Reviews

A Study in Brimstone by G.S. Denning

braincell4rent's review against another edition

2.0

No tengo palabras... O, mejor dicho, no tengo palabras buenas para describir esta cosa. Ni siquiera entiendo por qué hay tantas buenas reviews alabando la comedia en esto.

Se supone que es una parodia de Sherlock Holmes, con un Holmes estúpido y poseído por demonios (¿creo? Lo cierto es que lo abandoné sin terminarlo), unos policías que son vampiro y ogro respectivamente, y un Watson que es... Watson.

En verdad quería leer una comedia, pero encontré esto bastante decepcionante. No hay ni un solo chiste inteligente en todo el libro, el humor es púramente de caricatura, sin ningún contexto y rayando en lo absurdo. Los personajes están mal desarrollados. El único que tiene un poco más de background (o resulta más interesante, por poco que sea) es Watson. Y la única razón de esto es porque es quien narra, de lo contrario ni siquiera sería así.

El plot de misterio es inexistente / se explica de manera todavía más estúpida. Y antes de que alguien me recuerde que es parodia, lo comentaré: No, no es que no tenga sentido del humor. Es que no me agrada este tipo de comedia sin ningún desarrollo ni explicación, que su único recurso es recurrir al chiste fácil del golpe accidental o a los sonidos de pedos. No me reí en 1/3 de libro, que es básicamente lo que aguanté antes de decidir que me estaba entrando sueño y abandonar.

a_robin_reads's review against another edition

Problematic stuff being mentioned the whole time

jmblocher's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

If you haven’t read Sherlock Holmes some of the jokes fall flat. 

jkatsman's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

meganstreb's review

funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

Delightful silly quick read. A great retelling of a lot of classic Sherlock Holmes stories. I really enjoyed it! 

jarens16's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

This is my second time through this book. It had been so long I had forgotten most of it.
It's amazing. It made me giggle, roll my eyes, and make exasperated noises from having to endure the embarrassments of the characters. 
I can't wait to get the second book!

emilyjmasters's review

3.5

I do love a good fanfic, and this one was very funny! that said, I knocked off points for some casual racism that I think was trying to give "time period" but actually gave "unnecessary"

I liked the way the author included several different mysteries rather than having this one entire book be a study in scarlet.

pinklemonadey's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

elsmasho's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

coffeedog14's review

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? Yes

3.25

When I first picked up this book, I had assumed that it would be a bit of a one-off joke. I read it because it was the only book I had around when I was moving and hence deprived of my normal bookshelf of books. I wasn't expecting much.

But I was pleasantly surprised! It's a very stupid book, with a very stupid premise, but it has alot of fun with that premise and the characters (mostly only very loosely based on anything like the originals) make for a solid cast for a comedic mystery series. Big props to any series for making Watson not only intelligent (as he should be), but an important part of the investigative team instead of obviously a sidekick. 

I will be grabbing the following volumes of this book, for other times when I'm bored and deprived of books!