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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
4.5⭐️ i’ll save you some time: you can skip the western sequence
من خیلی به گوشی معتادم (duh) و خیلی کم پیش میاد یه کتاب کاری بکنه که بتونم ازش فاصله بگیرم و برای یکی دو ساعت هم که شده سوشال مدیا رو چک نکنم.
این کتاب از اونا بود. قشنگ گوشی رو پرت کردم اونور تا همین امشب تمومش کنم.
این کتاب از اونا بود. قشنگ گوشی رو پرت کردم اونور تا همین امشب تمومش کنم.
After reading two Holmes short-story collections in a row, I figured I should give the entire canon another spin (I've read them all at various points of my life, but I have a wickedly poor memory for plots and only a few stick -- makes rereading them all the more pleasurable!). Off to the first Holmes novel, and my, what a doozy. It's interesting to see what Doyle did here (so many chapters, grand lead-in, extreme backstory for those involved in the crime at hand, lengthy dictation by Holmes as to his methods, etc.) that he stopped doing later in the short works. I can also see that I might not be a fan of Doyle's non-Holmes stories, as I found my mind wandering a bit in the center section of the novel, where we learned a great deal of information that led up to the crime committed in London. It DID make me wonder how much of the Mormon story is legit and how much is fictionalized, though. Eager to continue this project with The Sign of Four!
I really enjoyed reading this, although the second part was pretty disorienting for a while. But I enjoyed getting to see the beginning of the partnership between Holmes & Watson, and getting more of a sense of the original Holmes character, as I’m most familiar with Cumberbatch’s more serious version.
Not really being a fan of murder mysteries I had never really considered taking up any of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's works. But when I heard this one had an element of historical fiction I decided to give it a go. I had no idea I would be transported to the American west with Brigham Young and his band of seekers. A slanted view of them to be sure that Doyle apologized for later in life, but interesting just the same. A fun and somewhat unexpected read.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
What a delicious ending
I wanted to reread this one before continuing with the other Sherlock Holmes books and I really enjoyed the first half, but the second half was just boring. I can see why it was included, but I didn't enjoy reading it.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No