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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
I read this years ago, and I am now bringing this review to Goodreads. (It also helps that there is a resurgence of S.H. adventures coming through my Little Free Library Shed, too.)
Who doesn't love Sherlock Holmes? Okay, if you are reading this, I am going to guess that you do.
Premise: Wealthy landowner Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead. Holmes and Dr. Watson must investigate the rumors that a ghostly hound is responsible for his death.
This story showcases the brilliance of Holmes deductive reasoning and the author's amazing writing capabilities in imagining and creating his detective character. I love the mental chess match Holmes plays with villains.
But...
We must not forget his trusty side-kick, Dr. Watson who so painstakingly writes down all their adventures. We get his wit and rational thinking, as well.
This is a gripping page-turner that keeps you guessing until the very end. A true classic.
Who doesn't love Sherlock Holmes? Okay, if you are reading this, I am going to guess that you do.
Premise: Wealthy landowner Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead. Holmes and Dr. Watson must investigate the rumors that a ghostly hound is responsible for his death.
This story showcases the brilliance of Holmes deductive reasoning and the author's amazing writing capabilities in imagining and creating his detective character. I love the mental chess match Holmes plays with villains.
But...
We must not forget his trusty side-kick, Dr. Watson who so painstakingly writes down all their adventures. We get his wit and rational thinking, as well.
This is a gripping page-turner that keeps you guessing until the very end. A true classic.
This is the best Sherlock Holmes full story I have read so far, it’s the most gripping and entertaining of them. I would recommend this as the Holmes book people should start as it is the strongest.
→ A Study in Scarlet: 3.5 stars
→ The Sign of Four : 2.5 stars
→ The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: 3 stars
→ The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes: 3.5 stars
→ The Hound of the Baskervilles: 4 stars
→ A Study in Scarlet: 3.5 stars
→ The Sign of Four : 2.5 stars
→ The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: 3 stars
→ The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes: 3.5 stars
→ The Hound of the Baskervilles: 4 stars
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
An interesting but slow read.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
slow-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
mysterious
reflective
tense
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:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-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
145th book of 2020.
Thrilling and compelling: the best Sherlock Holmes book yet. The supernatural and Gothic elements only elevate the story, the mystery and the intrigue. Doyle writes in far more detail than his other stories, creating the foggy moors, the faded landscapes and the dark woods. The setting isn't unlike Wuthering Heights, there are echoes of Fowles' The Collector, the hound itself, black and spectral, reminds me of Winston Churchill's 'black dog', which was what he coined his depression, and in turn, the dogs of Ian McEwan's Black Dogs - which are also, are they not, a metaphor, a very real one, for depression? The black dog is far reaching, then.
There are, unsurprisingly, many mysteries within the book and many twists-and-turns in the narrative. The two most interesting and compelling things about the book are: firstly, the hound itself (my blurb ends with the question, "But is it really something unearthly that walks there?"), and secondly, that Watson spends a great deal of time at Baskerville House alone and without Sherlock Holmes. This spins the mystery further: without Holmes' genius, Watson is left to guesswork, a few mistakes... We are struggling along with him. I don't read at all in the genre of crime and/or thriller, nor do I watch any television of the kind, so I would argue my mind isn't trained in guessing, but I foresaw none of the answers in the book; throughout the novel I was surprised at every new revelation. (Perhaps, though, I am easily surprised.)
Thrilling and compelling: the best Sherlock Holmes book yet. The supernatural and Gothic elements only elevate the story, the mystery and the intrigue. Doyle writes in far more detail than his other stories, creating the foggy moors, the faded landscapes and the dark woods. The setting isn't unlike Wuthering Heights, there are echoes of Fowles' The Collector, the hound itself, black and spectral, reminds me of Winston Churchill's 'black dog', which was what he coined his depression, and in turn, the dogs of Ian McEwan's Black Dogs - which are also, are they not, a metaphor, a very real one, for depression? The black dog is far reaching, then.
There are, unsurprisingly, many mysteries within the book and many twists-and-turns in the narrative. The two most interesting and compelling things about the book are: firstly, the hound itself (my blurb ends with the question, "But is it really something unearthly that walks there?"), and secondly, that Watson spends a great deal of time at Baskerville House alone and without Sherlock Holmes. This spins the mystery further: without Holmes' genius, Watson is left to guesswork, a few mistakes... We are struggling along with him. I don't read at all in the genre of crime and/or thriller, nor do I watch any television of the kind, so I would argue my mind isn't trained in guessing, but I foresaw none of the answers in the book; throughout the novel I was surprised at every new revelation. (Perhaps, though, I am easily surprised.)
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book was ridiculously good really loved it tbh