Take a photo of a barcode or cover
4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
I started reading Sherlock Holmes with a mountain of expectations in my mind, expectations about what I am going to find in the thin, yellowish pages of this book. In short I expected a weirdly dressed guy prancing around Victorian England solving crimes and such. What I got was a weirdly dressed guy prancing around Victorian England solving crimes and such. So far so good, right? What I never expected was a mean, brilliant, sarcastic, high-IQ-low-EQ, drug abusing lawyer acting more awesome than any human being should be allowed to be. Now I haven't seen that many Sherlock Holmes adaptations, but from what I have seen none seem to do it justice.
It's easy to read, always throws interesting characters at you by the dozen, though it takes some time getting used to the language quirks that sound... Well, weird, nowadays.
As with most detective stories the outcome is almost always foreseeable before it is explained in great detail, but in this case it only adds to the charm of the book.
I would not recommend this being the first book one reads when starting to know Sherlock Holmes though as I believe that choosing this book as a starting point of me getting to know Sherlock Holmes, just as Arthur Conan Doyle intended him to be known, isn't the best one. First of all it spoils a couple of other adventures as well as what has happened before in Holmes' relationships with other characters.
Overall it is definitely a must read for anyone who enjoys intelligent fiction or detectives. Or just everyone.
It's easy to read, always throws interesting characters at you by the dozen, though it takes some time getting used to the language quirks that sound... Well, weird, nowadays.
As with most detective stories the outcome is almost always foreseeable before it is explained in great detail, but in this case it only adds to the charm of the book.
I would not recommend this being the first book one reads when starting to know Sherlock Holmes though as I believe that choosing this book as a starting point of me getting to know Sherlock Holmes, just as Arthur Conan Doyle intended him to be known, isn't the best one. First of all it spoils a couple of other adventures as well as what has happened before in Holmes' relationships with other characters.
Overall it is definitely a must read for anyone who enjoys intelligent fiction or detectives. Or just everyone.
funny
mysterious
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
Este volumen se trata de una recopilación de varios casos. Cómo sucede comúnmente en las antologías y recopilaciones algunos relatos resaltan más que otro, pero en términos generales no tiene pérdida. Holmes impresiona cada vez por sus habilidades deductivas, y algunos casos no dejan de sorprenderte (particularmente me sorprendió “5 semillas”
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
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:
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:
Complicated
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
Just don’t feel connected to the story… I will not continu this series, but they are cute on the bookshelves📚
I found the quality of this series of vignettes to be rather inconsistent, a bit of a mixed bag. Some were great and with a bit more development could‘ve been their own book (The Speckled Band), while others were rather trivial and boring (The Blue Carbuncle).
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
lighthearted
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:
No