Reviews - The Sign of the Four

3.32k reviews for:

The Sign of the Four

Arthur Conan Doyle

3.61 AVERAGE

simplymattis's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

rubatozis's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous informative mysterious relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

chichi_belle's review against another edition

2.0

This was second Sherlock Holmes book and while it was (just) ok, it failed to compare to Hounds of the Baskervilles.

I thought the mystery wasn't deep or layered enough for my taste.

As well, and I'm not sure if anyone else will have this problem, but I am absolutely in love with the BBC series Sherlock so when I read about Doyle's Sherlock being a bit more warm, I did not care. I can't help it...Benedict Cumberbatch is the ultimate Sherlock.

allyjshand's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious 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: No

A classic Holmes mystery with, like most of books of the time, outdated language.

schluschli's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

xhlo_mo's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

chronoveil's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Definitely prefer The Sign of Four's pacing compared to A Study in Scarlet. Character banter was really enjoyable. Can't say I was a fan of how the denouement was depicted.