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A review by dunnadam
The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
3.0
Good, there was some borrowing from [b:The Moonstone|6138|The Moonstone|Wilkie Collins|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1403192382s/6138.jpg|1044477] it seems, including the name of Mr. Abelwhite.
The book was at it's best for me in London, there is a lengthy section in India which I suppose would have appealed to people in the day. There's a dramatic chase on a boat. The best parts for me though were the detection elements of Holmes. He says at about 30% that he's got the case all but solved which is a little anti-climatic for the reader.
A shorter book than the first and thankfully less concerned with Mormonism. It seems like these are all written as adventure tales in far off lands, which is not at all what they're remembered for today.
The book was at it's best for me in London, there is a lengthy section in India which I suppose would have appealed to people in the day. There's a dramatic chase on a boat. The best parts for me though were the detection elements of Holmes. He says at about 30% that he's got the case all but solved which is a little anti-climatic for the reader.
A shorter book than the first and thankfully less concerned with Mormonism. It seems like these are all written as adventure tales in far off lands, which is not at all what they're remembered for today.