A review by kelz31
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
5.0
Describing "The Hound of the Baskervilles" seems almost counterproductive, as most people are already familiar with it. To many, this is the quintessential Sherlock Holmes story, despite Holmes himself being absent for much of the proceedings. Add to that that this book was written over a hundred years ago. It is an impressive story by all counts.
The true star of this story is, in my opinion, the moor. Though this story is not particularly scary, there is something forbidding and uneasy about the ill-fated hills that touch nearly every location in Devonshire. From the start, the unusually courageous and determined Watson is more than a bit unnerved by the moor, given the details of an escaped criminal who is purportedly seeking refuge there, viewing a wandering pony swallowed whole by the Grimpen mire, and not least of which after hearing the cry of a hound on the wind. Truly, I think that even after the events of the story, it is unlikely the residents would cross the moor at night. I certainly wouldn't.
The true star of this story is, in my opinion, the moor. Though this story is not particularly scary, there is something forbidding and uneasy about the ill-fated hills that touch nearly every location in Devonshire. From the start, the unusually courageous and determined Watson is more than a bit unnerved by the moor, given the details of an escaped criminal who is purportedly seeking refuge there, viewing a wandering pony swallowed whole by the Grimpen mire, and not least of which after hearing the cry of a hound on the wind. Truly, I think that even after the events of the story, it is unlikely the residents would cross the moor at night. I certainly wouldn't.