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The Sign of Four: And the Red-Headed League by Arthur Conan Doyle

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grace_h's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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4.0

I always take a while to read any of Doyle's works but I really enjoy every second of it. While you could easily get annoyed at how smartass Sherlock is, there is enough humanity in him to make him bearable. I really enjoyed the plot of this one and while not as exciting as some of the others, it was still fun to read.

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adventurous informative mysterious fast-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? No

4.0

seanwane's review against another edition

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2.0

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3.0

I love how when Holmes catches criminals they're pretty much all: "Jolly good, old chap. Let me confess now, no hard feelings." It seems so strangely British how calm and friendly they are about it. They sit down, have a drink, and talk about how circumstances drove them to become criminals. The criminal's backstory was worked much better into the story here than in A Study in Scarlet. You still get the whole life's history of the guy, but it's more smooth since he's narrating it after he gets caught as supposed to the sudden and random narration jump in Scarlet where you're just suddenly in Utah for no apparent reason.