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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
huuuuuuururrrrraaaaay, i'm finished!
no, no, no i need much times for this one not because off boring-yawning-story but i trully need it for refreshing. hehehehe
this book consist of, mmm 13 story?
i read it one by one, on my gloomy times, on the train, at the public place. hahaha
i recommend this book for you, a great refreshment choice when you get bored reading those thick novels.
all hail sir arthur conan doyle
no, no, no i need much times for this one not because off boring-yawning-story but i trully need it for refreshing. hehehehe
this book consist of, mmm 13 story?
i read it one by one, on my gloomy times, on the train, at the public place. hahaha
i recommend this book for you, a great refreshment choice when you get bored reading those thick novels.
all hail sir arthur conan doyle
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I really didn't expect to like this book as much I did. I'm not a particular fan of mysteries or short story collections, but my husband kind of likes Sherlock Holmes stories, so I'd originally put this audiobook on my iPod for us to listen to together on long car trips. Luckily, I didn't wait until we ran out of things to talk about on a car trip to listen to it, because we're both pretty talkative, and when you put us alone in a car, let's just say we don't get bored together easily.
As for the book, it was published in 1905, after Doyle had killed off Sherlock Holmes in an 1893 collection. He'd grown tired of writing about the superb detective, and thought doing away with him, would conclusively end the matter. However, the character was so popular with fans, that Doyle was forced to resurrect him, with an explanation from our narrator, Dr. Watson, that it merely appeared that Holmes had died. Instead, he had survived his final encounter with Professor Moriarty and spent the next few years traveling and trying to avoid the attention of any of his enemies who, like Watson, believed him to be dead.
One of the things I appreciated about this collection is that there are a few threads that run through the stories to tie them all together, creating at least a thread-bare overarching narrative for the collection. The stories could all be enjoyed by themselves, but little details pop up in several that harken back to previous tales in this volume. I also can't help but be impressed my the stories themselves, which are quite clever and aptly narrated my Holmes's associate Dr. Watson. If you've blown off Sherlock Holmes in the past because it's one of those over-hyped things they push on schoolchildren, you should really give it a chance. I'd pick these over a lot of contemporary detective stories.
In an attempt to fight off his fans, however, Doyle has Watson end the book by informing his readers that Holmes has expressly forbidden him to share anymore of his cases with the public. Luckily for Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts, Doyle was not able to keep that promise and wrote a few more collections about the intrepid British investigator.
As for the book, it was published in 1905, after Doyle had killed off Sherlock Holmes in an 1893 collection. He'd grown tired of writing about the superb detective, and thought doing away with him, would conclusively end the matter. However, the character was so popular with fans, that Doyle was forced to resurrect him, with an explanation from our narrator, Dr. Watson, that it merely appeared that Holmes had died. Instead, he had survived his final encounter with Professor Moriarty and spent the next few years traveling and trying to avoid the attention of any of his enemies who, like Watson, believed him to be dead.
One of the things I appreciated about this collection is that there are a few threads that run through the stories to tie them all together, creating at least a thread-bare overarching narrative for the collection. The stories could all be enjoyed by themselves, but little details pop up in several that harken back to previous tales in this volume. I also can't help but be impressed my the stories themselves, which are quite clever and aptly narrated my Holmes's associate Dr. Watson. If you've blown off Sherlock Holmes in the past because it's one of those over-hyped things they push on schoolchildren, you should really give it a chance. I'd pick these over a lot of contemporary detective stories.
In an attempt to fight off his fans, however, Doyle has Watson end the book by informing his readers that Holmes has expressly forbidden him to share anymore of his cases with the public. Luckily for Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts, Doyle was not able to keep that promise and wrote a few more collections about the intrepid British investigator.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A pretty good run of the mill Sherlock Holmes adventure book.