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groovygirl858's review
1.0
A Boring Mess
Unless you are a diehard fan of Sherlock Holmes, this title is not worth a listen. It is a disorganized mess with no cohesion. It jumps all over the place. No compelling information is presented, resulting in a very dull, time-wasting experience. This was a freebie, but I would skip it unless you are looking for something to help you fall asleep. This title might work just as well as listening to soothing rainstorm audio.
Unless you are a diehard fan of Sherlock Holmes, this title is not worth a listen. It is a disorganized mess with no cohesion. It jumps all over the place. No compelling information is presented, resulting in a very dull, time-wasting experience. This was a freebie, but I would skip it unless you are looking for something to help you fall asleep. This title might work just as well as listening to soothing rainstorm audio.
kay_slayerofbooks's review
3.0
Not what I expected, But good!
Learning about the life of Arthur Conan Doyle and seeing the similarities between his life and his characters in the Sherlock Holmes series was interesting. I hadn't realized how accomplished he was or the fact that he was an actual medical doctor. It makes sense to tell you the truth.
3.5 stars
Learning about the life of Arthur Conan Doyle and seeing the similarities between his life and his characters in the Sherlock Holmes series was interesting. I hadn't realized how accomplished he was or the fact that he was an actual medical doctor. It makes sense to tell you the truth.
3.5 stars
a_ab's review
2.0
1.5* with at least .75* of that rating given for unintentional hilarity element. Very disorganized, less informative than the Wikipedia article, very poorly written.
The unintentional hilarity is related to the mentions of the "renowned actor ...". Every (!) time he was mentioned they referred to him using the full convoluted sentence mentioning his renowned status and relevant works. Since his name sounded unfamiliar to me, my interpretation of it was that he is either renowned for being a pompous idiot who insisted on being referred to in such manner, or the writers decided to play a very unkind prank on him for some other slight. (Other actors mentioned in the book were not subjected to this ridiculous treatment.) Whatever the reason, after the third introduction of the "renowned actor..." I started waiting for them and that was the only reason I finished this otherwise completely stupid and pointless book.
The unintentional hilarity is related to the mentions of the "renowned actor ...". Every (!) time he was mentioned they referred to him using the full convoluted sentence mentioning his renowned status and relevant works. Since his name sounded unfamiliar to me, my interpretation of it was that he is either renowned for being a pompous idiot who insisted on being referred to in such manner, or the writers decided to play a very unkind prank on him for some other slight. (Other actors mentioned in the book were not subjected to this ridiculous treatment.) Whatever the reason, after the third introduction of the "renowned actor..." I started waiting for them and that was the only reason I finished this otherwise completely stupid and pointless book.
viveknshah's review
1.0
Hooter: A series of conversations to understand Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Talking to various individuals who have studied or interacted with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to recreate his thought process and journey beyond his journals and his writings. While there are some interesting facts about the esteemed company he had in school and later in life, his wonderful journey to the Arctic on a whim and his near death experiences add some color to an otherwise monotonous rendition filled with ample repetition of thoughts and interviewers.
Honestly, it doesn't do enough to whet my appetite about Arthur Conan Doyle or his inspirations behind Sherlock and it's journey. If you are a hard core ACD fan, you might get through this to ensure you can fill up some checklist somewhere.
Talking to various individuals who have studied or interacted with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to recreate his thought process and journey beyond his journals and his writings. While there are some interesting facts about the esteemed company he had in school and later in life, his wonderful journey to the Arctic on a whim and his near death experiences add some color to an otherwise monotonous rendition filled with ample repetition of thoughts and interviewers.
Honestly, it doesn't do enough to whet my appetite about Arthur Conan Doyle or his inspirations behind Sherlock and it's journey. If you are a hard core ACD fan, you might get through this to ensure you can fill up some checklist somewhere.
dance64's review
3.0
I've never read any of the original "Sherlock" stories and I've never been super into Sherlock Holmes in the first place (I'm more of a casual fan). But I did actually learn some interesting information about the author, so it was worth the read.
veriditas's review
1.0
I really wish Audible would quit characterizing podcasts as books. They aren't. Podcasts are inevitably zero-content.
As this is a podcast, there isn't any content in it. Arthur Doyle was a doctor who became a writer, got knighted because of his propaganda efforts after the Boer War, and then a publicly embarrassed spiritualist and then he died. One sentence; the end.
I don't care that the not-author-because-this-isn't-a-book got to see his wife's underwear. It's weird you assume I would.
Audible, plz.
As this is a podcast, there isn't any content in it. Arthur Doyle was a doctor who became a writer, got knighted because of his propaganda efforts after the Boer War, and then a publicly embarrassed spiritualist and then he died. One sentence; the end.
I don't care that the not-author-because-this-isn't-a-book got to see his wife's underwear. It's weird you assume I would.
Audible, plz.