Reviews

The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle

namrata_jain's review against another edition

5.0

Similarly themed as the first book but a different story line.The book is also a bit racist and unfair to Indians but then these were old times and the opinion in this book was most probably the prevalent one. He did give them some virtues as well, for what it's worth.
Watson love story was very pale and there was so much room for romance - unlike the story of Hurt in the first book.

All in all, this book was as intriguing and fascinating as the first one, if not a little predictable.

Looking forward to the next one!

dnbrashaw's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

3.0

fourwhitetrees's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

josedelcarril's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

ruthiethepage's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

emilyb_chicago's review against another edition

2.0

Unfortunately, this did not age well. The terminology and attitude is incredibly racist, and the mystery is impossible to divine from the information in the text. If you are a Sherlock Holmes fan, you will enjoy it, otherwise skip this one.

The audio was well done.

owlish1's review against another edition

informative reflective 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? Yes

3.0

Note: the handling of Sikh characters from India uses language which is expected of 1890, so go in expecting that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

bia_reicht's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

3.75

curlyhairedbooklover's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

5.0

czarnola's review against another edition

3.0

Holmes was just wonderfully pretentious here. Watson also remained quite innocent and this is probably what I'll remember best because the plot didn't stand out in any way. A lot of the characters' views were clearly from the 19th century, but that's how it was supposed to be, so I liked it. Overall, I won't remember anything from this book, but I'm glad I continued reading the series.