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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
I was shocked that it wasn’t a hard read. I thought the victorian English would be hard to get through but it was easy enough. Also, I didn’t realize how little Sherlock Holmes was going to be in it. That surprised me. Overall I thought this book was great! I can see why it’s a classic. I don’t think the ending was mind blowing, but it was still incredibly entertaining. I think I should get into more mysteries.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
adventurous
mysterious
medium-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
Most enjoyable Sherlock Holmes so far!
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Doyle has a way at cheating you out of all the clues, but leaving you loving him despite it. This book is a perfect example. You have no way of knowing that SPOILER ALERT Stapleton and his sister are actually husband and wife. You know he's a suspicious character, but the details can only be known by a clue that Watson gets that the reader could not research in the text. Still, you never hold it against Doyle, parially because he is an early creator of the genre and partially because he gives you enough clues to get the basic gist of where the story is going.
I've been watching Elementary and Sherlock on Hulu/ Netflix. Therefore, I'm happy that I finally read a Sherlock Holmes novel. It was a fun read. For several chapters, I struggled to remember that Watson was the narrator, not Holmes.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-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
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No