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The Moor: A captivating mystery for Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
Laurie R. King
3.78 AVERAGE
254 reviews for:
The Moor: A captivating mystery for Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes
Laurie R. King
3.78 AVERAGE
genuinely one of the worst and most boring books i’ve ever read. it was painful.
Not enough wittiness and humor - too much focus on the Actual Historical Figure who features prominently, and yet never quite manages to come to life.
**3.5 stars**
I didn’t find The Moor as monotonous as many other readers did, but the ending fell a little flat for me.
The rest of the book was enjoyable for me though. Holmes and Russell work so well together.
I didn’t find The Moor as monotonous as many other readers did, but the ending fell a little flat for me.
The rest of the book was enjoyable for me though. Holmes and Russell work so well together.
King's Russell/Holmes homage to The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Read like more of a history book - the geography, history and inhabitants of Dartmoor - than a detective novel.
We listened to this on CD while on a family road trip.
Laurie King knows her characters. She is a fantastic writer, but her greatest strength is putting life into her characters.
We just finished [b:The Hound of the Baskervilles|8921|The Hound of the Baskervilles|Arthur Conan Doyle|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1311281165s/8921.jpg|3311984] and I would highly encourage a reading of that prior to this. There are many allusions and parallels between the two.
Laurie King knows her characters. She is a fantastic writer, but her greatest strength is putting life into her characters.
We just finished [b:The Hound of the Baskervilles|8921|The Hound of the Baskervilles|Arthur Conan Doyle|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1311281165s/8921.jpg|3311984] and I would highly encourage a reading of that prior to this. There are many allusions and parallels between the two.
adventurous
challenging
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
2.5
A return to Dartmoor, where one of Holmes' most famous cases took place - The Hound of the Baskervilles, which I haven't read since high school, but remember the general gist.
I think this was the weakest book of the series so far. I complained, in 'Monstrous Regiment of Women', how much time was spent of theological and historical issues, which were interesting but not entirely relevant to the case. But while that book meandered about in various directions, those philosophical ponderings were at least interesting.
In this book, however, I felt the first half lingered over descriptions of the moor, but they weren't really atmospheric or ambient - unless by atmospheric you mean bleak and wet and yicky. And I'm not really sure I can dig Holmes' describing the moor as having a sort of life of its own. Not solid, rational Holmes.
I could accept if from Russell well enough, but it sort of bothered me a bit coming from Holmes.
Anyway, aside from the fact that we sort of just plodded around the moor being wet and miserable for half the book, there's also the fact that, while Holmes and Russell were together, I didn't feel like she was really doing much in the way of investigating.
This is partially mitigated by the fact that she was begrudgingly pulled away from her own studies and didn't really want to be there but, still. Even when she went off on her own the first time it was just to listen to people's tales, really.
Even the chemistry between Holmes and Russell, which has been a highlight for me, even when the mystery was lacking, seemed a bit tepid in this installment.
Things picked up markedly about halfway through, though. Some actual investigating and deductive work seemed to happen, and things got a bit exciting towards the end as pieces were being put together. I found the overall mystery a bit too reminiscent of the Baskerville story, though, since it's intentionally done, I give it a bit of a pass.
But, anyway, the ending was enjoyable enough, but it was as tiresome getting there as it would be slogging through the moor of cold, wet evenings. Not an experience one would wish for.
A return to Dartmoor, where one of Holmes' most famous cases took place - The Hound of the Baskervilles, which I haven't read since high school, but remember the general gist.
I think this was the weakest book of the series so far. I complained, in 'Monstrous Regiment of Women', how much time was spent of theological and historical issues, which were interesting but not entirely relevant to the case. But while that book meandered about in various directions, those philosophical ponderings were at least interesting.
In this book, however, I felt the first half lingered over descriptions of the moor, but they weren't really atmospheric or ambient - unless by atmospheric you mean bleak and wet and yicky. And I'm not really sure I can dig Holmes' describing the moor as having a sort of life of its own. Not solid, rational Holmes.
I could accept if from Russell well enough, but it sort of bothered me a bit coming from Holmes.
Anyway, aside from the fact that we sort of just plodded around the moor being wet and miserable for half the book, there's also the fact that, while Holmes and Russell were together, I didn't feel like she was really doing much in the way of investigating.
This is partially mitigated by the fact that she was begrudgingly pulled away from her own studies and didn't really want to be there but, still. Even when she went off on her own the first time it was just to listen to people's tales, really.
Even the chemistry between Holmes and Russell, which has been a highlight for me, even when the mystery was lacking, seemed a bit tepid in this installment.
Things picked up markedly about halfway through, though. Some actual investigating and deductive work seemed to happen, and things got a bit exciting towards the end as pieces were being put together. I found the overall mystery a bit too reminiscent of the Baskerville story, though, since it's intentionally done, I give it a bit of a pass.
But, anyway, the ending was enjoyable enough, but it was as tiresome getting there as it would be slogging through the moor of cold, wet evenings. Not an experience one would wish for.