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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
informative
mysterious
reflective
fast-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
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
2.5 stars
Sadly disappointing.
Sherlock Holmes is definitely a fascinating character. His knowledge on stuff like the intricacies of crime history, soil varieties, and cigarette ash, while absurd, lends credence to his seemingly supernatural deductive conclusions (sidenote - a bit better than the show because here he's in a setting where his skills are both unique and unappreciated in a completely believable way). He was a pretty fleshed out character, what with his manic depressive tendencies and reliance on his violin and just everything else that makes him unique. Watson also serves well as the audience stand-in - some of the best parts of this book were honestly even before the mystery started, when Watson was trying to figure out what the hell Sherlock was up to.
However, this book had a glaring issue. Right when the murder is about to be explained, we take a long detour into Mormonism in Utah. And suffice it to say that this bit is not interesting. I admit I did end up being invested in Lucy getting away but the dry progression of events made it hard to sustain even that.
Even without that, the murder investigation itself was not very engaging, but I don't really know why. It might have been the writing style but I just found myself a bit bored with the exception of some particularly interesting moments in the case.
Sadly disappointing.
Sherlock Holmes is definitely a fascinating character. His knowledge on stuff like the intricacies of crime history, soil varieties, and cigarette ash, while absurd, lends credence to his seemingly supernatural deductive conclusions (sidenote - a bit better than the show because here he's in a setting where his skills are both unique and unappreciated in a completely believable way). He was a pretty fleshed out character, what with his manic depressive tendencies and reliance on his violin and just everything else that makes him unique. Watson also serves well as the audience stand-in - some of the best parts of this book were honestly even before the mystery started, when Watson was trying to figure out what the hell Sherlock was up to.
However, this book had a glaring issue. Right when the murder is about to be explained, we take a long detour into Mormonism in Utah. And suffice it to say that this bit is not interesting. I admit I did end up being invested in Lucy getting away but the dry progression of events made it hard to sustain even that.
Even without that, the murder investigation itself was not very engaging, but I don't really know why. It might have been the writing style but I just found myself a bit bored with the exception of some particularly interesting moments in the case.
mysterious
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
Sherlock Holmes owns stupid detectives with deductive reasoning and observation while solving case with ease. The self-insert power fantasy of mystery novels, which I say—despite how it sounds—mostly neutrally. There is a satisfaction to it if you can get on board with Holmes' arrogant "face-slapping," to put it in Chinese web novel terms.
The second part is alright, but it's a bit too long-winded, especially with how much it digresses from the main plot.
The second part is alright, but it's a bit too long-winded, especially with how much it digresses from the main plot.
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this started in an interesting way, seeing how Holmes and Watson first met was entertaining and unexpectedly "normal". I disliked almost everything after.
ESPECIALLY the second half. I despised reading about American Mormon scum tbh lol
that whole addition genuinely ruined a perfectly okay story. i only half read most of the second half and genuinely I missed nothing.
a shame.
ESPECIALLY the second half. I despised reading about American Mormon scum tbh lol
that whole addition genuinely ruined a perfectly okay story. i only half read most of the second half and genuinely I missed nothing.
a shame.
"Populus me sibilat, at mihi plaudo ipse domi simul ac nummos contemplor in arca"