Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

48 reviews

edwardian_girl_next_door's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death and Mental illness

jessthanthree's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty

emeh's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Cursing and Classism

Minor: Alcohol

ran_sophia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Violence

adrian_likes_books's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

danarosebailey's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

lizzyrai's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Murder

Minor: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Rape

acogna's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

4.0

Enduring, riveting, and intense, this story proves to be the crowning achievement of the Holmes stories as a whole and lends the entire series a new and gothic edge which it pulled off with extreme ability, suspense, and exciting story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty

Moderate: Animal death and Domestic abuse

crufts's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

The third of four Sherlock Holmes novels, The Hound of the Baskervilles begins with Holmes and Watson's career well-established. The duo are called out to investigate the suspicious death of Sir Charles Baskerville, who seems to have died at the appearance of a gigantic devilish hound whose eyes and maw drip with hellfire - a hound whose legend is well-known in the Baskerville family. Not only that, but the heir to the estate (Henry Baskerville) has received a letter warning him to stay away from the moor. Who is trying to kill him, and why?

The setup of the mystery was effective, with both easy and hard clues offered to the reader. The descriptive style was vivid without getting flowery, and the pacing was impressively fast without skipping over important events. This is a great book.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

a_wren_that_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, and Rape