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A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
3.75
mysterious 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: Complicated

I definitely enjoyed reading the source material for so much of the media I adore. The characters were much less on display then I would have thought. Sherlock is always such a specific personality in many of its iterations. Often very anti social or unable to pick up social cues. Which wasn't the case at all. I would even say he was fairly charismatic. 

The atmosphere made both by the baker street boys, as well as, the sudden Mormon caveat was great. I ended up enjoying it more then I thought. I gave up a little there in the middle but I came around to the narrative by the end. I would like to read more of sherlock and watson, mostly for some more descriptions of their characters and less for the actual cases.