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A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

12 reviews

wextra's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

The first real detective novel and a fantastic start to the career of Doyle's beloved Sherlock Holmes, A Study In Scarlet does an extremely good job of investing the reader in Holmes and Watson and their intimate friendship. Essentially split into two parts, the section that details the motive of Holmes' suspect is less well-loved but underrated in my opinion, clashing somewhat with the Victorian English setting of Holmes' investigation (which was contemporary at the time of release) by taking place in a rather gritty Wild West. Fans of Westerns, however, will find a lot to love here and the clash is actually very entertaining if you're the audience for it. All and all a great start to the classic series of novels.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, and Animal death

marthadude's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I’ve been meaning to read this since I was little and I’m glad I finally got to it. People say that the second part of the book is jarring but since I knew it was coming I wasn’t phased and thought it was very engaging. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Gun violence, Death of parent, Grief, Animal death, Blood, Colonisation, Terminal illness, Death, Racism, and Religious bigotry

orchidlilly's review

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? No

3.0

A fun first book for sure, I can see why the public would've been so obsessed in the late 1800s. I don't have a lot of thoughts on the story otherwise, but I did rather like that the second bit gives us the murderer's full story and motive, even if some less observant readers found it a bit confusing.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Medical content, Murder, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, Blood, Classism, Stalking, War, Colonisation, Grief, Death, and Gun violence

elaa0907's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Murder, Death, Sexism, Stalking, and Religious bigotry

vedpears's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Death, Violence, and Murder

zer0zer0's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Death of parent, and Stalking

Moderate: Murder, Misogyny, Grief, Kidnapping, and Animal death

Minor: Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Racial slurs, and Trafficking

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Terminal illness, Racism, Sexism, and Stalking

lizzye33's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Death, Religious bigotry, and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Cultural appropriation, and Stalking

gentleprocrastination's review against another edition

mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

Moderate: Murder, Animal death, Racial slurs, and Stalking

Minor: Alcohol and Medical content

kazofbooks's review

mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Religious bigotry