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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
adventurous
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
He figured it out!
"Um estudo em vermelho" é o primeiro romance da saga de Sherlock Holmes. É nessa obra que o leitor é apresentado aos métodos do "detetive consultor", suas genialidades e esquisitices, e também ao início da amizade com o Dr. Watson, que é tão central para as histórias seguintes. Como primeiro livro da série, sua leitura é muito importante, mas é preciso saber que o texto aqui é um pouco diferente dos demais. Grande parte da obra, por incrível que pareça, trata de um longo pano de fundo sobre o assassinato e os eventos que o antecederam - o que é um charme muito interessante desse livro, mas que pode frustrar os leitores que estiverem em busca de uma aventura mais tradicional centrada na figura do detetive ou do mistério. De todo modo, é um livro leve e divertido, que me encantou ainda mais nesta releitura, muitos anos depois.
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"Para uma grande mente, nada é diminuto"
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"Para uma grande mente, nada é diminuto"
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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Reviewed for Books and livres
If you didn't know it before, you'll know it now : I'm a huge, huge fan of Arthur Conan Doyle. The hound of the Baskervilles was the very first book I read in English, borrowed at my college's library. I couldn't read it without a dictionary then. It ignited a deep love for this character, Sherlock Holmes, but also for the author. I have read everything I could lay my hands on that was written by Conan Doyle, including an anthology of more than 1000 pages written with little characters on very thin paper. I used to watch the TV show with Jeremy Brett who was so, so brilliant ! I adored him ! I like Elementary, but don't love it (I love the actor, however, I watched him recently in the mini-series Emma). When Sherlock came out, with the wonderful Benedict Cumberbatch, I was wary at first, a bit reassured when I saw the tribute to the old credits in the new, and was completely swept away by the quality of the show.
When I received this edition, I jumped for joy. I was so delighted to know that I am going to start reading or re-reading all of Arthur Conan Doyle's writings (I'll take my time, though, I want those book to last me some time) and that my starting book had arrived, with such a pretty cover !
And I enjoyed every single minute of it !
When Watson has not met yet Sherlock and heard about him for the first time by a friend of his :
"Holmes is a little too scientific for my tastes - it approaches to cold-bloodedness. I could imagine his giving a friend a little pinch of the latest vegetal alkaloid, not out of malevolence, you understand, but simply out of a spirit of inquiry in order to have an accurate idea of the effects. To do him justice, I think that he would take it himself with the same readiness."
And when Watson, having finally met Sherlock, drew a list : Sherlock Holmes - his limits !
I devoured the first part avidly. The second part came as a shock. You got the story of why the murders took place and you find yourself lifted from the streets of London to a desert near Salt Lake City, vutures included ! It was a complete change, but took up rapidly in intensity and I could clearly understand why revenge was badly needed. The end was swiftly explained, with how every detail lead Sherlock to find the name of the murderer even before his arrest took place.
It's a novella - 135 pages, but packed with a lot of action, humour and suspense, I found it almost difficult to read it sitting calmly in one place. I had to move ! And now I can't wait to read the next ! I'll wait, I have many books to read, I just ordered The sign of the four, I have to reduce my physical TBR pile, but honestly ? Waiting is hard !
If you didn't know it before, you'll know it now : I'm a huge, huge fan of Arthur Conan Doyle. The hound of the Baskervilles was the very first book I read in English, borrowed at my college's library. I couldn't read it without a dictionary then. It ignited a deep love for this character, Sherlock Holmes, but also for the author. I have read everything I could lay my hands on that was written by Conan Doyle, including an anthology of more than 1000 pages written with little characters on very thin paper. I used to watch the TV show with Jeremy Brett who was so, so brilliant ! I adored him ! I like Elementary, but don't love it (I love the actor, however, I watched him recently in the mini-series Emma). When Sherlock came out, with the wonderful Benedict Cumberbatch, I was wary at first, a bit reassured when I saw the tribute to the old credits in the new, and was completely swept away by the quality of the show.
When I received this edition, I jumped for joy. I was so delighted to know that I am going to start reading or re-reading all of Arthur Conan Doyle's writings (I'll take my time, though, I want those book to last me some time) and that my starting book had arrived, with such a pretty cover !
And I enjoyed every single minute of it !
When Watson has not met yet Sherlock and heard about him for the first time by a friend of his :
"Holmes is a little too scientific for my tastes - it approaches to cold-bloodedness. I could imagine his giving a friend a little pinch of the latest vegetal alkaloid, not out of malevolence, you understand, but simply out of a spirit of inquiry in order to have an accurate idea of the effects. To do him justice, I think that he would take it himself with the same readiness."
And when Watson, having finally met Sherlock, drew a list : Sherlock Holmes - his limits !
I devoured the first part avidly. The second part came as a shock. You got the story of why the murders took place and you find yourself lifted from the streets of London to a desert near Salt Lake City, vutures included ! It was a complete change, but took up rapidly in intensity and I could clearly understand why revenge was badly needed. The end was swiftly explained, with how every detail lead Sherlock to find the name of the murderer even before his arrest took place.
It's a novella - 135 pages, but packed with a lot of action, humour and suspense, I found it almost difficult to read it sitting calmly in one place. I had to move ! And now I can't wait to read the next ! I'll wait, I have many books to read, I just ordered The sign of the four, I have to reduce my physical TBR pile, but honestly ? Waiting is hard !
adventurous
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No