Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

11 reviews

hjb_128's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, and Racism

hello_lovely13's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I think that Sherlock Holmes' adventures are much better suited in the short story format, but I am glad that there were the two novels to establish the characters first (though there was some changes as the characters developed). I would have liked to have more stories where Sherlock and Watson are roommates, rather than having Watson immediately marry Mary. There were a few like this, but I wish there were more. My favorite of the collection was the one I had already read beforehand: The Speckled Band.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, and Racism

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Racial slurs

stories's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

Whereas I was pleasantly surprised by volume 1, the stories of volume 2 were a mild letdown.

Less… complete? Cohesive? Certainly, Silver Blaze ended prematurely, if only by a scene or two. 

I was somewhat surprised also by the time jump. I don’t know if I’m correct, but it seemed these were amongst the later tales. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Racism, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

nubecato's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, and Racial slurs

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Sexism

kloughlin's review against another edition

challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, and Sexism

Minor: Confinement and Mental illness

katievh's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Drug use, Racial slurs, and Racism

maren_hemsath's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Sexism, Medical content, and War

novelyon's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Incest, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

dlrosebyh's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, and Sexism

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, and Drug abuse

anniereads221's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, and Murder