Reviews tagging 'Racism'

His Last Bow by Arthur Conan Doyle

13 reviews

cephon's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

leosaki's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Sherlock Holmes you aroace icon with asperger's syndrome, go back to your bees!!🐝✨️

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, Colonisation, Death, Cannibalism, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Classism, Drug use, Murder, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

happysami's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Murder, Violence, and Death

meganpbennett's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I had the opportunity to take part in Letters from Watson, where the short stories of Sherlock Holmes were emailed out in (more or less) chronological order. Having read about half of them, this was a wonderful chance to revisit the stories. This collection was the beginning of the short stories I hadn't read before, and it was very interesting to read about an older Sherlock Holmes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, Blood, Misogyny, and Murder

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Death, Colonisation, Murder, and War

Minor: Blood, Chronic illness, Confinement, Medical content, Animal death, Racism, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Torture, Violence, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

houseratss's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, and Racial slurs

kloughlin's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Racism

crowdenks's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This was the only Sherlock Holmes book I hadn't read and unfortunately I didn't end my experience on a high, particularly because the first story is so racist. I ended up skipping that one but so many of these stories were really average. I listened to the audiobook narrated by Stephen Fry, while also reading along in my physical copy and even then I found myself losing interest in a few of the stories. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Racial slurs, and Racism

sariion's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism