mechies297_'s review
Decided to kind of DNF this book, more on the edition since it’s difficult to read and the book is massive to hold properly. So I decided just to read the penguin classic books; there’s 9 novels in total and also penguin classic tend to be on the cheaper side so I’m just going to get those edition. Hopefully sell this edition but I doubt it since I wrote in it but it’s okay if it in donation since it was apparently $9 which shocked me when I founded out since it’s a huge book but I guess it makes sense since the letters were so tiny that I doubt people bought this edition. Also I think I’m not going to get these type of collection books since they are usually really big so I’m also going to sell my “Ghost Stories collection book too since I just don’t have an interest in it and also I did buy this on a whim. I might kept my Grimm brothers tales collection since those are hard to get individually and also I am interested in reading it; also it’s not huge like those other books so it would be pretty easy to read, we’ll just see.
gothicglasses's review against another edition
My dad got this for me because I love Sherlock Holmes and it was only 7 dollars at Walmart! Yay for me :D I hope that I will enjoy the start of a subject that I love. (and understand it!) June 2013
I'm going to take this a chunk at a time. It might take me years or months really just depends so I'm dating when I've read each section. 20th of January 2015
Well over a year later I have finally finally finished A Study in Scarlet. I'm happy I finished this one because it was getting to the point where the beginning was fuzzy for me. This is definitely a book for people who wish to expand there vocabulary. I bring a dictionary with me when I read this. Unlike some older books in the past that I have tried this didn't confuse me with its terms. Of course it was harder than normal to read and it did challenge me but it wasn't dated because of its terms(The Great Gatsby is a good example of a book that I had a hard time getting into because of this.)
The story was interesting and I enjoyed it. The clues Sherlock needs to find in order to figure out the crime are obtuse enough that it is expected most won't find them and relevant enough to make sense to pay attention to. I'm looking forward to the next one The Sign of Four.
On a side note one phrase my smut fulled mind read with great pleasure was this
"Simple! I ejaculated." <--- This made me giggle for so long. I'm such a perv. Now onward Watson it is time for the hunt!
4/5 Stars 20th of January 2015
I'm going to take this a chunk at a time. It might take me years or months really just depends so I'm dating when I've read each section. 20th of January 2015
Well over a year later I have finally finally finished A Study in Scarlet. I'm happy I finished this one because it was getting to the point where the beginning was fuzzy for me. This is definitely a book for people who wish to expand there vocabulary. I bring a dictionary with me when I read this. Unlike some older books in the past that I have tried this didn't confuse me with its terms. Of course it was harder than normal to read and it did challenge me but it wasn't dated because of its terms(The Great Gatsby is a good example of a book that I had a hard time getting into because of this.)
The story was interesting and I enjoyed it. The clues Sherlock needs to find in order to figure out the crime are obtuse enough that it is expected most won't find them and relevant enough to make sense to pay attention to. I'm looking forward to the next one The Sign of Four.
On a side note one phrase my smut fulled mind read with great pleasure was this
"Simple! I ejaculated." <--- This made me giggle for so long. I'm such a perv. Now onward Watson it is time for the hunt!
4/5 Stars 20th of January 2015
kenziekuma's review
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
belabart71's review
5.0
Well, this book actually contains all of the Sherlock Holmes stories, 1000+ pages with really tiny print— I confess, I only read “The Hound Of The Baskervilles”. It was awesome! I love the characters of Holmes and Watson, and I love the writing style of Sir Arthur.
shireybear09's review
5.0
I am ruined for any detective novels after reading the original adventures of Holmes and Watson. Nothing else can compare; everything that follows would just be imitations.
hxkiim's review
adventurous
dark
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
abbey_ford's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
shannasbookshelf's review
5.0
I really enjoyed many of these stories, and I think my favorite was probably The Hound of the Baskervilles. Sherlock Holmes is quite a unique character, and it was very interesting to read these stories about him. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle definitely has quite the imagination, which shone through in these stories. While Sherlock Holmes stories can be grouped under the classics genre, it's understandable why people may not like these stories; I personally do like investigative stories, so I enjoyed these stories on the whole. There were some parts that felt a bit slow or that seemed to drag on a bit; however, I feel like these moments worked within the stories, so I didn't have much of a problem with it.
melissavanlindt's review
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-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
4.5