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duggireads 's review for:
The Sign of Four
by Arthur Conan Doyle
I understand that Sherlock Holmes was the original in detective stories, and I know of huge fans of these books, but I don't understand, as someone reading this for the first time, how people can see past the racism, colonial mindset and vilification of disabled people in this book. I know that it is of its time, but as a modern reader, I really struggled with it. I enjoyed the mystery and the tension between John and Mary but I also found it quite slow and unexciting. I was really excited to try the Sherlock Holmes books out, but I really think these aren't for me.