Reviews tagging 'Classism'

The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

4 reviews

lucyhargrave'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

2.5

I’m glad I finally finished this but I can’t say I particularly enjoyed listening to it. Some of the stories where intriguing and they kept you guessing but I couldn’t get other the (I suppose) period typical racism, sexism and the use of eugenics to sold the crimes. The N word is used throughout, anyone who isn’t British is described with negative connotations and women are either insipid lovelorn creatures or devilish temptresses with magical power over man. By the end I was over Holmes superior attitude and dislike of everyone but Watson.

I’m glad I read it purely due to the legacy Sherlock Holmes has left on literature and culture BUT I really couldn’t recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Antisemitism, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Drug use

alphabet_soup_books's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Murder, Toxic friendship, War, and Classism

laurareadsbig's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism

bluejay21's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Racism, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Colonisation, and Classism