Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

17 reviews

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, Murder, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, and Forced institutionalization

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

Minor: Racism, Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, and Classism

orchidlilly's review

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

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

Moderate: Classism, Kidnapping, and Racism

Minor: Alcohol and Alcoholism

zer0zer0's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Death of parent, and Stalking

Moderate: Murder, Misogyny, Grief, Kidnapping, and Animal death

Minor: Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Racial slurs, and Trafficking

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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 of parent, Murder, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Terminal illness, Racism, Sexism, and Stalking

happysami's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Violence and Kidnapping

lizzye33's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Death, Religious bigotry, and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Cultural appropriation, and Stalking

her's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful informative lighthearted mysterious relaxing slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Moderate: Grief, Kidnapping, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

Minor: Toxic relationship

em_davies7019's review

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Religious bigotry, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Animal death, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Kidnapping

clarabooksit's review

adventurous medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Kidnapping, Death, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Misogyny