Take a photo of a barcode or cover
4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
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
For my first Sherlock Holmes mystery, I found this pretty okay. I loved how descriptive the surroundings were. However, they mystery didn't reel me in as much as I wanted it to.
I realized recently that I hadn't read the original Sherlock Holmes stories. I knew them, I loved them, but I had somehow never actually read them myself. My Dad had always told me the stories and watched movie versions with me, usually comparing them to the originals. My Dad raised me with a fascination for the deductions and idiosyncrasies of Mr. Holmes, an appreciation for Dr. Watson's skills and patience, and an all-around love of their familiar cases and teamwork. So, all that to say I really love the cases and stories of Sherlock Holmes, and I enjoyed reading this book and experiencing Arthur Conan Doyle's world in a different way.
This story definately did not disappoint. I love the combination of mystery, a litle suspense, and the old world feel of the time period. I like the surprise twists within the story and how the the Holmes and Watson's different skills and personalities are neccesary to solve the case.
Sherlock Holmes is called in to investigate what appears to be a family curse making it's way through the last remaining members of the Baskerville family. The curse apparently takes the form of a large hell-hound that terrorizes and kills the family, due to an ancestor's selfish, violent and cruel lifestyle generations ago. After the death of the Baron of Baskerville the estate passes to his nephew from Canada. In fear for the new baron of Baskerville, a local doctor and neighbor of the late baron asks Sherlock to help investigate and see if there is a possible human cause for his late friend's death. After meeting the young, possibly cursed, young man they realize he is being followed, and is recieving cryptic warnings about his new home. Watson is sent by Holmes to protect the young Baron of Baskervilles and to get to know his neighbors and area surrounding his newly inherited home. As always Sherlock solves the case halfway through and Watson along with the reader are playing catch up, without even realizing it. It is an interesting book, and it is a classic Sherlock plot, with crazy deductions we don't know until afterwards, secrets, aliases, and crazy twists. The reader can guess the villian, but not the motive, because you never have all of Shelock Holmes' facts, deductions, or research.
I'm glad I finally read this book, now the only question is which one I'll read next.
This story definately did not disappoint. I love the combination of mystery, a litle suspense, and the old world feel of the time period. I like the surprise twists within the story and how the the Holmes and Watson's different skills and personalities are neccesary to solve the case.
Sherlock Holmes is called in to investigate what appears to be a family curse making it's way through the last remaining members of the Baskerville family. The curse apparently takes the form of a large hell-hound that terrorizes and kills the family, due to an ancestor's selfish, violent and cruel lifestyle generations ago. After the death of the Baron of Baskerville the estate passes to his nephew from Canada. In fear for the new baron of Baskerville, a local doctor and neighbor of the late baron asks Sherlock to help investigate and see if there is a possible human cause for his late friend's death. After meeting the young, possibly cursed, young man they realize he is being followed, and is recieving cryptic warnings about his new home. Watson is sent by Holmes to protect the young Baron of Baskervilles and to get to know his neighbors and area surrounding his newly inherited home. As always Sherlock solves the case halfway through and Watson along with the reader are playing catch up, without even realizing it. It is an interesting book, and it is a classic Sherlock plot, with crazy deductions we don't know until afterwards, secrets, aliases, and crazy twists. The reader can guess the villian, but not the motive, because you never have all of Shelock Holmes' facts, deductions, or research.
I'm glad I finally read this book, now the only question is which one I'll read next.
I wasn't sure how much I liked this book when I was reading it but I found that it stuck with me afterwards...I kept thinking about the plot over and over in my head. That to me is the mark of a good book and I look forward to reading more Sherlock Holmes books in the future!
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
medium-paced
One of the best few books i have read since i started.
I thought i was gonna get bored eventually in the transition of the beginning to the mystery being solved, but somehow Arthur Connan Doyle accomplished the opposite, not getting bored in a single chapter.
Every chapter gives a bit of mystery, action, etc. that kept me interested at every moment. For being my first approachment at Sherlock Holmes stories, it was a W. From starting line of the story to the last one, everything was well set, solved and delivered to me in the most interesting way. I won't lie, i tried to solve the mystery as i was reading, tho i wasn't able until Sherlock Holmes came up with his critical thinking one one f the last chapters. Everything, from the characters to the places/landscape was well described.
The only downside, which is my own fault, is the use of british early 1900's slang/vocabulary, which i wasn't aware of before. This made me struggle chapter after chapter, taking me more time to search for words meaning in the internet and re-reading almost every paragraph to fully understand it. As i said, that's on me, so i didn't consider this on my rating.
Rating is 4 out of 5 stars, but it's one of my favourites for sure.
I thought i was gonna get bored eventually in the transition of the beginning to the mystery being solved, but somehow Arthur Connan Doyle accomplished the opposite, not getting bored in a single chapter.
Every chapter gives a bit of mystery, action, etc. that kept me interested at every moment. For being my first approachment at Sherlock Holmes stories, it was a W. From starting line of the story to the last one, everything was well set, solved and delivered to me in the most interesting way. I won't lie, i tried to solve the mystery as i was reading, tho i wasn't able until Sherlock Holmes came up with his critical thinking one one f the last chapters. Everything, from the characters to the places/landscape was well described.
The only downside, which is my own fault, is the use of british early 1900's slang/vocabulary, which i wasn't aware of before. This made me struggle chapter after chapter, taking me more time to search for words meaning in the internet and re-reading almost every paragraph to fully understand it. As i said, that's on me, so i didn't consider this on my rating.
Rating is 4 out of 5 stars, but it's one of my favourites for sure.
This was way more fun and engaging then I anticipated!
And John and Sherlock ARE in love. They don’t even try to hide it
And John and Sherlock ARE in love. They don’t even try to hide it