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Obra Completa Sherlock Holmes - O Signo dos Quatro, by Hamílcar de Garcia, Arthur Conan Doyle

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hollyshackzalez's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? Plot

2.0

bambooty's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

3.0

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3.0

"The emotional qualities are antagonistic to clear reasoning."

Funnily enough, this is the one story where I feel like Sherlock is exceptionally more human than some of the others I read. Makes the quote that much more interesting. Sherlock is wonderfully flawed in this one.

The mystery was unpredictable, always good. I have to say, I was rather distracted from the main plot when I realised who Mary was (going to be) to John and was hyperfocused in reading things about them. Quite an adorable origin-story they have.

In short, entertaining. Not masterful like some of the others but a good story.

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5.0

This is my second favorite Sherlock Holmes story (behind A Study In Scarlet, of course). It's very beautifully written and also heartbreaking if you know where to look. The following quote always gets me.

The division seems rather unfair," I remarked. "You have done all the work in this business. I get a wife out of it, Jones gets the credit, pray what remains for you?"

"For me," said Sherlock Holmes, "there still remains the cocaine-bottle." And he stretched his long white hand up for it.”