6.92k reviews for:

A Study in Scarlet

Arthur Conan Doyle

3.92 AVERAGE

aspygirlsmom_1995's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

linda_psl's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

taureanslibrary's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous slow-paced

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The dog Holmes? You just had to kill the dog?!?!?

rissiegrace's review against another edition

3.0

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This is a hard one for me to rate. The story was compelling, the characters were well drawn and the writing was beautiful, BUT ... the depiction on Mormons, especially Brigham Young, was highly distasteful (and takes up half of the book).

2.5 stars ... right down the middle.

sis_alia's review against another edition

3.75

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Just finished rereading A Study in Scarlet after so long—and the nostalgia really hit. The introduction of Holmes and Watson remains iconic, and the case is still nice and gripping.

Not planning to continue the series just yet, but I’m glad I revisited this little piece of detective history.

fin_cam's review against another edition

3.5

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

ayacchi's review against another edition

3.0

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An interesting case, sadly the second half was kinda boring with all those background story.

moonlightandmargins's review against another edition

4.0

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It took me a hot minute to grasp the change in time (first victorian book) but it was written so well

Sherlock, is well, Sherlock and I can't wait to see how the next few books pan out

kimberlymcdermott's review against another edition

4.0

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I really liked this book. I found the story interesting and the writing was very readable (I wasn't sure what to expect on that front.) I had a moment of confusion in the middle of the book but pretty quickly realized where the author had gone. I enjoyed the detour. It was enlightening to read about the meeting of Holmes and Watson. It definitely gave me an original view of how the pair interacted and the enjoyable oddities of Holmes and his methods.

evelyn_brown's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes