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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Zaaba Publishing, Arthur Conan Doyle
13 reviews
hjb_128's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Murder, and Drug use
Moderate: Addiction, Racism, and Confinement
hello_lovely13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Murder, Death, and Animal death
Moderate: Racism, Addiction, and Confinement
Minor: Racial slurs, Drug use, and Drug abuse
meganpbennett's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Blood, Misogyny, Sexism, Gun violence, Death, Murder, and Animal death
idyllisera's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
there's a lot of racism and misogyny and the time in which this was written obviously doesn't excuse that, but it explains it.
Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, and Misogyny
tea_at_mole_end's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Animal death and Racism
Moderate: Animal cruelty
mariekejee's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Despite being more able to follow the mystery, I still find myself not particularly a fan of detectives in short format. I like having the option of participating in the sluething, but being invested in the characters is definitely a big part of what makes a good mystery for me. As such, while I generally enjoyed the book, I wasn't too sad to see it ending.
There are definitely stronger stories amongst the bunch; there's a reason that A Scandal in Bohemia is so well known, and it is one of the few stories that I really did think suited its shorter format. The Adventure of the Speckled Band and The Red-Headed League were such wild stories that they kept me amused throughout. Most of them were a fun read, although some are forgettable, or have such an unsurprising reveal that the story was a bit dull altogether (for example, the story where the woman is left at the altar
All in all, it was a fun book to take with me on transit, the stories usually lasting me just long enough for a one-way trip. If you're a fan of Sherlock Holmes, I'm sure you'll enjoy reading this collection, even though I will probably stick to the novels from now on.
Moderate: Violence and Death
Minor: Racism
stories's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Less… complete? Cohesive? Certainly, Silver Blaze ended prematurely, if only by a scene or two.
I was somewhat surprised also by the time jump. I don’t know if I’m correct, but it seemed these were amongst the later tales.
Minor: Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Body horror, Drug use, Confinement, and Death of parent
halberdbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Racism
katievh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Minor: Racism, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Animal death, Confinement, and Racial slurs
maren_hemsath's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, and Murder
Moderate: Drug use, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Blood, Racism, Racial slurs, and Drug abuse
Minor: War, Sexism, Medical content, and Animal death