3.92 AVERAGE

iditarod99's review

3.5
adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective medium-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
adventurous medium-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
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milo_of_citium's review

5.0

Having never read a Holmes book, I wasn't sure what to expect. Whatever I had in mind, this exceeded it. So enjoyable and really well written. One of the most fun reads I've had in a while!

elisa595's review

3.25
mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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zilberbetch's review

4.5
adventurous funny relaxing 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

Спасибо Конан Дойль, я понял, что ты не любишь мормонов, дай почитать детектив 

saga00594's review

3.0
slow-paced
adventurous mysterious medium-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 fantastic introduction to the world of Sherlock Holmes. I can't rate it any higher than a 3.5 due to the strange way Sir Arthur Conan Doyle decided to tell the backstory of the murderer. Extremely jarring to jump from Watson's writings immediately to the prairies of America. Bizarre- otherwise a great start for the detective.

A brief note about the narration- this audiobook was the best of the 5 I had available from my public library. The others either just read the book or did really bad voices.  Simon Prebble did a decent enough Watson and Holmes, though I wasn't a fan of how he pronounced Lestrade's name (Lestrayd vs Lestraud).
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The book was ok. I was really confused with the chapters about the Mormons.

The book was ok. I was really confused with the chapters about the Mormons.