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The Sign of the Four Illustrated

Arthur Conan Doyle

3.61 AVERAGE

cee_beezy's review against another edition

3.0

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3.5 stars. Overall, this mystery was better structured than it's predecessor, A Study in Scarlet, but it did feel a little drawn out. Despite that, I still enjoyed it and I'm excited to move on to the short stories. I think Doyle's writing style will be better suited to a pithier format.

readsthecloud's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-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

shalasaurus's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

m_elisabeth's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

nfii's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

krissyrb's review against another edition

2.0

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 Not Arthur Conan Doyle’s best work. I enjoyed reading some of the aspects that have now been developed into the BBC series ‘Sherlock’ e.g. Sherlock deducing that Watson’s sibling has a drinking problem; Toby the dog; Mary and John. Unfortunately, this is massively overshadowed by the pervasive racism and colonialism - it really did not age well.  

henriquecf's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

sara_marty's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

g_engel's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous mysterious tense 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

chillivanini's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced