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A review by congressbaby143
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
5.0
I listened to the whole thing on Spotify from Phoebe Reads A Mystery. Her narration is so good.
Having finished this collection, I have found the BBC Sherlock the most far-fetched portrayal of ACD’s Sherlock Holmes. I think the closest would be CBS Elementary’s Sherlock. Sherlock, simply, wasn’t a sociopath. It was clear in many instances how socially attuned he was. In A Case of Identity, he was very kind to the woman and to so many women and young folks in his adventures. The ending of The Blue Carbuncle, when Sherlock decided that it was better that he had made an honest man instead of surrendering the guy to the law, I saw the kindness which I’ve always believed a feat to the intelligent. I am now and always more drawn to the benevolent detectives who cared about the people enough to be kind to them and to take their matters seriously (Benoit Blanc from Knives Out, Sherlock and Joan Watson from Elementary, and ACD’s Sherlock) instead of smug “I am smarter and better than you and I don’t care what you make of that”.
PS
This wasn’t a very well thought-out review but I gave all of this a five star rating because I couldn’t put it down and when I did, I looked forward to continuing it. I love John and Sherlock. I think ACD has written it in such a way that I am always pleasantly surprised even if I have guessed it and never betrayed when it turns out I haven’t. Great character from a great writer.
Having finished this collection, I have found the BBC Sherlock the most far-fetched portrayal of ACD’s Sherlock Holmes. I think the closest would be CBS Elementary’s Sherlock. Sherlock, simply, wasn’t a sociopath. It was clear in many instances how socially attuned he was. In A Case of Identity, he was very kind to the woman and to so many women and young folks in his adventures. The ending of The Blue Carbuncle, when Sherlock decided that it was better that he had made an honest man instead of surrendering the guy to the law, I saw the kindness which I’ve always believed a feat to the intelligent. I am now and always more drawn to the benevolent detectives who cared about the people enough to be kind to them and to take their matters seriously (Benoit Blanc from Knives Out, Sherlock and Joan Watson from Elementary, and ACD’s Sherlock) instead of smug “I am smarter and better than you and I don’t care what you make of that”.
PS
This wasn’t a very well thought-out review but I gave all of this a five star rating because I couldn’t put it down and when I did, I looked forward to continuing it. I love John and Sherlock. I think ACD has written it in such a way that I am always pleasantly surprised even if I have guessed it and never betrayed when it turns out I haven’t. Great character from a great writer.