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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
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
It's standard fare for a Sherlock Holmes book. Bit of mystery, bit of murder, bit of stolen treasure. Beware of persistent racism, colonialism and sexist throughout.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
The first 2/3rds of the book were very entertaining, but I was shocked at how much racism was in the final part of the story - though maybe I should have expected that from a book written by a white man in 1890.
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
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:
No
It's Sherlock Holmes, what's not to like? Seriously, I read this for a MOOC I am doing on the History of Crime novels. Close reading pays off. Bizarre in parts and definitely of its time in terms of gender, class, race and colonialism. The last chapter reads like a short story. Still really enjoyed the tale.
dark
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
El desarrollo de personajes en este libro está claramente marcado y eso es interesante de leer, ya que creo, Sherlock Holmes es de los mejores personajes que he leído, así que, saber más de él a través de los ojos de Watson me gustó mucho.
Algo que me di cuenta, que en este libro se repite, que no me gusta y que tampoco me gustó en el primer libro, es la división de la historia, entre los hechos vistos por Watson y vividos por Sherlock y el personaje principal del misterio que mueve la historia. La segunda historia es siempre muy aburrida y monónona, porque el personaje X cuenta su versión de los hechos, y sinceramente, me aburre mucho.
Algo que me di cuenta, que en este libro se repite, que no me gusta y que tampoco me gustó en el primer libro, es la división de la historia, entre los hechos vistos por Watson y vividos por Sherlock y el personaje principal del misterio que mueve la historia. La segunda historia es siempre muy aburrida y monónona, porque el personaje X cuenta su versión de los hechos, y sinceramente, me aburre mucho.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes