dreamshamy's review against another edition
3.0
Primera novela de Sherlock holmes en ella se relata el primer encuentro con Watson y el que sería el primer caso juntos. Es cortita, ágil, y rápida de leer pero a mi no me ha acabado de apasionar. Como amante del género policíaco (y siendo consciente de que quizás mis expectativas eran demasiado altas) me ha parecido una novela y una historia muy normalita.
dep_'s review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-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
2.75
first half was everything I expected a sherlock holmes book to be, which was great, but the second part of this book is the most boring villain backsory I've read until now.
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Racism, Colonisation, Misogyny, and Blood
kaztheghost'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
themtj's review against another edition
4.0
Very good, a bit much on the Mormon backstory in Utah, but better to tel it in present tense as a separate section of the book than to have a long-winded past tense account told by the captured criminal.
victoria_08's review against another edition
4.0
This was great! I have read two Sherlock Holmes collections previously so it was super cool to see how it all began. As usual, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's writing was fabulous. I loved seeing Holmes from Watsons perspective, but before he had gotten to know him, I found that so fascinating. As for the story, it was interesting and fast paced and it wasn't hard to follow at all
mapey's review against another edition
3.0
Well that was... something.
4 stars for Sherlock + Watson
2 stars for the weird second half with the American Mormons
Like I get it was backstory but that second half was unnecessarily long and detailed. I could've gotten the gist of it in like one chapter, not half the story.
Otherwise, the story was really interesting!!! It took me a bit longer than expected because there were times where I'd read like two pages and then not remember a single thing from them, so I had to keep going back.
Sherlock was hilarious and interesting, and Watson doesn't have a lot of personality in this but he's not too boring.
It was most fun spotting the differences and similarities between this story and BBC's A Study in Pink episode of Sherlock. :)
4 stars for Sherlock + Watson
2 stars for the weird second half with the American Mormons
Like I get it was backstory but that second half was unnecessarily long and detailed. I could've gotten the gist of it in like one chapter, not half the story.
Otherwise, the story was really interesting!!! It took me a bit longer than expected because there were times where I'd read like two pages and then not remember a single thing from them, so I had to keep going back.
Sherlock was hilarious and interesting, and Watson doesn't have a lot of personality in this but he's not too boring.
It was most fun spotting the differences and similarities between this story and BBC's A Study in Pink episode of Sherlock. :)