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The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

5 reviews

latida94's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

There's a reason we're still obsessed with Sherlock Holmes today!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Death, Blood, Antisemitism, and Racial slurs

lucyhargrave's review against another edition

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

2.5

I’m glad I finally finished this but I can’t say I particularly enjoyed listening to it. Some of the stories where intriguing and they kept you guessing but I couldn’t get other the (I suppose) period typical racism, sexism and the use of eugenics to sold the crimes. The N word is used throughout, anyone who isn’t British is described with negative connotations and women are either insipid lovelorn creatures or devilish temptresses with magical power over man. By the end I was over Holmes superior attitude and dislike of everyone but Watson.

I’m glad I read it purely due to the legacy Sherlock Holmes has left on literature and culture BUT I really couldn’t recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicide, Kidnapping, Racism, Stalking, Racial slurs, Murder, Sexism, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Violence, and Infidelity

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Animal death, Classism, Death, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Antisemitism

Minor: Drug use

alphabet_soup_books's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Xenophobia, Addiction, Antisemitism, Classism, Misogyny, Murder, Violence, Ableism, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Racial slurs, Sexism, Toxic friendship, War, Death, Racism, and Drug abuse

laurareadsbig's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Death, Classism, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, and Ableism

bluejay21's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Ableism, Confinement, Classism, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Colonisation, and Racism