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shighley's review against another edition
5.0
Wonderful blend of story and whimsical illustrations. I really didn't know much about Doyle before this, and it was told in a very entertaining way.
librarianryan's review against another edition
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4.0
This is a very well-done biography of the famous author Arthur Conan Doyle. While most of the story looks at Arthur’s life as compared to Sherlock Holmes, it also looks at his upbringing and the things in life that kept him grounded. It’s hard to put a life as loud as Conan Doyle into a picture book but this author has done it with aplomb. The illustrations are bright colorful and match both Arthur and the themes in settings of the book quite well.
ankita_g's review
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4.0
As a graphic novel for children, this book is a total delight! It is short, easy to comprehend, and has beautiful illustrations. It is, for a child, the near-perfect introduction to a man who created the world's most well-known detective. I enjoyed reading it as an adult as well.
Sherlock Holmes is a name that has travelled through generations. My own introduction to "adult" fiction happened through Sherlock Holmes at the age of 12 when my mother passed on one of her Sherlock Holmes short story collections to me. It also started enduring my love affair with the mystery-thriller genre. I will, therefore, always remain grateful to Arthur Conan Doyle for bringing me a lot of joy for many years of my life.
Someday I will pass on the same Sherlock Holmes short story collection to my (future) children ALONG WITH this book, because I wish this was available to me when I was a child as well.
Thank you Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read and review this wonderful book!
Sherlock Holmes is a name that has travelled through generations. My own introduction to "adult" fiction happened through Sherlock Holmes at the age of 12 when my mother passed on one of her Sherlock Holmes short story collections to me. It also started enduring my love affair with the mystery-thriller genre. I will, therefore, always remain grateful to Arthur Conan Doyle for bringing me a lot of joy for many years of my life.
Someday I will pass on the same Sherlock Holmes short story collection to my (future) children ALONG WITH this book, because I wish this was available to me when I was a child as well.
Thank you Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read and review this wonderful book!
elliereadsss's review against another edition
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I learned so much from this book! It portrayed Arthur Conan Doyle's life through beautiful illustrations right from birth to the major success of Sherlock Holmes. I read this one with my younger brother who also absolutely loved it- party as he's also named Arthur, but also because he loved the story. I think the author did a great job of keeping the story engaging for children whilst covering slower topics such as Arthur Conan Doyle's desire to write other things- I found this depiction of his changing writing habits the most interesting as I'd never heard anything about them before, I would really recommend this for any Sherlock fans who maybe don't know so much about the suthor- this book reminded me of the 'Little People, Big Dreams' series, so I'd also recommend it to fans of that.
Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House for providing me with an advanced ebook copy of this book!
Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House for providing me with an advanced ebook copy of this book!
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