3.3k reviews for:

The Sign of the Four

Arthur Conan Doyle

3.61 AVERAGE

gandalf04's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

kraken14's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ljm1028's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging 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

jjuliaannee's review against another edition

2.0

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Eh, was kinda uninterested in this one. I didn’t like the criminal’s backstory whatsoever.

lexa_007's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

emmalena_a's review against another edition

3.5

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

antihistamine's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

thoughton98's review against another edition

5.0

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After loving the Jeremy Brett version from the 90’s, I knew I needed to read this Holmes story soon. Probably the third or fourth most famous Conan Doyle Sherlock-story (after ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ and ‘A Study in Scarlet’), the ‘Sign of Four’ tells the story a search for lost treasure, and a man’s vengeance against those that took it from him. Whilst some of the narrative is dated by today’s standards, and themes regarding race and colonialism stand our starkly, it is still a classic Holmes mystery worth reading by anyone interested in this genre.

joshwrose's review against another edition

4.0

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Read the synopsis on the back cover and be drawn once more into the world of Sherlock Holmes. If you like the movies or TV series, you have to read all of the stories as well.

shaeliz's review against another edition

2.0

mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No