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221B: Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Collection by Arthur Conan Doyle
10 reviews
latida94's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Moderate: Racism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Death, Blood, Antisemitism, and Racial slurs
lucyhargrave's review against another edition
- 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 read it purely due to the legacy Sherlock Holmes has left on literature and culture BUT I really couldn’t recommend it.
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
peasandpancakes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs
Minor: Drug use, Death, Addiction, Murder, and Drug abuse
alphabet_soup_books's review against another edition
- 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
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
- 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
Graphic: Antisemitism, Death, Classism, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, and Ableism
emmonsannae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Xenophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Drug use, Colonisation, Kidnapping, and Sexism
diana_raquel's review against another edition
4.75
Sherlock Holmes is one of the most popular characters ever created by Arthur Conan Doyle. First appearing in print in 1887's A Study in Scarlet, the character's popularity became widespread with the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine, beginning with A Scandal in Bohemia in 1891. Overall, 4 novels and 56 short stories were created revolving around the character of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson.
All of the novels and short stories are set in the Victorian or Edwardian eras, between about 1880 and 1914. Most of them are narrated by the character of Holmes's friend and biographer John H. Watson, who usually accompanies Holmes during his investigations and often shares quarters with him at the address of 221B Baker Street, where many of the stories begin. As I said in other reviews, I maintain the opinion that the stories really benefit from being narrated by Watson. Not only because Watson helps the reader navigate the setting of Victorian society but also because it helps us understand Sherlock Holmes. Like I said in my review of A Study in Scarlet, Watson is a very emphatic character, so he's the one that helps to humanize the always-rational Sherlock, a character that may not be so loved by readers if the stories were narrated by Sherlock or in thrid-person. For instance, I didn't find "The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier", one of the few stories narrated by Holmes, as interesting as the ones narrated by Watson.
But, overall, I really liked the stories and I strongly recommend them. The only thing that I would advise you to do is try to read the stories over time and not at once. This edition has over 1400 pages, and that can be very challenging.
Graphic: Gun violence and Violence
Moderate: Sexism, Drug use, Racial slurs, and Racism
bookreadingelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Moderate: Racial slurs
crowdenks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs
yrlaevelyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Body shaming, Racial slurs, and Racism
Minor: Misogyny