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wolfspirit292's review
0.25
Picked this up for just a few of the sections as an easy/quick reference. However, while going through one of the sections (about "unsolved mysteries" within the canon), I found this:
Doyle seemed to forget that in A Study in Scarlet, Watson told Holmes that he had a dog. When they first meet, the two tell each other a bit about themselves to see if they’ll be good potential roommates. In addition to specifying various annoying habits, Watson says, “I keep a bull pup.” However, on moving-in day, the dog is gone, never to be seen. Ever. He’s not mentioned again in any story, not even by the most tenuously stretched reference.
The dog literally dies in the same book. The dog is on death's door and Holmes drugs the dog with poison found at the crime scene to show Watson and Lestrade what happened. I mean, the dog dies a pretty awful death. It's one of the few times in canon that Holmes outright did something horrid. Maybe for the author of this book it wasn't a big deal and thus didn't recall it. But, if the point of your book is to critique a piece of literature, perhaps diligence is best?
There's also some casual acephobia happening in regards to Holmes and Irene Adler, so there's that.
There's also some casual acephobia happening in regards to Holmes and Irene Adler, so there's that.
evila_elf's review
4.0
Decent book. Much better if you are reading it for a few sections rather than cover to cover like I did.
Each section is made to stand alone, so a lot of stuff is repeated.
It has some good information on the books, but I have yet to read all of them, so be careful if you don't want to be spoiled.
I liked the sections where it talked about the adaptations of different books/movies/series about Holmes, though this was written just before the Robert Downey Jr. movies and BBC's Sherlock started. Would have thought they would have delayed going to print a little so that those could be included. Maybe there will be an updated Dummies book soon?
So, it is a good resource for the casual fan. If you are a huge fan of the Doyle books, you will really like this - unless you know everything already ;)
Each section is made to stand alone, so a lot of stuff is repeated.
It has some good information on the books, but I have yet to read all of them, so be careful if you don't want to be spoiled.
I liked the sections where it talked about the adaptations of different books/movies/series about Holmes, though this was written just before the Robert Downey Jr. movies and BBC's Sherlock started. Would have thought they would have delayed going to print a little so that those could be included. Maybe there will be an updated Dummies book soon?
So, it is a good resource for the casual fan. If you are a huge fan of the Doyle books, you will really like this - unless you know everything already ;)
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