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A review by kaitib
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
2.0
Wow . . . My interest in this book sprang from the BBC Sherlock series which was completely phenomenal!
But most of this book was so boring. I knew before reading it that this story is loaded with nonsense about Mormons in Utah so the inaccuracies were expected. The introduction of Sherlock's character and the mystery itself were interesting but then Doyle just had to throw in a long, dull back story about love that nobody cares about. It was obviously thrown together very quickly and done with very little research. Sir Doyle knew as much about Mormonism as Edgar Rice Burroughs knew about Africa. At least Tarzan was captivating despite all the racism and Tarzan's unrealistic abilities. Sherlock Holmes himself is an amazing character and Doyle should have stuck with him through the whole story. He could have at least kept the mind-numbing back story to a couple pages.
I really hope Doyle's later works have better plots. I give this book two stars instead of one because it was the birth of one of the best characters of all time and it inspired the fantastic pilot episode of Sherlock: "A Study In Pink."
But most of this book was so boring. I knew before reading it that this story is loaded with nonsense about Mormons in Utah so the inaccuracies were expected. The introduction of Sherlock's character and the mystery itself were interesting but then Doyle just had to throw in a long, dull back story about love that nobody cares about. It was obviously thrown together very quickly and done with very little research. Sir Doyle knew as much about Mormonism as Edgar Rice Burroughs knew about Africa. At least Tarzan was captivating despite all the racism and Tarzan's unrealistic abilities. Sherlock Holmes himself is an amazing character and Doyle should have stuck with him through the whole story. He could have at least kept the mind-numbing back story to a couple pages.
I really hope Doyle's later works have better plots. I give this book two stars instead of one because it was the birth of one of the best characters of all time and it inspired the fantastic pilot episode of Sherlock: "A Study In Pink."