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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
This is the first short story collection in the Sherlock Holmes series, following “A Study in Scarlet” and “The Sign of Four”. Some stories I thought genuinely intriguing such as “Scandal in Bohemia” (Irene Adler, love of my life I think), “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” or “The Adventure of the Copper Breeches”. Others (such as “The Red Headed League” or “The Man with the Twisted Lip”) I found downright ridiculous.
With most cases I could “deduce” (ha ha) the solution quite early on but I still enjoyed following Holmes way of investigating and the continuous banter between him and Watson.
The fact that they are short stories was great because you did not have to focus on a hugely complicated plot and could just read one story in a luck break or so. :)
With most cases I could “deduce” (ha ha) the solution quite early on but I still enjoyed following Holmes way of investigating and the continuous banter between him and Watson.
The fact that they are short stories was great because you did not have to focus on a hugely complicated plot and could just read one story in a luck break or so. :)
Very fun and easy to read but all of Sherlock’s deductions felt like a reach.
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
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
adventurous
funny
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:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
slow-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:
Complicated
Fine. Intresting. Reading the whole thing at once is a little boring
Ok, either ACD is growing as an author, or his writing style is growing on me. I suspect both.
A collection of classic Sherlock Holmes tales. There's some duds in the pack, but most of them move along. Some of the mysteries are pretty easy to guess. A couple depend on incredibly effective disguises (including at least one that fools Holmes) and a couple where a parent screws over a child because of an inheritance.
ACD is getting better with his continuity. Holmes smokes the same clay pipe, and clients are referred to the same basket chair. Holmes and Watson are pretty crappy housekeepers. The apartments are continually strewn with newspapers. I pity Mrs. Hudson.
Also, Holmes almost never makes money. In some cases he refuses a fee because the case was singular in some way. I suppose he can stretch one £1,000 fee for several years, but still.
I split reading this book between the ebook and a Librivox recording. I enjoyed the recording, but it took me a while to get over the character voices. They were not great, but it did help to keep the characters straight.
A collection of classic Sherlock Holmes tales. There's some duds in the pack, but most of them move along. Some of the mysteries are pretty easy to guess. A couple depend on incredibly effective disguises (including at least one that fools Holmes) and a couple where a parent screws over a child because of an inheritance.
ACD is getting better with his continuity. Holmes smokes the same clay pipe, and clients are referred to the same basket chair. Holmes and Watson are pretty crappy housekeepers. The apartments are continually strewn with newspapers. I pity Mrs. Hudson.
Also, Holmes almost never makes money. In some cases he refuses a fee because the case was singular in some way. I suppose he can stretch one £1,000 fee for several years, but still.
I split reading this book between the ebook and a Librivox recording. I enjoyed the recording, but it took me a while to get over the character voices. They were not great, but it did help to keep the characters straight.
adventurous
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes