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Prompt 25: A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
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last updated Jan 17, 2023 03:51PM
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I've never read any Sherlock Holmes before, and this title was languishing on my Kobo shelf for a year, so I thought I'd give it a go. It's a quick read and I'm glad that I started here.
Conan Doyle writes the best kind of mystery, where clues are sprinkled throughout the story and the reader remembers them when Sherlock sweeps in for the big reveal at the end. (Those mysteries that have, like, one clue visible to the reader through the book? Who has time for those?) I didn't solve the mystery my ...more
Conan Doyle writes the best kind of mystery, where clues are sprinkled throughout the story and the reader remembers them when Sherlock sweeps in for the big reveal at the end. (Those mysteries that have, like, one clue visible to the reader through the book? Who has time for those?) I didn't solve the mystery my ...more
This book is consisted of three stories: The Hound of the Baskervilles (gothic, atmospheric, Watson-heavy-narrative, but a bit too long in the middle), Scandal in Bohemia (cheeky, Holmes got snubbed, and light in atmosphere), and The Adventure of the Speckled Band (eerie, imaginative, wild).
All three are wonderful, although a bit slow, but this is classic Doyle, so what do you expect? :D I rarely read Sherlock Holmes (more of an Agatha Christie's fan), but once in a while, this will do. ...more
All three are wonderful, although a bit slow, but this is classic Doyle, so what do you expect? :D I rarely read Sherlock Holmes (more of an Agatha Christie's fan), but once in a while, this will do. ...more
May 30, 2011
keri.
rated it
it was amazing
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two thumbs up for Doctor John Watson being a bad ass new god and working on things on his own and CREEEEEEEEEPY ATMOSPHERE. again, only made more awesome by the BBC; EVERYONE SHOULD LISTEN TO THESE RADIO PLAYS.
Originally reviewed at Jayne's Books.
This seemed to be a book that I seemed to read through fits and stages and finally was able to get myself to read the final bit this past weekend. While I found that book to be ramble at times, I found that the last few chapters of the book is what made the book for me. The story was clever in that one didn't get the full story until the final chapter, which sometimes I find is lacking in modern mystery books. I may read this book again due to the fact that t ...more
This seemed to be a book that I seemed to read through fits and stages and finally was able to get myself to read the final bit this past weekend. While I found that book to be ramble at times, I found that the last few chapters of the book is what made the book for me. The story was clever in that one didn't get the full story until the final chapter, which sometimes I find is lacking in modern mystery books. I may read this book again due to the fact that t ...more
My first experience actually reading a Sherlock story, and I really enjoyed it! It's relatively brief, which was nice - a good little interlude. It does hold up to the bagillion Sherlock interpretations that have been floating around, which was nice to see. I'll definitely read more Sherlock stories (or this one again later!) in the future.
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Mar 31, 2012
Janie
marked it as to-read
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Dec 26, 2014
Jenny
marked it as to-read
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Sep 03, 2023
Crystal
marked it as 2-owned-need-to-read
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