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The Hound of the Baskervilles: Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle
welcome to...THE HOUND OF THE DECEMBERVILLES.
man, every sherlock holmes title sounds like it was randomly generated by a computer.
anyway, it's another PROJECT LONG CLASSICS installment. this is not that long of a classic, but i couldn't think of a better pun (i know – think of how low of a bar), so i'll be reading a chapter of this per day all month long.
let's get into it!
CHAPTER 1: MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES
likely title for chapter 1 to be.
kind of fun to just watch watson and holmes gossip for a while...attempt their little "deductions" and whatnot. and then also be totally wrong.
CHAPTER 2: THE CURSE OF THE BASKERVILLES
inching ever closer to that title.
unfortunately i find it very difficult to be scared by the thought of a big dog, which is the best kind of dog there is.
CHAPTER 3: THE PROBLEM
to be honest i would have pinpointed "guy murdered by magic ghost dog" as the problem. but i guess that's why i'm not sherlock holmes.
CHAPTER 4: SIR HENRY BASKERVILLE
i bet this guy is about to seem completely innocent and normal.
he actually does seem okay. but the doctor just revealed a phrenology side interest that i'm not loving.
CHAPTER 5: THREE BROKEN THREADS
i want to say that holmes and watson have a will they / won't they thing going on, but i'm scared of the fanfiction creators i would align myself with.
CHAPTER 6: BASKERVILLE HALL
oh, what a coincidence. there's a deranged escaped murderer lurking around our new neighborhood. chekhov's nearby serial killer.
CHAPTER 7: THE STAPLETONS OF MERRIPIT HOUSE
can't a woman even sob horrifically through the night with no tangible cause without being considered a clue in a murder anymore?
CHAPTER 8: FIRST REPORT OF DR. WATSON
can't wait for this dork's basic thoughts to be translated into brilliance by sherlock.
i have to say, it's an interesting strategy for a (checks notes) sherlock holmes book to have its hero offpage the whole time for...the incredible reasoning of "he's working on other cases which we are not reading about."
CHAPTER 9: SECOND REPORT OF DR. WATSON - THE LIGHT UPON THE MOOR
two people are hunting an actual nearby serial killer in the dead of night on a mysterious moor, and they're more scared of a dog they heard barking. get real.
CHAPTER 10: EXTRACTS FROM THE DIARY OF DR. WATSON
no chance this is anything but "Mr. Dr. Sherlock Holmes...Mr. John Holmes...Dr. Mr. John Watson Sherlock Holmes...he loves me, he loves me not..."
CHAPTER 11: THE MAN ON THE TOR
let's play another round of my favorite game: Am I In A Bad Mood Or Was This Twist Annoying?
CHAPTER 12: DEATH ON THE MOOR
dun dun dun!
this is a lot more scandalous than other sherlock installments i've read. all sorts of impropriety happening.
CHAPTER 13: FIXING THE NETS
it's all coming together now...
CHAPTER 14: THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
title chapter title chapter title chapter!
we gained awareness of an evil dog and we lost awareness of an evil woman...tragedy unfolding before our eyes.
CHAPTER 15: A RETROSPECTION
sounds like this one will be action-packed.
OVERALL
this is not the best sherlock (he's barely there, the mystery itself requires multiple extensive recaps, the big reveal is kind of drawn out and therefore disappointing) but it's still sherlock.
rating: 3.5
man, every sherlock holmes title sounds like it was randomly generated by a computer.
anyway, it's another PROJECT LONG CLASSICS installment. this is not that long of a classic, but i couldn't think of a better pun (i know – think of how low of a bar), so i'll be reading a chapter of this per day all month long.
let's get into it!
CHAPTER 1: MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES
likely title for chapter 1 to be.
kind of fun to just watch watson and holmes gossip for a while...attempt their little "deductions" and whatnot. and then also be totally wrong.
CHAPTER 2: THE CURSE OF THE BASKERVILLES
inching ever closer to that title.
unfortunately i find it very difficult to be scared by the thought of a big dog, which is the best kind of dog there is.
CHAPTER 3: THE PROBLEM
to be honest i would have pinpointed "guy murdered by magic ghost dog" as the problem. but i guess that's why i'm not sherlock holmes.
CHAPTER 4: SIR HENRY BASKERVILLE
i bet this guy is about to seem completely innocent and normal.
he actually does seem okay. but the doctor just revealed a phrenology side interest that i'm not loving.
CHAPTER 5: THREE BROKEN THREADS
i want to say that holmes and watson have a will they / won't they thing going on, but i'm scared of the fanfiction creators i would align myself with.
CHAPTER 6: BASKERVILLE HALL
oh, what a coincidence. there's a deranged escaped murderer lurking around our new neighborhood. chekhov's nearby serial killer.
CHAPTER 7: THE STAPLETONS OF MERRIPIT HOUSE
can't a woman even sob horrifically through the night with no tangible cause without being considered a clue in a murder anymore?
CHAPTER 8: FIRST REPORT OF DR. WATSON
can't wait for this dork's basic thoughts to be translated into brilliance by sherlock.
i have to say, it's an interesting strategy for a (checks notes) sherlock holmes book to have its hero offpage the whole time for...the incredible reasoning of "he's working on other cases which we are not reading about."
CHAPTER 9: SECOND REPORT OF DR. WATSON - THE LIGHT UPON THE MOOR
two people are hunting an actual nearby serial killer in the dead of night on a mysterious moor, and they're more scared of a dog they heard barking. get real.
CHAPTER 10: EXTRACTS FROM THE DIARY OF DR. WATSON
no chance this is anything but "Mr. Dr. Sherlock Holmes...Mr. John Holmes...Dr. Mr. John Watson Sherlock Holmes...he loves me, he loves me not..."
CHAPTER 11: THE MAN ON THE TOR
let's play another round of my favorite game: Am I In A Bad Mood Or Was This Twist Annoying?
CHAPTER 12: DEATH ON THE MOOR
dun dun dun!
this is a lot more scandalous than other sherlock installments i've read. all sorts of impropriety happening.
CHAPTER 13: FIXING THE NETS
it's all coming together now...
CHAPTER 14: THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
title chapter title chapter title chapter!
we gained awareness of an evil dog and we lost awareness of an evil woman...tragedy unfolding before our eyes.
CHAPTER 15: A RETROSPECTION
sounds like this one will be action-packed.
OVERALL
this is not the best sherlock (he's barely there, the mystery itself requires multiple extensive recaps, the big reveal is kind of drawn out and therefore disappointing) but it's still sherlock.
rating: 3.5