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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love Sherlock Holmes stories. I remember watching the old Basil Rathbone films and then the Jeremy Brett series on ITV. I also loved listening to the BBC Radio 4 series with Clive Merrison and Michael Williams, and of course the new incarnations with Benedict Cumberbatch and Robert Downey Jr (I preferred RDJ’s version to BC, but that’s another story.) I’m not a super fan, but I do consider that I know a little bit about Conan Doyle’s famous detective and how I personally prefer him to be portrayed.
I’d like to think that I know most of the stories but when I started listening to this collection I realised that perhaps I knew only some of the earlier stories. This collection was published in The Strand between October 1903 and December 1904, but the stories are still set in the Victorian era along with the recognisable handsome cabs. This was Conan Doyle’s new Holmes stories written because the of public outcry when he killed him off in the infamous fight with Professor Moriarty. Apparently the public were so upset about it that men were wearing black armbands as they mourned the famous character. Imagine that in Victorian Britain!!
I enjoyed this stories immensely, and would maybe even call them some of my favourites. I particularly enjoyed The Adventure of the Dancing Men and The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton. They were extremely good mysteries that I got lost in.
Stephen Fry’s narration is of course perfect, especially as he is a huge Sherlock Holmes fan and introduces each collection with information about Conan Doyle, the era and of course the stories.
Highly recommended if you love Sherlock Holmes or Stephen Fry as a narrator.
I’d like to think that I know most of the stories but when I started listening to this collection I realised that perhaps I knew only some of the earlier stories. This collection was published in The Strand between October 1903 and December 1904, but the stories are still set in the Victorian era along with the recognisable handsome cabs. This was Conan Doyle’s new Holmes stories written because the of public outcry when he killed him off in the infamous fight with Professor Moriarty. Apparently the public were so upset about it that men were wearing black armbands as they mourned the famous character. Imagine that in Victorian Britain!!
I enjoyed this stories immensely, and would maybe even call them some of my favourites. I particularly enjoyed The Adventure of the Dancing Men and The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton. They were extremely good mysteries that I got lost in.
Stephen Fry’s narration is of course perfect, especially as he is a huge Sherlock Holmes fan and introduces each collection with information about Conan Doyle, the era and of course the stories.
Highly recommended if you love Sherlock Holmes or Stephen Fry as a narrator.
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
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
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
lighthearted
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
adventurous
mysterious
relaxing
tense
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
The book was a great read for me, because each story is well written, pointed out, and the twists in the plot were very well placed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence
Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual assault
Minor: Alcohol
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
For stories ACD was basically bullied into writing, these were as enjoyable as Memiors.
Almost as good as "The Adventures", and an improvement on the sometimes-patchy "Memoirs", The Return of Sherlock Holmes is another strong collection - the main weakness being The Empty House, a somewhat clunky method of retconning The Final Problem. Full review: https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/2022/06/06/the-holmes-canon-part-5-reichenbach-retcon/