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The Sign of the Four Illustrated

The story narrated by Conan Doyle in The Sign of the Four proved to be more interesting than its predecessor. Reading A Study in Scarlet felt like the ending came too fast. In this case, it felt the exact opposite. In some situations, such as the suspect’s pursuit, having access only to Dr Watson’s perspective made it dull.

The mystery was appealing, even if the criminal’s motivations weren’t clear to me. Additionally, the fact that the author used retrospectives to reveal details from the crime seemed better in the text this time.

Lastly, even as background to all the adventures and mysteries that go on, the personal stories of Sherlock and Watson started to gain shape. On the one hand, we have access to Sherlock’s addictions and mental health problems. On the other, Watson’s future wife makes her first appearance in this novel. When it comes to this love story, all I can say is there’s something special about how less than 24 hours and a few glances were enough to fall in love…

Content Warnings

stefania_sxv's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

julietaricci's review against another edition

3.0

No se como calificar estos libros aaaa. Me engancho y me los como rapidísimo, y los casos me parecen súper interesantes, pero este en comparación al otro me gustó un poco menos, solo un poquito. Igual adoro leer estas historias así que procederé a comprarme los libros restantes :)