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eloquence 's review for:
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle
The narration by Stephen Fry is lovely. The stories are clearly an important part of our literary history, but I had apparently forgotten since I first read them as a teenager just how sexist, racist, and classist they were. Also, the solutions seem pretty simplistic to a modern audience that grew up with increasingly more complex plots in our mystery novels.
I listened to this audiobook with my adult son, and despite the flaws it was worthwhile for the historical perspective as well as for the discussion and analysis it sparked on topics from geopolitical history to social issues to narrative structure. Heck, we probably clocked more hours talking than it actually took to listen to the book!
(Side note specific to the audiobook: In the introduction to one of the volumes, Stephen Fry opens up about the impact Sherlock Holmes had on his life when he was young. IMO, it's worth the price of admission all on its own.)
I listened to this audiobook with my adult son, and despite the flaws it was worthwhile for the historical perspective as well as for the discussion and analysis it sparked on topics from geopolitical history to social issues to narrative structure. Heck, we probably clocked more hours talking than it actually took to listen to the book!
(Side note specific to the audiobook: In the introduction to one of the volumes, Stephen Fry opens up about the impact Sherlock Holmes had on his life when he was young. IMO, it's worth the price of admission all on its own.)