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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
Arguably the most widely beloved collection of Sherlock Holmes cases, I knew there was a good reason that I came back to this collection first.
If you’ve already read this collection before, I highly recommend the dramatized for radio version your second go through. All in all, a set of beloved stories from my teenagedom that I was happy to read again.
If you’ve already read this collection before, I highly recommend the dramatized for radio version your second go through. All in all, a set of beloved stories from my teenagedom that I was happy to read again.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was a great read. I enjoyed every story although I do have some favorites. Holmes and Watson have the best bromance and I loved their interactions. I believe Sherlock Holmes is one of the more interesting literary characters I've read. He's brilliant, of course, but also eccentric and has a strange sense of humor that makes him very loveable. Most of the "crimes" he investigated really kept me guessing, and it was a lot of fun solving the crimes along with him.
The deeper exploration of Sherlock and Watson's characters, along with the collection of short stories, made for an overall enjoyable listen. As you would expect with short worries some story lines were more interesting than others, but the varying story lines didn't detract from the overall enjoyment, as you still got to know the two main characters.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
i enjoyed this more than the first two. i really enjoy the way they’re written from watson’s perspective and just plucked from different times in their friendship. SO fun. sherlock is actually a very fun personality in the books, moreso than i would’ve thought considering the time. some really good stories and then some really not good stories lol.
not a fan of racism nor the random incest sprinkled into the stories.
not a fan of racism nor the random incest sprinkled into the stories.
adventurous
mysterious
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
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
A collection of short stories about the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes written from the perspective of his companion, Watson. Overall, I enjoyed it. It can be quite repetitive. I expected it to be more mysterious and a little bit like a thriller, but it's mostly just Sherlock's attention to details and how he connects them to solve a mystery. It takes almost the whole chapter to explain the details of the case and the last two pages are usually the resolution, which is often unsatisfactory
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Rape
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Dejo la puntuación de cada una de las 12 historias:
- Escándalo en Bohemia: 4/5. Me encanta Irene Adler, pero me habría gustado que este caso fuera más extenso.
- La liga de los pelirrojos: 4/5. Un caso curioso que le da la fama que tiene con razón.
- Un caso de identidad: 3/5. Me ha gustado, pero no es muy memorable.
- El misterio del valle de Boscombe: 3'75/5. Este es un clásico caso de descubrir si el culpable es en realidad inocente o no, que me hace preguntarme qué hubiera pasado si Holmes hubiera defendido otra posición.
- Las cinco semillas de naranja: 4'5/5. Me encanta! No es un caso común, debido a su final, y justo eso es lo que tanto me ha gustado. Ver que no siempre la justicia está a nuestro alcance.
- La aventura del hombre del labio retorcido: 3'5/5. He disfrutado mucho leyendo esta historia, aunque es fácil adivinar su final.
- El carbunclo azul: 3/5. Para mi ésta es la historia navideña del tomo.
- La banda de lunares: 4'5/5. Creo que hasta el momento es una de las historias con tintes más horripilantes, que de haber sido novela podría haber tomado un giro mas terrorífico. Me ha encantado.
- El dedo pulgar del ingeniero: 3/5.
- El solterón aristocrático: 3/5.
- La diadema de berilos: 3'75/5.
- La finca de Copper Beeches: 4'75/5. "Usted contempla esas casas desperdigadas y experimenta la sensación de su belleza. Yo las contemplo, y la única sensación que de ellas saco es la de su aislamiento y la de la impunidad con que es posible cometer en ellas un crimen.". Habría dado lo que fuera por que esta historia hubiera tenido su propia novela. Me ha encantado la historia, me ha encantado Violet Hunter y me han encantado los tintes horripilantes del caso.
Recomiendo no leer todas las historias de golpe, pues al tratarse de casos muy cortos se corre el riesgo de pasar por alto la mitad por ser tantos y tan breves.
Mi caso favorito es el de "La finca de Copper Beeches", que me parece mucho mejor que los casos más famosos de "Escándalo en Bohemia" y "La liga de los pelirrojos".
Libro recomendadísimo.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A collection of short stories about the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. I enjoyed it, but it can be quite repetitive. I expected it to be more mysterious and a little bit like a thriller, but it's mostly just Sherlock's attention to details and how he connects them to solve a mystery.