A review by dedasab
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Upon second reading, the book was good, and Sir Arthur was a bloody racist. I didn't realize that Wiggins and his friends were Arabs and not any Arabs but according to Dr Watson: " there rushed into the room half a dozen of the dirtiest and most ragged street Arabs that ever I clapped eyes on." 
I didn't know anything about Mormons before reading this book, but Sir Arthur managed to be racist to them, too. 
Even though these stories reek with racism, to me Sherlock Holmes will always be my favorite character. 

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