Reviews

SHERLOCK HOLMES: The Complete Collection by Arthur Conan Doyle

becky_mercer93's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

latida94'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

4.0

There's a reason we're still obsessed with Sherlock Holmes today!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Death, Blood, Antisemitism, and Racial slurs

nily's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

ladyfernzey's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

purpleberryblue's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-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

4.25

clubuntu's review against another edition

5.0

I finished all of the Sherlock Holmes’ cases and I don’t know why I feel like crying, I’m so happy to have read them and if it weren’t for BBC’s Sherlock I might never have done it. I really liked it.

My favorites cases:

• Study in Scarlet.


• The Speckled Band


• The Noble Bachelor


• The Beryl Coronet


• The Copper Beeches


• The Musgrave Ritual


• The Final Problem


• The Empty House


• The Dancing Men


• Charles Augustus Milverton


• The Six Napoleons


• The Hounds of the Baskervilles


• The Bruce-Partington Plans


• The Dying Detective


• The Devil’s Foot


• His Last Bow


• The Mazarin Stone


• The Three Garridebs


• The Lion’s Mane


• The Veiled Lodger

tobymacl's review against another edition

5.0

Good fun classic. Dated cultural reference on occasion but thoroughly enjoyable. Valley of fear a v entertaining diversion from the more formulaic SH template.

marieintheraw's review against another edition

3.0

Overall Average: 3.65 stars

Study in Scarlet: 4 stars
Sign of Four: 3 stars
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: average 3.84 stars
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes: average 3.82 stars
The Hound of the Baskervilles: 4 stars
The Return of Sherlock Holmes: 3.54 average
The Valley of Fear: 4 stars
His Last Bow: average 3.5 stars
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes: average 3.16 stars

For more specific ratings in the short story collections I did compile a blog post of all my ratings: https://amberinoface.wordpress.com/2016/09/27/sherlock-september-wrap-up/

lucyhargrave's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-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

2.5

I’m glad I finally finished this but I can’t say I particularly enjoyed listening to it. Some of the stories where intriguing and they kept you guessing but I couldn’t get other the (I suppose) period typical racism, sexism and the use of eugenics to sold the crimes. The N word is used throughout, anyone who isn’t British is described with negative connotations and women are either insipid lovelorn creatures or devilish temptresses with magical power over man. By the end I was over Holmes superior attitude and dislike of everyone but Watson.

I’m glad I read it purely due to the legacy Sherlock Holmes has left on literature and culture BUT I really couldn’t recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicide, Kidnapping, Racism, Stalking, Racial slurs, Murder, Sexism, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Violence, and Infidelity

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Animal death, Classism, Death, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Antisemitism

Minor: Drug use

peevie's review against another edition

Will come back to it but it has many short stories in one book