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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This continues my love affair with Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson on audio book, read by the wonderful Stephen Fry.
This time Holmes and Watson find themselves involved in a mystery surrounding the death of Sir Charles Baskerville - the frail, elderly owner of Baskerville Hall, in the wilds of Dartmoor. Sir Charles appears to have died of fright and rumours abound that this has been caused by the appearance of a ghostly hound that haunts the Baskerville family.
When the heir to Baskerville Hall, Sir Henry, arrives in England from Canada to take up his seat, he receives a letter warning him to keep away or to face his doom.
Can Holmes and Watson solve the mystery of Sir Charles' death and save Sir Henry from the Baskerville family curse?
This is my favourite Holmes and Watson mystery to date - eventhough Sherlock Holmes himself is absent for much of the story. Holmes actually sends Watson ahead to protect the new heir, while remaining at a distance, and Watson proves himself to be a fine investigator in his friend's absence.
There are some lovely moments in this story and Stephen Fry's narration keeps the suspense levels high all the way through.
This is pretty exciting stuff, especially as it takes place on the brooding, wilderness that is Dartmoor.
This is fabulous stuff and I absolutely loved it.
This time Holmes and Watson find themselves involved in a mystery surrounding the death of Sir Charles Baskerville - the frail, elderly owner of Baskerville Hall, in the wilds of Dartmoor. Sir Charles appears to have died of fright and rumours abound that this has been caused by the appearance of a ghostly hound that haunts the Baskerville family.
When the heir to Baskerville Hall, Sir Henry, arrives in England from Canada to take up his seat, he receives a letter warning him to keep away or to face his doom.
Can Holmes and Watson solve the mystery of Sir Charles' death and save Sir Henry from the Baskerville family curse?
This is my favourite Holmes and Watson mystery to date - eventhough Sherlock Holmes himself is absent for much of the story. Holmes actually sends Watson ahead to protect the new heir, while remaining at a distance, and Watson proves himself to be a fine investigator in his friend's absence.
There are some lovely moments in this story and Stephen Fry's narration keeps the suspense levels high all the way through.
This is pretty exciting stuff, especially as it takes place on the brooding, wilderness that is Dartmoor.
This is fabulous stuff and I absolutely loved it.
I enjoyed reading it, especially because of the atmospheric description of the moor. However, I’ll be honest, I preferred the Sherlock episode to the ending of this. The fact that the monstrous hound is actually real makes it less believable for me. Whereas the Sherlock episode feels like it has another layer of mystery with the chemistry and science. But as usual, I loved catching up with my mates Sherlock and John.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I had been looking forward to getting to Hound of the Baskervilles since it’s the book in the series I had known the most about as a kid. I am grateful for a novel-length story, since the short story compilations were getting tedious to read, but I think that I’ve grown past the style that ACD uses. The passive narrative and sporadic use of epistolary text saps some of the urgency, even while thoughts of faming hellhounds bounding across the moor remain one of the most iconic images in literature. I still prefer A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of the Four, but Baskerville is definitely a top three contender for Holmes.
I picked this up to pre-read because one of my kids is supposed to read it for school next year, and because I’m doing a book challenge that lists “a classic detective novel” as one of the categories. So it seemed a good way to kill two birds with one stone. Technically, this is a reread for me, but it’s been so long since I’ve read it that I’d forgotten almost all of the details. It’s soooooo good. Sherlock Holmes has been a favorite of mine since childhood. I love the original works, I love the spin-offs, the movies, the TV shows. Yep, all of it. Because of that nostalgia, this was the perfect book to reach for in the middle of a pandemic. A “comfort read”, I guess. But maybe I’m the only one who finds comfort in mysterious moors, dark family legends, and terrifying hell-hounds.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Sin duda el mejor libro de todos.
Una historia enrevesada que te mandiente en vilo todo el tiempo. Cuando llega a la resolución y explicación por parte de Holmes del caso; todo encaja a la perfección.
Una historia enrevesada que te mandiente en vilo todo el tiempo. Cuando llega a la resolución y explicación por parte de Holmes del caso; todo encaja a la perfección.
adventurous
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes