Reviews

His Last Bow & The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

kirou's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective slow-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

3.0

shiradest's review

3.0

Well, who would have thought that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was such an activist? One of his stories deals with a cult group, and even almost implies the issue of human trafficking. In another story, he explains the value of ongoing education!
While this set of stories was not as riveting as the earlier adventures, they were still highly interesting.

pulvi0phile's review against another edition

4.0

a pretty solid collection of cases 

seearina's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

4.5

arthurbdd's review against another edition

4.0

Modestly-priced collection which combines the last mostly-solid collection of Holmes short stories (His Last Bow) with the absolutely off-the-wall "Casebook of Sherlock Holmes". Full review: https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/2022/06/13/the-holmes-canon-part-6-fearful-valleys-and-less-than-final-bows/ and https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/2022/06/14/the-holmes-canon-part-7-distracted-by-fairies-frustrated-by-formula/

bertturtel's review

4.0

Wonderful tale that stand the test of time. I thoroughly enjoyed the narration.

Listened to this on chirpbooks.com.

susana82's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-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? Yes

3.25

manwithanagenda's review

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

Doyle pulled one over on me, I'll admit it. I thought 'His Last Bow' and 'The Case Book' would be as much a bore as the previous works were. The two collections here went frankly into the bizarre, and in only one or two cases did Holmes' traditional dry logic prevent my enjoyment of the stories.

Criminal rings, body parts in the post, ape glands, killer jellyfish and physical disfigurement all play an active role in stories that were rapidly becoming a nostalgic past. A few of the stories are Edwardian, but most were written in the 1920s and Victorian England, as seedy as Doyle makes it, has a rose-tinted, prewar hue about it. It was a time when a man could get things done!

It took far longer than I thought it would, and my Holmes-fatigue might never go away, but if you make it this far, these stories are worth the trouble.
 
Sherlock Holmes
 
Previous: 'The Valley of Fear'

'The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume II'

linakva's review against another edition

4.0

(re-read 2020)
Finished my re-read of the entire series. I just love Sherlock Holmes so much. Its without doubt my favourite classic, and some of my favourite series as well. I have a lot of feelings.

sbrigdale's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0