A review by penguin_emperor_of_the_north
Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume I by Arthur Conan Doyle

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.