Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

5 reviews

marthadude's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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

I’ve been meaning to read this since I was little and I’m glad I finally got to it. People say that the second part of the book is jarring but since I knew it was coming I wasn’t phased and thought it was very engaging. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Gun violence, Death of parent, Grief, Animal death, Blood, Colonisation, Terminal illness, Death, Racism, and Religious bigotry

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-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? No

3.0

A fun first book for sure, I can see why the public would've been so obsessed in the late 1800s. I don't have a lot of thoughts on the story otherwise, but I did rather like that the second bit gives us the murderer's full story and motive, even if some less observant readers found it a bit confusing.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Medical content, Murder, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, Blood, Classism, Stalking, War, Colonisation, Grief, Death, and Gun violence

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Terminal illness, Racism, Sexism, and Stalking

caitlin_doggos's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, Murder, Racial slurs, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Gun violence and Terminal illness

nxclx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

I enjoyed this book, more so than I would have if I hadn't been obsessed with BBC's adaptation in high school. I loved comparing it to the show and seeing how things were changed and adapted. I wasn't a huge fan of the tone switch in the middle, and would have preferred at least a slight explanation sooner, but glad I stuck it out. I like how the stories wrapped up together, and how it ended. The writing is a bit too old timey for me, my companion, so I don't think I'll be continuing on with the series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Violence