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amym84's review against another edition
5.0
I was surprised by this book. I mean I knew overall what the book would be about, but I wasn' prepared for the intertwining mystery that evolved. I think that Graham Moore dd an excellent job with the two separate storylines. Each chapter change when we would incariably change time settings and characters I would get sucked right back in to that storyline as though I had skipped every other chapter and just read the particular time period whether it was 1900's or 2010. Now that I mention it, that may be aninteresting way to go back and reread this story in the future.How would that add or detract from the story as a whole. The reader would then be able to see how each story sort of feeds off the other. How the 2010 storyline wouldn't be as exciting or possible without the events of 1900 going on at the same time in the novel.
The book truly makes me want to go back and read more Sherlock Holmes stories. You can really tell that Graham Moore has a passion for Sherlock Holmes. But the ending is bittesweet. It goes back to that old saying that something you think you want so badly in life is never what you expect it to be once you actually attain it. Some things are better left in mystery I guess.
The book truly makes me want to go back and read more Sherlock Holmes stories. You can really tell that Graham Moore has a passion for Sherlock Holmes. But the ending is bittesweet. It goes back to that old saying that something you think you want so badly in life is never what you expect it to be once you actually attain it. Some things are better left in mystery I guess.
frannieman's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
dodgson's review against another edition
4.0
Twists together a couple of fun capers with a lot of Sherlockiana, and maybe a handful too many twists. The chapters get shorter and shorter—jumping between the 21st century and the turn of the 20th, between Sherlock’s fans and his creator—and sometimes an entire chapter is just an awkward exposition dump, and then back into the wormhole! Moore handled it more elegantly in The Holdout. The overview of Conan Doyle’s creative process and talent is delicious, however.
lannthacker's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this modern & historical mystery, told in alternating chapters (Not really surprising since I enjoy Sherlock Holmes stories). The plot in each thread advanced quickly and distinctly. The whole affair is a bit meta, from the quotes beginning each chapter to the discussion of a satisfying ending for mystery novels. I view that element as a strength, something that set this novel apart from other mysteries or historical fiction. Moore wrote quite convincingly for Doyle and Stoker. Two thumbs up.
themarnacle's review against another edition
3.0
Was good in the beginning and end but middle became very slow and sent me to sleep sometimes. Thought I would like the flipping between the two time periods but it really slowed the flow of the story.
michellehenriereads's review against another edition
3.0
In ways, I believe I was more interested in Arthur's problems because he was a real person, and much of the written material was historical. I particularly liked seeing his friendship with Bram Stoker.
Harold and the murdered Sherlockian, Alex Cale, is also loosely based on real fact. The real Richard Lancelyn Green died in a mysterious fashion after announcing that he had found Doyle's lost papers.
I don't want to spoil the endings, and so I am intentionally not giving much information. My conclusion was that I did not feel ...
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Harold and the murdered Sherlockian, Alex Cale, is also loosely based on real fact. The real Richard Lancelyn Green died in a mysterious fashion after announcing that he had found Doyle's lost papers.
I don't want to spoil the endings, and so I am intentionally not giving much information. My conclusion was that I did not feel ...
To read the full review go to http://talesuntangled.wordpress.com
hoboken's review against another edition
3.0
A good read, imaginative, well plotted. I didn't see the bombshell coming. Good juxtaposition of historical and modern. Could use an editor to rein in some of the stretched or inappropriate similes and tighten up on the vocabulary here and there--words just incorrectly used. But lots of fun for mystery--esp Holmes--lovers. In his acknowledgements the author recommends Arthur and George by Julian Barnes for another fictional take on Conan Doyle's real life mystery solving. I second that--a really good read.
lcoverosey's review against another edition
4.0
Makes me want to read all the Sherlock Holmes novels:)
heidenkind's review against another edition
2.0
It started to lose me in the 2nd 3rd.
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