Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

10 reviews

hello_lovely13's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.5

I think that Sherlock Holmes' adventures are much better suited in the short story format, but I am glad that there were the two novels to establish the characters first (though there was some changes as the characters developed). I would have liked to have more stories where Sherlock and Watson are roommates, rather than having Watson immediately marry Mary. There were a few like this, but I wish there were more. My favorite of the collection was the one I had already read beforehand: The Speckled Band.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Animal death

Moderate: Racism, Addiction, and Confinement

Minor: Racial slurs, Drug use, and Drug abuse

stories's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

Whereas I was pleasantly surprised by volume 1, the stories of volume 2 were a mild letdown.

Less… complete? Cohesive? Certainly, Silver Blaze ended prematurely, if only by a scene or two. 

I was somewhat surprised also by the time jump. I don’t know if I’m correct, but it seemed these were amongst the later tales. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Body horror, Drug use, Confinement, and Death of parent

nubecato's review against another edition

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Animal cruelty, and Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs, Gun violence, and Confinement

Minor: Drug use, Sexism, and Alcoholism

kloughlin's review against another edition

challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexism, Drug abuse, and Addiction

Minor: Confinement and Mental illness

katievh's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Animal death, Confinement, and Racial slurs

maren_hemsath's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Blood, Racism, Racial slurs, and Drug abuse

Minor: War, Sexism, Medical content, and Animal death

novelyon's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Medical content, Addiction, Death, and Medical trauma

Minor: Blood, Confinement, Animal cruelty, Classism, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, and Violence

dlrosebyh's review against another edition

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, and Sexism

Minor: Animal death, Addiction, and Drug abuse

anniereads221's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia

silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I don't usually vibe as well with short stories, but in the case of Sherlock Holmes I think the short stories work much better than the novels. You get a much higher concentration of the deductions and clever bits, with most of the filler left out. Fun!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death and Violence