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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

11 reviews

a_picky_reader's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Each chapter focuses on a new case to solve. It was really fun to try and see if I could figure it all out before Sherlock announced what really happened. 
One of my favorite cases was “The Red-headed League.” I really didn’t see that ending coming. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Gun violence, and Violence

surrendersouls's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.0

I’m not sure if the stories got better over the course of the book, or maybe I just got settled in with the style. It’s partially formulaic, but it has a wide array of mysteries and crimes and different enough plots in each that it didn’t become the same thing again and again. Also at points it became kind of horror themed? A man got locked in a hydraulic press that was going to crush him in one story, had me on the edge of my seat. If you stop and read slowly, playing the scenes in your head, you can really get a taste of the characters, and I find Holmes to be delightful to read about.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Murder, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Slavery, and Death of parent

Period typical bigotry for the time and place, but mild and not the basis of stories

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

tiiiger35's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was my first time reading a Sherlock Holmes book. I didn’t think It would be of interest to me but, I really enjoyed it. I liked how this particular book was full of relatively short tales of Holmes & Watsons investigations.
The chemistry between these two characters was pivotal to how the narrative was written. They understood each other so deeply, even on an unspoken level. 
Not all the investigations were serious matters, the lighthearted cases were my favourite. 
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this book.  I’m already on to my next Sherlock Holmes novel. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug abuse and Murder

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

blueberry_bean's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Addiction and Drug abuse

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

caitlin_doggos's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

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