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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Another entertaining Sherlock Holmes story. Not my favorite but it gets the job done.
Because of the title I expected it to be more 'dog related', but that's ok.
Because of the title I expected it to be more 'dog related', but that's ok.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Classism
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
This story was different than what I had anticipated. I just expected more out of it, because it’s one of the most well-loved stories of Sherlock Holmes. One thing I did like was the gothic atmosphere. I also liked that Watson was the front man this story, instead of Sherlock. However, I found it very difficult to follow who the characters were and who they related to. The end also didn’t really feel surprising to me. I’m still going further with the series though.
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
Bisschen wenig Sherlock Holmes für ein Sherlock Holmes Buch.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
It is never to late to join the club or maybe it's absurd to think that there is still a following of Arthur Conan Doyle's mystery tales, I'm on the fence about it.
Sherlock Holmes has been reincarnated for Millennials and Gen-zers likewise, by Robert Downey jr. in feature films and by Benedict Cumberbatch in BBC adaptation of Holmes, in recent times.
Holmes and his friend Dr. Watson go about debunking the legend of Baskerville hound by catching the killer using the family legend to disguise his deed.
While reading the story, BBC adaptation keeps coming back to me as how much of Holmes personality is preserved despite modernising the entire plot by setting it in 21st century. From his long frock coat to his ignorance of the fact that earth revolves around the sun which he conveniently shrugs as unimportant since it doesn't serve to solve the case.
Doyle storytelling is like various mystery writings, killer remains in plain sight but only gets suspicious after two third of the story and finally gets caught. Doyle's tropes are greed, succession and superstition.
But, the meat of the story lies in Holmes method to the madness. How he catches the killer just by his prowess of observation and analysis which makes it a worthy read.
However, the style has been replicated and made into a popular mystery template which, unwittingly, renders the suspense at the mercy of readers imagination.
Sherlock Holmes has been reincarnated for Millennials and Gen-zers likewise, by Robert Downey jr. in feature films and by Benedict Cumberbatch in BBC adaptation of Holmes, in recent times.
Holmes and his friend Dr. Watson go about debunking the legend of Baskerville hound by catching the killer using the family legend to disguise his deed.
While reading the story, BBC adaptation keeps coming back to me as how much of Holmes personality is preserved despite modernising the entire plot by setting it in 21st century. From his long frock coat to his ignorance of the fact that earth revolves around the sun which he conveniently shrugs as unimportant since it doesn't serve to solve the case.
Doyle storytelling is like various mystery writings, killer remains in plain sight but only gets suspicious after two third of the story and finally gets caught. Doyle's tropes are greed, succession and superstition.
But, the meat of the story lies in Holmes method to the madness. How he catches the killer just by his prowess of observation and analysis which makes it a worthy read.
However, the style has been replicated and made into a popular mystery template which, unwittingly, renders the suspense at the mercy of readers imagination.
I owe my formal introduction to Sherlock Holmes to Jim Pickering, and I couldn't be more grateful! This book was incredible; after working on a show with Holmes at the center I had a general knowledge of the style, but it impressed and thrilled me nonetheless. I can easily see why this is a classic, and why the young and old alike open the cover and don't put it down until the end.
For a famous detective novelist, there's a surprising lack of detection in this story. It's more of a Gothic, atmospheric tale. I liked it, but I wasn't that impressed by it.
I've been in a reading slump and thought about dnfing this, I'm so glad I didn't