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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

7 reviews

meganpbennett's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

 I had the opportunity to take part in Letters from Watson, where the short stories of Sherlock Holmes were emailed out in (more or less) chronological order. Having read about half of them, this was a wonderful chance to revisit the stories. This set of short stories is a very good introduction to the character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Blood, Misogyny, Sexism, Gun violence, Death, Murder, and Animal death

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

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

jenny_librarian's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

As an anthology of less known Sherlock Holmes stories, this is a pretty solid one. I enjoyed most of it, even considering the racism and sexism in some stories. It is a product of its time, after all.

I would say my favourite was the first story, A Scandal in Bohemia. It is famously one of the few adventures where Holmes is beaten by someone smarter than him. It also contains one of the clearer descriptions of Holmes being aroace.

The latter stories were a bit boring, but since it’s Holmes they still have merit.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Racism, and Sexism

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