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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Okay yeah this one slaps. Slow start, incredible finish. It makes me hate The Angel of the Crows all the more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gun violence, Racism, Sexism
Classic Detective Granddaddy Sherlock Holmes of excellent breeding romps across the moors of Devon in search for a spectral hound or a human agency at the leash. A reread from some time ago, and I was surprised to find the class subtext which I hadn't noticed/cared about as a young reader. Conan Doyle really rubs in the 'natural' distinction of the classes, and the story reads like an affirmation of caste. That is, until we come to our whodunnit to find, horror! that a member of the same class is our murderer. Still, the outcome does little to shake the class dye from the pages. Truth and justice prevails and the lord and master and saviour of the surrounding peasantry lives to continue his rightful inheritance. Probably an accepted truth in 1902, but stinks a bit today.
adventurous
emotional
funny
tense
medium-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
Perhaps this one being so burned into public consciousness does a disservice to the original text. Lots of clever and exciting moments, but not my favourite Holmes story!
A great book. Even if Sherlock is not in it for a long portion of it.
After reading the adventures followed by the Memoirs, it is nice to see the character returned to the long-form story. This was a particularly good one and is understandably one of the most recognizable stories of Sherlock Holmes.
medium-paced
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No