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frogggirl2's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Some of these stories are quite obvious and formulaic. None of these stories are terribly interesting, and when you introduce Sherlock Holmes into the mix, if your story does anything other than absolutely shine, you're doing yourself a disservice. None of this really needs to exist, and you definitely don't need to read this in order to read the series as a whole..
colindalaska's review against another edition
3.0
Bit disappointed.
As this is the first Newbury & Hobbes book I have read it might make a lot more sense if I had read the other adventures first.
Otherwise a series of competent short stories with no stand outs in my opinion.
As this is the first Newbury & Hobbes book I have read it might make a lot more sense if I had read the other adventures first.
Otherwise a series of competent short stories with no stand outs in my opinion.
krash9924's review against another edition
4.0
First off...if you are new to the Newbury and Hobbes world this probably isn't the book for you to start with.
The title of the book is The Casebook but it is more like a life progression of Newbury & Hobbes. George Mann uses this short story format to fill in the gaps of lives of Newbury and Hobbs. I loved that the stories followed a timeline, fully exploring the lives of our heroes.
The title of the book is The Casebook but it is more like a life progression of Newbury & Hobbes. George Mann uses this short story format to fill in the gaps of lives of Newbury and Hobbs. I loved that the stories followed a timeline, fully exploring the lives of our heroes.
kilgorewolfe's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
tardycreative's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
drewsof's review against another edition
5.0
The success of the Newbury & Hobbes series (modest so far but continuing to grow upon each release, I'm happy to say) has freed Mann to really just indulge his imagination - and what an imagination it is. He's got two series running, spanning the first 35 or so years of the last century, and he's managed to connect them together into one whole 'verse. These stories show that he's as adept with individual moments as he is with big cases and I sincerely hope that the "Volume One" on the cover is the promise of many, many more to come. Even if the N&H series ends after the 6th book, I will always welcome another visit with Newbury, Hobbes, Bainbridge, Angelchrist, Black, Arkwell, and Rutherford in the same way I look forward to new tales of Holmes, Watson, Hudson, Moriarty, Lestrade, and Adler. May Mann's creations have as prosperous a life.
Full review at RB to come sometime next week... and hopefully an interview with George Mann himself shortly thereafter!
Link will be here: http://wp.me/pGVzJ-OM
Full review at RB to come sometime next week... and hopefully an interview with George Mann himself shortly thereafter!
Link will be here: http://wp.me/pGVzJ-OM
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