Reviews

Sherlock Holmes - The Complete Novels & Stories : Volume 1 by Arthur Conan Doyle

penguin_emperor_of_the_north's review against another edition

3.0

It's a little weird that I'm 25 years old, have read for pleasure my whole life and I'm only now reading Sherlock Holmes. Previously I had only known the pop culture version of Sherlock (and I'm still feeling bitter about that 'Elementary my dear Watson' thing Wishbone). And how Professor Moriarty and Irene Adler only show up in one story each or how Inspector Lestrade existed pretty much to take the credit for Sherlock's accomplishments.

And it's sort of amusing how Doyle

Spoiler

tried to kill off Sherlock

but it didn't take. To be fair to Doyle's reading public that story was incredibly unsatisfying.

And since 'Hound of the Baskervilles' wasn't in this one I'll have to add volume 2 to my shopping list. Pretty sneaky Bantam Classics, pretty sneaky indeed.

resiii_05's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

rebecca_xoxo's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious

4.75

shokoshik's review against another edition

This only took most of the year!

(And there's another volume.)

xeaxelli's review against another edition

I'm not enjoying it as much as I thought I would, reading 140 pages felt like 500 and maybe just maybe I'll get back to reading it again.. maybe next year or smth, when I'm feeling it

anuska_saha's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

5.0

willowsmeanders's review against another edition

5.0

Thank you, Sherlock, for pushing me to read the original stories. (Even though I read them before watching the show, haha.)

lotti42's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious relaxing medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

pomegranatesandice's review against another edition

3.0

i dont think that im a sherlock guy anymore. or at least as much as i used to be. most of the stories were kinda hit or miss tbh. still catch me reading the next volume though

sorrynikko's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative mysterious medium-paced

5.0