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The Adventure of the Cardboard Box by Arthur Conan Doyle

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lizzye33's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective relaxing tense medium-paced

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

3.75

theoretically_reading's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

So sad and dark.

squirrelz's review against another edition

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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

This one opens on Holmes being able to mind read Watson by watching his facial expressions which isn't deduction so much as clairvoyance, and the crime itself felt so pointless

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3.0

Would def be open to reading more Holmes short stories! The deductions were interesting, the story didn't drag too long, and it was a pretty good experience all around. Also the general domestic friendship of Holmes and Watson is p wholesome too.

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3.0

This was another of my 9 year old library picks and it wasn't a great one. The themes are a tad dark and she read it right before bed which resulted in a restless kid who couldn't sleep because she was thinking about people getting their ears cut off. A little content warning would have gone down well with this one.