Reviews tagging 'Racism'

His Last Bow by Arthur Conan Doyle

14 reviews

hjb_128's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Colonisation, and War

cephon's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

leosaki's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Sherlock Holmes you aroace icon with asperger's syndrome, go back to your bees!!🐝✨️

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Classism

happysami's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racism, Violence, and Murder

meganpbennett's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I had the opportunity to take part in Letters from Watson, where the short stories of Sherlock Holmes were emailed out in (more or less) chronological order. Having read about half of them, this was a wonderful chance to revisit the stories. This collection was the beginning of the short stories I hadn't read before, and it was very interesting to read about an older Sherlock Holmes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racism, Blood, and Murder

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

houseratss's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

kloughlin's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Murder

crowdenks's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-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

3.0

This was the only Sherlock Holmes book I hadn't read and unfortunately I didn't end my experience on a high, particularly because the first story is so racist. I ended up skipping that one but so many of these stories were really average. I listened to the audiobook narrated by Stephen Fry, while also reading along in my physical copy and even then I found myself losing interest in a few of the stories. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence