adeperi's review against another edition
3.0
Had I actually read this because it's a self-help book and I wanted self-help, I would probably have thought it was awesome. But since I just read it for Sherlockian pleasure, it wasn't quite as cool. Still not a bad read, though.
richmcintyre_jr's review against another edition
4.0
I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I found it by browsing available eBooks from my public library. I was fascinated by how David Acord was able to make Holmes' skills seem realistic and attainable by humanizing Holmes and describing how Conan Doyle came up with facets of the Holmes' personality. Some of the "secrets" seemed self-explanatory, others seemed like advice anyone with common sense would probably choose not to emulate. The book is filled with quotes from the original stories, but one mustn't have read the books to understand what is going on. All in all, this is a quick read that will teach you that even you can be more like Sherlock Holmes.
connie575's review
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Ideas on how to become a success using the tools Doyle gave Sherlock Holmes.
aquaflame64's review against another edition
5.0
I won this book in a good reads contests and I'm really looking forward to reading this book. I can't wait for it to get here.
kazen's review against another edition
3.0
The best part of this book was the Sherlock quotes, as the success secrets were things you've heard a zillion times before - Feed Your Passion, Start Small, Talent Isn't Enough (all from the table on contents, by the way). The end is padded with more quotes, many of which appear in the main text, along with an absurdly detailed index for such a short book. So while this book was enjoyable there's not much here here.
lifeonmybookcase's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't read this for the self-help aspect. I read this because I love Sherlock Holmes, and I liked this as an analysis of his character. However, the self-help aspect seemed very generic.
brandie185's review
3.0
This was an interesting book!
Some good lessons in here, but for me, the best part was the history of Conan Doyle and some of the people Holmes may have been based on!
This also makes me want to read ll of the Holmes books (of which I have only ever read very few. Okay, one, in school, a long time ago!).
Some good lessons in here, but for me, the best part was the history of Conan Doyle and some of the people Holmes may have been based on!
This also makes me want to read ll of the Holmes books (of which I have only ever read very few. Okay, one, in school, a long time ago!).
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