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antonishapolitepeoples's review
funny
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
ponch22's review against another edition
2.0
I continued listening to the shorter episodes of Phoebe Reads a Mystery podcast, in which Phoebe Judge reads stories that are in the public domain.
[b:The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb|44558004|The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb|Arthur Conan Doyle|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1553149218l/44558004._SY75_.jpg|6835395] (one chapter of the larger [b:The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes|55926938|The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) (Phoebe Reads a Mystery, #8)|Arthur Conan Doyle|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1605717547l/55926938._SX50_.jpg|1222101]) is a gruesome little story, in which an engineer, hired to fix some machinery, is attacked, almost killed, and loses his thumb in the process.
The story is good but the mystery isn't all that special—Sherlock only seems to deduce the location of the de-thumbing & the true purpose of the machinery the engineer was hired to fix; most everything else is already known.
[b:The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb|44558004|The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb|Arthur Conan Doyle|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1553149218l/44558004._SY75_.jpg|6835395] (one chapter of the larger [b:The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes|55926938|The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) (Phoebe Reads a Mystery, #8)|Arthur Conan Doyle|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1605717547l/55926938._SX50_.jpg|1222101]) is a gruesome little story, in which an engineer, hired to fix some machinery, is attacked, almost killed, and loses his thumb in the process.
The story is good but the mystery isn't all that special—Sherlock only seems to deduce the location of the de-thumbing & the true purpose of the machinery the engineer was hired to fix; most everything else is already known.
lyonnesse16's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.0
raspjam28's review against another edition
2.0
Really sad because I was enjoying this! Just wasn't really a complete mystery... Not a satisfying ending
lizzye33's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
vidhi26p's review against another edition
3.0
As a fellow mechanical engineer, I rather appreciated this tale as gruesome and almost scary as it was! Definitely on the darker side of Holmes’ cases.
mishafoo's review against another edition
5.0
This is the first story in the series that is kind of creepy. I love the combination between mystery and a scary atmosphere. Reminds me of the stories I liked to read as I was studying English. I enjoyed it immensely