A review by markd163
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

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

2.5

“When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” And the truth is, this was a trudge.

I was hoping the short story format would be better than the earlier novels, because there wouldn’t be any time for mostly irrelevant tangents, but it just highlighted how every adventure follows the same template. Maybe I’ve just got too many more interesting books on my TBR atm.

There’s a fun dopamine hit at the end of every story as the reveals are good, and I kinda wasn’t paying enough attention to guess the twists before they happened. If the names were changed, I probably would’ve DNF’ed this, so I’m happy to take a long break from Baker Street. Also as many other people have pointed out, Watson ejaculates with his best “friend” way too many times for a straight married man.