I have never read any Sherlock Holmes. His elementary deductions are intriguing. It was an interesting collection. I was surprised that Sheelock seemed to meet his demise somewhere in the middle and the remaining stories were recounted by Watson.

Comments really, not a "review":
If I could I'd probably really give it a 3.5. It was entertaining to read all the stories together that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle noted as his favorites, and it was mostly interesting to see the reactions and comments of the collected "Sherlockians" in between, though the essays varied widely in quality. I'd probably recommend this only to the most invested/devoted Sherlock Holmes fans. With the slew of new Sherlock and Sherlock-like media out in the last few years, all the "top-ten" lists at the back of the book present as very dated, if, again, somewhat interesting to the aficionado.

A great listen with John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson voicing Holmes and Watson. Bonus of Orson Welles in one broadcast as Dr. Moriarty