarty, nothing more than a math professor all along? It feels so blasphemous

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The perspective it was written from - Watson in his much later years, with N.M. inserting a few footnotes as he "edited," was unique (to me) and enjoyable (also to me). Overall a quick and fairly absorbing read, featuring Sigmund Freud and no direct phallic references whatsoever.