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jenny_librarian's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-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
4.0
I love Sherlock Holmes. He’s so extra.
Like all anthologies, this has its good and bad stories. I absolutely loved The Yellow Face (despite its racist title and plot points), but I found The Gloria Scott quite boring. Silver Blaze, The Resident Patient and The Naval Treaty were fine. The Final Problem was… disappointingly short and lacking details.
Also I discovered that Conan Doyle isn’t as clever as he wants us to believe. The whole reasoning behind The Musgrave Rituals doesn’t hold for a mystery that is supposedly 200 years old. A tree would have grown plenty in that time. And referring to the length of a shadow from the sun would require you to calculate which day the clue was written, and to figure out when the sun would be in that exact position.
I did really like this version of Mycroft. If Sherlock is coded autistic, his brother is the very definition of the word, and it was a pleasure to read.
Despite the ups and downs, I am still a big fan of the original stories, which are (in my opinion) much better than any adaptation could ever hope.
Like all anthologies, this has its good and bad stories. I absolutely loved The Yellow Face (despite its racist title and plot points), but I found The Gloria Scott quite boring. Silver Blaze, The Resident Patient and The Naval Treaty were fine. The Final Problem was… disappointingly short and lacking details.
Also I discovered that Conan Doyle isn’t as clever as he wants us to believe. The whole reasoning behind The Musgrave Rituals doesn’t hold for a mystery that is supposedly 200 years old. A tree would have grown plenty in that time. And referring to the length of a shadow from the sun would require you to calculate which day the clue was written, and to figure out when the sun would be in that exact position.
I did really like this version of Mycroft. If Sherlock is coded autistic, his brother is the very definition of the word, and it was a pleasure to read.
Despite the ups and downs, I am still a big fan of the original stories, which are (in my opinion) much better than any adaptation could ever hope.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racism, and Classism
Minor: Racial slurs and Medical content
anniereads221's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol