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milanj8's review
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
m8n1ight's review against another edition
4.5
4.5 ⭐️
iconic characters, I’m obsessed with them, fun mysteries, more made for reading one or two stories once a while than everything in one go
iconic characters, I’m obsessed with them, fun mysteries, more made for reading one or two stories once a while than everything in one go
cookiemonsterrr's review against another edition
I simply forgor
When I remembered, I simply wasn't in the mood for it anymore. Maybe in the future.
When I remembered, I simply wasn't in the mood for it anymore. Maybe in the future.
smellydensefeet's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-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
4.25
This short story, more than many other Sherlock Holmes short stories that I read, had the ability to make me really feel what Dr Watson felt. When Dr Watson was utterly baffled, I was also confused and when he was marvelling at Sherlock’s genius, so was I. This book was a really nice crime story, stringing together several seemingly unrelated scenarios in a satisfying manner once the deduction process was revealed at the end.
eserafina42's review against another edition
5.0
Between his talent and the fact that he is an ardent Sherlockian, Stephen Fry is the perfect reader for these books. My only disappointment is the fact that the Casebook is not included, but after some Googling I have a hunch, although it's not specifically mentioned that I can find, that there may be copyright issues involved. An added bonus, however, is the brief introductions provided by Mr. Fry for each volume.
ancharon's review
4.0
Well it only took six years but I finally finished this. Sort of a grab bag in terms of quality, but a lot of fun stories. Would be better without all the casual misogyny and racism but I guess that's a big ask for books from this era.
5elementknitr's review against another edition
5.0
I feel like you can't get much better than Sir John Gielgud and Sir Ralph Richardson portraying Sherlock and Watson.
Then throw in an episode with Orson Welles playing Moriarty? I thoroughly enjoyed this!
The only issues I had with it was maybe the order of the stories? They had the case that has Watson and Sherlock meeting for the first time towards the end and the one where Sherlock and Moriarty "die" was in the middle. Silly, but it was something I noticed.
Also, if you're listening to this with headphones on, be careful, some of the sound effects/music/screams will blow out your eardrums, as they are exponentially louder than the rest of the audio.
Then throw in an episode with Orson Welles playing Moriarty? I thoroughly enjoyed this!
The only issues I had with it was maybe the order of the stories? They had the case that has Watson and Sherlock meeting for the first time towards the end and the one where Sherlock and Moriarty "die" was in the middle. Silly, but it was something I noticed.
Also, if you're listening to this with headphones on, be careful, some of the sound effects/music/screams will blow out your eardrums, as they are exponentially louder than the rest of the audio.
wirsindgefangene's review
3.0
Let's face it. I only read (listened to) this book because I love BBC Sherlock and wanted to know the original texts. And let me just say that Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat adapted the Sherlock Holmes series splendidly. (Guess that's not a big secret, though.)
I loved it when characters or story titles came up that were familiar to me from the show. Even when it were only short references in the book or vice versa.
But weren't it for BBC Sherlock I probably wouldn't have finished the collection. Most of the time the solution was that there was some secret lover/husband/wife/child who came back and caused havoc. Too repetitve for my taste.
Some stories were also quite racist (from a modern perspective) while one story (i.e. The Adventure of the Yellow Face) was surprisingly progressive. I did some online research on this topic but sadly didn't find anything particularly elaborate on. If someone could recommend me a good article about racism in Sherlock Holmes I'd be forever grateful.
I loved it when characters or story titles came up that were familiar to me from the show. Even when it were only short references in the book or vice versa.
But weren't it for BBC Sherlock I probably wouldn't have finished the collection. Most of the time the solution was that there was some secret lover/husband/wife/child who came back and caused havoc. Too repetitve for my taste.
Some stories were also quite racist (from a modern perspective) while one story (i.e. The Adventure of the Yellow Face) was surprisingly progressive. I did some online research on this topic but sadly didn't find anything particularly elaborate on. If someone could recommend me a good article about racism in Sherlock Holmes I'd be forever grateful.