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Sherlock Holmes
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Dec 18, 2016 09:15PM
Anyone read any Sherlock Holmes mysteries? Are they dark and gory? Do they describe the murders when they are happening?
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Sommer wrote: "Anyone read any Sherlock Holmes mysteries? Are they dark and gory? Do they describe the murders when they are happening?"Not dark and gory at all. As I recall, any murders are related "after the fact," and some stories don't involve murders at all.
I have read Hound of the Baskervilles and am currently reading Adventures - both are clean reads.
Amanda wrote: "I have read Hound of the Baskervilles and am currently reading Adventures - both are clean reads."Thanks!
Yes, no, and no. I read all of the Sherlock Holmes stories years ago and loved them. I wouldn't hesitate to let my teens read them, although I would talk to them about the drug usage by Holmes. If you like watching video productions based on books, I highly recommend the Sherlock Holmes TV shows and movies starring Jeremy Brett. He was the perfect Holmes. I decided to read the books because of those shows. Jeremy Brett page at IMDB
Yes, there IS the drug use. Besides that, I have to admit I thought the poster was joking when he asked if the Holmes stories were clean!
