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adventurous
mysterious
medium-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
2.5
I’m glad I finally finished this but I can’t say I particularly enjoyed listening to it. Some of the stories where intriguing and they kept you guessing but I couldn’t get other the (I suppose) period typical racism, sexism and the use of eugenics to sold the crimes. The N word is used throughout, anyone who isn’t British is described with negative connotations and women are either insipid lovelorn creatures or devilish temptresses with magical power over man. By the end I was over Holmes superior attitude and dislike of everyone but Watson.
I’m glad I read it purely due to the legacy Sherlock Holmes has left on literature and culture BUT I really couldn’t recommend it.
I’m glad I read it purely due to the legacy Sherlock Holmes has left on literature and culture BUT I really couldn’t recommend it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Antisemitism, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Drug use