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A review by lizwhite25
The Triumphs of Eugene Valmont by Robert Barr
2.0
I read this for a reading challenge: Read a book with <500 Goodreads ratings. I looked at it and couldn't help but wonder 'why does a book published in 1906 only have 79 ratings?' The answer is apparently because it's fairly rubbish.
It's nothing more than a poor man's Sherlock Holmes. Now, I know that was the point. I know Robert Barr and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle were good friends. I know that some of the short stories are literal parodies of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries. Fact is though: they're not very good. Two of the short stories didn't really make any sense, and for such a short narrative, they were difficult to follow.
If it hadn't been for the fact I actually quite enjoyed 2 of the short stories in the middle, I'd have relegated it to a 1 star read.
It's nothing more than a poor man's Sherlock Holmes. Now, I know that was the point. I know Robert Barr and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle were good friends. I know that some of the short stories are literal parodies of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries. Fact is though: they're not very good. Two of the short stories didn't really make any sense, and for such a short narrative, they were difficult to follow.
If it hadn't been for the fact I actually quite enjoyed 2 of the short stories in the middle, I'd have relegated it to a 1 star read.