Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Hound of the Baskervilles (Illustrated Classic Editions) by Malvina G. Vogel, Arthur Conan Doyle

4 reviews

isaaah's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

A very enjoyable read. I can't deny to love creepy myths and legends surrounding wetlands, and the gloomy atmosphere brought forth by this book was impeccable. The descriptions had me right in the middle of that cold and misty moor. The perfect setting for a supernaturally tinted murder mystery!

If you read the Penguin English Library edition, the cover is actually kind of a huge spoiler, something my dumb ass only realized near the end. I will admit I was very delighted by the Stapleton character; give me someone that merrily runs through a mire trying to catch a butterfly, and I will trust them with my life. To the point that even in the last chapters I was wishing for some kind of plot twist proving this man's innocence. But alas, I suppose entomologists can also be driven to evil. I just wish it was for a less "obvious" reason than money.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Racism, Domestic abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Colonisation, Drug use, Infidelity, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Confinement, and Kidnapping

nuage's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Racism

anniereads221's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Misogyny

Classism

thembojoebiden's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Racial slurs, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol