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marlisenicole's review against another edition
adventurous
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? It's complicated
2.5
corporalmaladict's review against another edition
2.0
Pretty fun to read, entertaining to watch Arthur Conan Doyle run around and solve mysteries but really nothing special. The last scene was very unsatisfying.
entrescritos_ynovelas's review against another edition
3.0
"El hombre que mató a Sherlock Holmes" es un libro que en un primer momento abrí sin expectativas ya que antes era algo escéptica con los autores que escribían sobre Sherlock Holmes después de Doyle, no obstante, me llevé una grata sorpresa ya que es una novela con la base de Sherlock Holmes, pero sin ser de Sherlock. Me explico mejor: el libro gira entorno al asesinato que se comete a uno de los miembros del club de uno de los detectives más famosos de la literatura, haciendo que el protagonista de nuestra novela tenga que, como el propio Holmes, poner a funcionar su cerebro y tener los ojos bien abiertos para descubrir qué ha sucedido y por qué.
La acción está muy bien descrita y se hace muy entretenido, por lo que, si os gustan los misterios y las novelas detectivescas, esta es una buena opción.
La acción está muy bien descrita y se hace muy entretenido, por lo que, si os gustan los misterios y las novelas detectivescas, esta es una buena opción.
noonebuthappy's review against another edition
3.0
I feel like this book is kinda underrated, even though I can't rate it higher than 3 stars personally. I guess it's a little hard to find the right niche for this sort of crime sort of historical fiction sort of Sherlock Holmes fan service.
I really enjoyed all the meta commentary and the writing style in general, but the plot felt a little constructed and the characters weak, at least in one timeline.
I really enjoyed all the meta commentary and the writing style in general, but the plot felt a little constructed and the characters weak, at least in one timeline.
rockylii's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
medium-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? It's complicated
4.25
Hat sich teilweise etwas gezogen, mir haben die Wechsel der Perspektive gut gefallen, der plot twist gegen Ende des Buches war überraschend
caedocyon's review against another edition
2.0
Pretty disappointing, actually. (1.5 stars) I don't know quite what went wrong for me---most of the elements were sound. I guess I wasn't a fan of the main character, or the yawn-worthy hetero romance. Most of the characters had an aftertaste of cardboard/Gary Stu-dom, including Arthur Conan Doyle.
Super-duper-main-character-boy even has this whole monologue three-quarters of the way through the book about how he knows that him being a straight white male affects his love for the Victorian era in general and Sherlock canon in particular---but though I appreciated the thought, even that was annoying.
Super-duper-main-character-boy even has this whole monologue three-quarters of the way through the book about how he knows that him being a straight white male affects his love for the Victorian era in general and Sherlock canon in particular---but though I appreciated the thought, even that was annoying.
aforeman's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
judyward's review against another edition
4.0
I have to admit that I had to be talked into this book by my friend, the librarian at our local library. She threw it on my pile of books, I took it off, and she put it back on. Okay, I caved under the pressure. So glad that I did. This was a fun read for any admirer of the Sherlock Holmes stories and I definitely am in that group. In December 1893, readers of the Strand magazine opened the latest issue to discover the shocking news that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle killed off Sherlock Holmes. People in London started wearing black arm bands in mourning and verbally assaulting Doyle in public in protest. Then he just as suddenly resurrected him in 1901. What happened during those intervening years? This book alternates between the late 19th century and the early 21st century. The section covering the "unknown" years of Doyle deals with the journal covering much of that period that has been missing since his death, his friendship with Bram Stoker, and his attempts to assist Scotand Yard in their investigation of the murder of several suffragettes. The chapters dealing with the early 21st century deal with a murder investigation of a prominent member of the Baker Street Irregulars at their annual meeting and an attempt to finally discover the location of the missing journal and unlock the mystery of the death and reemergence of Sherlock Holmes. Very enjoyable.