Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

221B: Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Collection by Arthur Conan Doyle

1 review

lucyhargrave'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

2.5

I’m glad I finally finished this but I can’t say I particularly enjoyed listening to it. Some of the stories where intriguing and they kept you guessing but I couldn’t get other the (I suppose) period typical racism, sexism and the use of eugenics to sold the crimes. The N word is used throughout, anyone who isn’t British is described with negative connotations and women are either insipid lovelorn creatures or devilish temptresses with magical power over man. By the end I was over Holmes superior attitude and dislike of everyone but Watson.

I’m glad I read it purely due to the legacy Sherlock Holmes has left on literature and culture BUT I really couldn’t recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicide, Kidnapping, Racism, Stalking, Racial slurs, Murder, Sexism, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Violence, and Infidelity

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Animal death, Classism, Death, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Antisemitism

Minor: Drug use