Matthew Kutzin’s Reviews > The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume I > Status Update
Matthew Kutzin
is 39% done
The Five Orange Pips - 5/10 - Interesting… This one read quickly and I was generally invested, but… there’s no mystery? Sherlock is unsuccessful, and your first guess as a reader is exactly on the money? This one didn’t age well but arguably it was weak to begin with.
— Feb 11, 2026 09:48PM
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Matthew Kutzin
is 36% done
The Boscombe Valley Mystery - 6/10 - Another mid-tier Sherlock story. It’s fine.
— Feb 10, 2026 08:54PM
Matthew Kutzin
is 34% done
A Case of Identity - 5/10 - I was a big fan of this one until it ended on a misogynistic note :/ highly unnecessary. Would have been an easy 7 otherwise.
— Feb 08, 2026 08:28PM
Matthew Kutzin
is 32% done
The Red-headed League - 6/10 - Cute. I don’t mean to diminish this story by saying that, but that really was my takeaway. The setup is very strange, which is definitely to my liking, and the conclusion to the mystery is clever as always, but this one lacked some of the snappy entertainment value of A Scandal in Bohemia. Probably the lack of Irene Adler.
— Feb 04, 2026 08:05PM
Matthew Kutzin
is 29% done
A Scandal in Bohemia - 7/10 - A snappy and charming read. Sherlock is obsessed with Irene Adler and who wouldn’t be?
— Feb 03, 2026 08:39PM
Matthew Kutzin
is 26% done
The Sign of the Four - 3/10 - This was convoluted and racist. I don’t recommend it!
— Jan 15, 2026 09:26PM
