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Have read and re read entire Sherlock Holmes in my childhood. Haven't attempted as an adult till now. Couldn't resist the audiobook narrated by Stephen Fry.
Completed a Study in scarlet wherein Sherlock and Watson meet. The beginning and ending were good , but it paled and turned boring in yhe the middle .
Altogether 3.5 stars ...more
Completed a Study in scarlet wherein Sherlock and Watson meet. The beginning and ending were good , but it paled and turned boring in yhe the middle .
Altogether 3.5 stars ...more
I usually enjoy Sherlock Holmes. And the first part of this book was no exception. Unfortunately, just as you’re about to start the summation, you get blindsided by the author and flung into a completely different narrative. I actually came to Goodreads to make sure that there hadn’t been some mix-up in the compilation of my ebook. Although it may have been interesting as part of a separate work, it was difficult to enjoy because you really just wanted to know The Who, what, and why, not the ent
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"Before turning to those moral and mental aspects of the matter which present the greatest difficulties, let the inquirer begin by mastering more elementary problems."
"It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment."
Dear Sherlock. He was my nanny, teacher, and my imaginary boyfriend in my junior high years. Well, him and Edgar Allan Poe. (Yes, I realize Sherlock is an imaginary character, but Edgar was dead, so the relationships were problematic in b ...more
"It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment."
Dear Sherlock. He was my nanny, teacher, and my imaginary boyfriend in my junior high years. Well, him and Edgar Allan Poe. (Yes, I realize Sherlock is an imaginary character, but Edgar was dead, so the relationships were problematic in b ...more
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