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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-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
Re-read for work. Possibly using next year for a lesson. Always good to revisit a favorite.
adventurous
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:
No
One of the great Watson adventures (Holmes is rather secondary in this one!), beautifully narrated by Derek Jacobi.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
I didn't expect what would happen at the end at all!! Overall the book was pretty good!
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
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
About halfway through the book, it occurred to me why I had been so disappointed in the Sherlock Holmes' mysteries I had been reading. My first introduction to Holmes' had been through Hound as a young child - and this story was told mostly from Holmes' point of view, who is actually a likable character who one can is actually thinking and figuring things out on his own.
As opposed to Holmes, who is largely and arrogant, insulting ass who, the more one reads of his stories, you realize isn't really all the smart - its just simply the author failed to tell the reader important details along the way.
If I had remembered the POV of this story, I probably wouldn't have wasted time reading the other works of Doyle.
As opposed to Holmes, who is largely and arrogant, insulting ass who, the more one reads of his stories, you realize isn't really all the smart - its just simply the author failed to tell the reader important details along the way.
If I had remembered the POV of this story, I probably wouldn't have wasted time reading the other works of Doyle.
Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge 2018
Task #3 A classic of genre fiction (detective fiction)
Task #3 A classic of genre fiction (detective fiction)
adventurous
mysterious
tense
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:
No