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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Seasons Edition--Spring) by Arthur Conan Doyle

15 reviews

katievh's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Drug use, Racial slurs, and Racism

maren_hemsath's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Sexism, Medical content, and War

jenny_librarian's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

As an anthology of less known Sherlock Holmes stories, this is a pretty solid one. I enjoyed most of it, even considering the racism and sexism in some stories. It is a product of its time, after all.

I would say my favourite was the first story, A Scandal in Bohemia. It is famously one of the few adventures where Holmes is beaten by someone smarter than him. It also contains one of the clearer descriptions of Holmes being aroace.

The latter stories were a bit boring, but since it’s Holmes they still have merit.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Sexism, and Murder

samreadssometimes's review against another edition

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

4.0

Overall I liked it and I was able to guess some of them (the last two). It was an enjoyable read, but I wasn't that attached to the characters or world, but I don't think that's the point of the book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Misogyny, and Racism

anniereads221's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, and Murder