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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
medium-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
4.5 stars
Classic Sherlock Holmes formula done exceptionally well.
Classic Sherlock Holmes formula done exceptionally well.
Es EXCELENTE
Yo no debería escribir reseña alguna sobre este relato ya que es uno de los primeros libros fuera de lo infantil que agarré cuando era chica. La idea del sabueso me fascinaba.
Quise releerlo para refrescar la memoria, ya que no recordaba mucho más allá de esa fascinación e intriga. La nostalgia me golpeó desde el primer capitulo. Me encanta, tanto o más que antes.
Yo no debería escribir reseña alguna sobre este relato ya que es uno de los primeros libros fuera de lo infantil que agarré cuando era chica. La idea del sabueso me fascinaba.
Quise releerlo para refrescar la memoria, ya que no recordaba mucho más allá de esa fascinación e intriga. La nostalgia me golpeó desde el primer capitulo. Me encanta, tanto o más que antes.
another re-read of a book i thought i enjoyed when i read it years ago.
I continue to have mixed emotions about the Holmes stories. As a mystery lover, I appreciate what these stories and this character meant to the genre. But, sometimes the amazing feats of deduction on Holmes' part just make Watson seem dense or they are pure poppycock. That said, this story had a nice set of twists and turns and my main issue with it is that it didn't need an entire chapter at the end to tell us what we already could have figured out. How dumb did the author think the reader was, anyway?
You can’t go wrong with a classic Sherlock Holmes story! This one has enough characters and twists to keep you guessing and still managed to have enough surprise to get me when Holmes explains it at the end.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
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
This is one of my favorite books of all time! A true classic cozy mystery. The quirky, yet brilliant, Sherlock Holmes and the ever loyal, always questioning, Dr. Watson team up again in this eerie, shocking, intriguing crime adventure. I find the plot of this story to be much more complete and easy to read than some of the other Sherlock novels by Conan Doyle. The clues are forward, though the ending is surprising. The audiobook narrator, Derek Jacobi, does an absolutely wonderful job with the various voices and really helps to immerse the reader in the story. I highly recommend the audiobook. It is perfect to listen to in the crisp fall weather of October.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Cultural appropriation, Classism
Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol