Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

6 reviews

tiiiger35's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

This was the very first Sherlock Holmes book written, and what a debut to have!! I really enjoyed finding out how these 2 totally different characters came together to form one of the best fictional detective pairs. 
The story itself was quite dark, especially the 2nd half…and in the end I felt the man who was labelled as a criminal & murderer was rightly so getting the justice deserved, that the authorities wouldn’t provide. 

I made my way through this book very quickly. Arthur Conan Doyle has such a wonderful style of storytelling & I find his writing style flows very easily. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Animal death, and Murder

havefa1th's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, and Medical content

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

wiwinia'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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Death, Violence, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Animal death

Minor: War

gentleprocrastination's review against another edition

mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

Moderate: Murder, Animal death, Racial slurs, and Stalking

Minor: Alcohol and Medical content

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