Reviews tagging 'Death'

A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

54 reviews

hello_lovely13'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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Blood, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Racism

ran_sophia's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious relaxing tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I liked the story.  And it was very well written.  The characters were written with great care.  They had a slight but visible development, and it fit.  It was nice and at the same time interesting to see the beginning of the collaboration between Holmes and Dr.  Watson.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Racism, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, and Classism

goodchivesonly's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Racism, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Terminal illness

marthadude's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

I’ve been meaning to read this since I was little and I’m glad I finally got to it. People say that the second part of the book is jarring but since I knew it was coming I wasn’t phased and thought it was very engaging. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, and Colonisation

izzyvioletgrace's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

This book is a crafted masterpiece. It links together perfectly and the plot is amazing. Sherlock holmes is a talented man. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

orchidlilly'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

3.0

A fun first book for sure, I can see why the public would've been so obsessed in the late 1800s. I don't have a lot of thoughts on the story otherwise, but I did rather like that the second bit gives us the murderer's full story and motive, even if some less observant readers found it a bit confusing.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Classism

wiwinia'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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: War

teri_b's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

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

5.0

In order to read something out of my normal reading tastes, I take a dip into Sherlock Holmes.

Listening to this story/book was an adventure, a discovery and delightful on so many levels.

Stephen Fry as narrator does such an amazing job to bring this story to life and let you live it as you listen to it. This listen was immersive, and I liked that a lot.

I am also astonished how modern this story feels even after the many years it was first told. A timeless classic, I would have to agree.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Religious bigotry, and Murder

melancholymegs's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Kidnapping, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol

naldorah's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Blood, and Colonisation