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4.45 AVERAGE
4.45 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
pues había que leerse a sherlock porque había entrado en mi época de agatha christie y pues tenían este tochaco en la biblioteca
y, de nuevo, que alguien pare a esta niña, que tiene demasiado tiempos libre
y, de nuevo, que alguien pare a esta niña, que tiene demasiado tiempos libre
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
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
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-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
What can I say - I'm a sucker for listening to Stephen Fry, and when I saw Audible would give me 3 whole days of his voice for one credit I didn't even hesitate.
The opening salvo of this collection really encapsulates the why of the enduring nature of Holmes & Watson. Were the collection to stop with The Hound of the Baskervilles, hot on the tales of The Final Problem, then I would have struggled to give this less than 4.5/5 and may even have argued myself up to the full whack. Alas that the collection continued, in the manner that it did.
Some tales in the latter days of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle should be the preserve of the completionist and of the scholar. Listening to the last day or so of Fry's voice, I found my own attention drifting in the manner that Conan Doyle's must have drifted as he regurgitated and repurposed plots and stories from his earlier canon. Were it all downhill I could maybe have attributed it to the decline of a literary great, but the flashes of brilliance and diamonds in the rough peppered throughout served as confirmation that the author hadn't lost the spark, but was merely not bothered with kindling it for each story.
Completion of this collection was only made possible by Stephen Fry's narration, and his anecdotes and observations at the start of each section. Despite this it still took me a good three months and change to make it all the way to the finish line.
The opening salvo of this collection really encapsulates the why of the enduring nature of Holmes & Watson. Were the collection to stop with The Hound of the Baskervilles, hot on the tales of The Final Problem, then I would have struggled to give this less than 4.5/5 and may even have argued myself up to the full whack. Alas that the collection continued, in the manner that it did.
Some tales in the latter days of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle should be the preserve of the completionist and of the scholar. Listening to the last day or so of Fry's voice, I found my own attention drifting in the manner that Conan Doyle's must have drifted as he regurgitated and repurposed plots and stories from his earlier canon. Were it all downhill I could maybe have attributed it to the decline of a literary great, but the flashes of brilliance and diamonds in the rough peppered throughout served as confirmation that the author hadn't lost the spark, but was merely not bothered with kindling it for each story.
Completion of this collection was only made possible by Stephen Fry's narration, and his anecdotes and observations at the start of each section. Despite this it still took me a good three months and change to make it all the way to the finish line.
adventurous
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was an amazing listen! Stephen Frye does a superb job as a narrator. I’ve loved Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson since I was a kid. There wasn’t one story I disliked or found uninteresting. For my fellow audiobook enthusiasts I will share that is available for free for members of Audible.
mysterious
Very solid. I probably would've done better to listen to this in chunks, but I was struggling to find anything else I was in the mood to get, so this kept lasting for me. It was well narrated (except for any American accents, which were a bit atrocious and distracting) and well produced. I have enjoyed many television and movie iterations of Sherlock Holmes, and I was finally interested in trying out the original works. Some stories were just as good as I hoped and others less so, but I still enjoyed listening. A lot of the stories are shorter, which surprised me. It worked out great for my commute, especially since the longer stories were actually a tad dull for me. Overall, I may go back and give some of this a re-listen, especially the blocks of shorter stories.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No