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Mis favoritos fueron Escándalo en Bohemia 5 ⭐/ El misterio del valle de Boscombe 4⭐ / La aventura de la banda de lunares 4⭐ / La aventura del aristócrata soltero 4⭐ / La aventura de Cooper Beeches 4,5 ⭐

Qualche decennio fa ho letto un pugno di romanzi di Arthur Conan Doyle [1859-1930] con la coppia di protagonisti Sherlock Holmes e il dottor Watson ma nel tempo ne ho dimenticato trame e valutazioni personali e solo recentemente, giusto per leggere qualcosa a fine giornata prima di spegnere la mente, ho iniziato a leggere queste “Avventure di Sherlock Holmes” del 1892 e devo subito dire che i racconti qui raccolti risultano tutti una piacevolissima lettura di svago, per nulla tediosi e/o macchinosi come avevo immaginato e accettato per una lettura che doveva condurmi al sonno, ma al contrario ricchi di brio e spigliati tanto che in breve tempo ne ho concluso la lettura.

Sherlock Holmes ...
What a day :)
*****
حزينة جدا على أفول نجم (شيرلوك) في أواخر ايام السير آرثر كونان دويل .. ماكانش يعرف ان دي البداية
:)

I'm continuing with writing reviews for all of the books in the Sherlock Holmes canon. Now is the turn of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes!



A Scandal in Bohemia:

Plot: The King of Bohemia comes to Holmes to ask him for help because an ex-lover he had owns a picture of him and her that can compromise his reputation... and it doesn't help that she's blackmailing him with it.

Opinion: Kick-ass female! Irene Adler might be the best woman in literature. She's the only one who manages to leave Holmes for a fool and ruin his plans. Ha! Ha! I love Holmes, but I love "the woman" more.

The Adventure of the Red-Headed League:

Plot: A red-headed man sees a newspaper add that's offering work in a company, but the condition to apply is that you're red-headed. He gets the job because his hair is the perfect tone. Some time after he starts to works there, the society dissolves. Why? Let Holmes answer the questions.

Opinion: I admit I guessed the answer for this story before Holmes revealed it. It's not a predictable story, but I followed the facts and got the answer. Holmes, I'm talking to you. Take. My. Application. As. Your. Assistant. I'm much better than Watson!

A Case of Identity:

Plot: A woman's fiance disappeared just when they were going to marry and she's worried. She goes to Holmes, and before she finishes her tale, he already has an idea as to the answer of her problem...

Opinion: I'm only going to laugh hysterically. Remember the case's name, for it is crucial if you want to get the answer before Holmes reveals it.

The Boscombe Valley Mystery:

Plot: A man has been murdered and his son is suspected. Holmes does not think the man's son did it, but that would require to investigate more...

Opinion: Woosh... The backstory in this case was creepy and compelling. At all points in the narration, I was feeling thrilled and I couldn't stop reading until the riddle was finally solved.

The Five Orange Pips:

Plot: A young gentleman receives a card signed by the K.K.K. with five orange pips contained in it. He goes to Holmes because some other strange things started to happen and he fears he's in danger.

Opinion: This one was a little meh. DON'T GET ME WRONG, it was good, just not as good as the other ones. Holmes' solution to the problem is quite simple, but I couldn't help but think "Take that, you assholes!" (the asshole is not Holmes, in case you were wondering).

The Man with the Twisted Lip:

Plot: A woman's husband disappeared, and the last time she saw him was in an opium den. When the man noticed her, he immediately withdrew from a window in which he could be seen. She obviously felt something was off, so she ran to the window, but when she got there, the man was nowhere to be seen.

Opinion: Clever, clever, clever... This one started really dark, but then started to clear off a little. I really enjoyed this one. Holmes, as usual, has the answer before the lady has her tale finished. Clever, as I said.

The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle:

Plot: A priceless jewel has gone missing and there's no clue as to where it is. Holmes finds an old hat and a goose, but inside that goose was the lost blue carbuncle. How did it get there? Who was the thief? That's the question.

Opinion:



That's all I'm gonna say!

The Adventure of the Speckled Band:

Plot: A lady's step-father urges her to move to a house. In this certain house, the lady's sister had died a terrible death, so the lady is obviously frightened.

Opinion: AMAZING. I think this is the best one in this collection. Full of mystery... and it also has a wicked man with wicked purposes...

The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb:

Plot: We all know Watson is a doctor, so he's constantly attending his patients. Well, one night, a man without a thumb came to him. This man has an interesting story to tell, and he's about to give Holmes one hell of a case.

Opinion: Mein. Gott. This one, besides having mystery and a full pack of thrill, also had a chase and many action and kick-ass scenes. I truly enjoyed it. One of the best in this collection. *thumbs up*

The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor:

Plot: A lady disappears on her wedding day. Her fiance asks Holmes for his help because he's worried and he wonders why she left... but Holmes of course knows what became of her.

Opinion: For you, noble bachelor:



The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet:

Plot: A man must guard a coronet, but one night, when a noise awakens him and he goes to see what happened, he finds his son with the coronet in his hands... and with three of the beryls missing. Is he guilty? Where are the beryls? Why would he do that?

Opinion: One advice for you, humans: If Holmes tells you something, never argue with him. He's always right.

The Adventure of the Copper Beeches:

Plot: A young beautiful lady is offered a job with good payment, but she has to cut her hair in order to accept. She's puzzled but after her salary offer is raised, she finally accepts. At her job, she's asked to do weird things, so she decides to ask Holmes' advice (she had previously asked him whether she should accept or not the offer), for he's also suspicious.

Opinion: I've just one thing to say: The family for which Miss Hunter worked is weird... and creepy. Seriously, they made me shudder and they also made me think "WTF?" all the time. I never saw any of the things coming.

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So well, did I think this was good?



Hell yeah! This was absolutely amazing, just as all of the Sherlock Holmes' stories. They're all thrilling and well-written. I have no complaints for any of them. That should tell you something, because I always have something bad to say for things.

Now, marry me, Holmes!



Mmm... charming.

100% recommended. If you have not read this, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? THIS IS THE BOMB! To add one more thing, this is my favorite collection of short stories.

P.S.: Wow, imagine if all the fictional characters to which I've proposed marriage accepted...

Classic Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle at his finest.

If you've read and enjoyed any books in the Sherlock Holmes series - then read them all, they are all consistently great. Sherlock Holmes must be one of the greatest literary characters ever created and the stories are so very well written.

Intriguing, compelling, intelligent, exciting, page-turning fun of the highest order.

120th book of 2022.

I like Holmes and think The Hound of the Baskervilles will pretty much remain at the top for me, as many others clearly agree. Though the ratings for the short story collections are usually as glowing as the novels, I found these quite inferior. With only 20 pages or so to work with Doyle has to set up the mystery and quickly have it solved in no time. This, sadly, consists of a lot of dialogue to report the action and the discovery as happening elsewhere or in the past. So very tell-y. Frankly a few of the stories bored me, reading two block pages of a character describing what happened to them. Sometimes the action happens in 'real time' in the longer stories but a lot of them felt too long-winded and not present enough. Sherlock remains a nice comfort read on rainy wintery English days though.

Tengo pequeños comentarios individuales de cada relato en mi perfil, pero el promedio de todos dio: 2.4 ★

A Scandal in Bohemia ★ ★ ★
The Read-Headed League ★ ★
A Case of Identity ★
The Boscombe Valley Mystery ★ ★
The Five Orange Pips ★ ★ ★
The Man With the Twisted Lip ★ ★ ★
The Blue Carbuncle ★ ★ ★
The Speckled Band ★ ★ ★
The Engineer’s Thumb ★ ★ ★
The Noble Bachelor ★ ★
The Beryl Coronet ★ ★ ★
The Adventure of the Copper Beeches ★

Mr. Conan Doyle introduced me to a world of mystery and since reading this in middle school, great mysteries have been the joy of this bookworm’s life. These are still great stories!

3.75 Stars
An episodic collection of stories told through the eyes of Watson as he follows Sherlock Holmes one of the most brilliant and well-loved detectives in literature. Sherlock Holmes is undeniably one of the most intelligent, quick-witted, characters I have ever read about. My first Sherlock Holmes book was this one so I was interested to see that this story isn't told through his perspective but Watson.

A Scandal in Bohemia
4.5 Stars
"To Sherlock Holmes she is always the woman."
At first glance without knowing much about Sherlock Holmes character I would— and many others would probably assumed this quote was meant in a romantic way. What makes this quote so powerful and intriguing is that Irene Adler is always the woman to Sherlock Holmes but not in the way I expected. A Scandal in Bohemia is my favorite story out of the collection, because there was such a powerful star-quality in it. The King of Bohemia approaches Sherlock, begging that he finds the photo that contains evidence of his past relationship with Irene Adler before his new engagement. Sherlock underestimates Irene, leading to a series of mind games and brilliant foreshadowing. I loved to see that Arthur Conan Doyle showed that woman are as capable as men, even a man as smart as Sherlock, to be an intelligent equal to Sherlock's intelligence. Irene was brilliant, witty, and both her and Sherlock's attempts to outsmart each other was so memorable even if it wasn't a full-length novel. Phenomenal.

The Red-Headed League
2 Stars
Weak compared to it's precursor. Watson and Sherlock still managed to pique my interest in a otherwise gimmicky tale.

A Case of Identity
3.5 Stars
Miss Sutherland is looking for her lover Hosmer Angel who disappeared mysteriously, only to find that her stepfather, James Windiback might be involved. I loved this story because it shows how the innocent could in fact be the perpetrator. What the antagonist of this specific story does is not outside the law but something that Sherlock and Watson both agree is cruel and undeniably wrong. It only goes to show how Sherlock finds answers through little clues and details, his thought process/intelligence transcends most human ability to think in such a way yet how interesting it would be if we saw the world and studied it the way he did. I'm only more fascinated about the brilliant mind behind these stories—Arthur Conan Doyle.

The Boscombe Valley Mystery
3 Stars
My feelings for this aren't strong. As always Arthur Conan Doyle still managed to keep things captivating with Watson's interesting inner monologue accompanied by Sherlock's precise observations. This was just seemed dim in comparison to the others but still had a fun twist.

The Five Orange Pips
3.5 Stars
The villain in this story is the Ku Klux Klan as John Openshaw becomes their next target. This story kept my alert the entire time from the constant tension in John's story as he talked about the death of his uncle and father, five orange pips left behind. As John progressed further in his story, Sherlock found the true murderer. It only goes to show that time is of the essence, as Watson and Sherlock find their enemy may be harder to stop than first expected.

The Man with the Twisted Lip.
4.5 Stars
Brilliantly executed, The Man with the Twisted Lip is a stratified story, each moment alight in anticipation. The story starts off with Sherlock in disguise in a opium den; much to Watson's surprise. The two have a unplanned meeting as Watson works alongside Sherlock to find out whose responsible for Neville St. Clair's disappearance. His main suspect is a man with a twisted lip, a man known for his twisted lip yet his actions are obscure. I must admit that it feels a lot like Sherlock is the one really solving everything . . . and using all the brain-power while Watson is like us readers—observing while Sherlock explains things. Still its interesting to see that a man as intelligent of Sherlock who distances himself to certain human emotion finds much pride and respect in his relationship with Watson. That being said Watson is still very intelligent, and its a nice dynamic between the two as they clash and collaborate. The ending to this story was so well-done I loved it!

The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
3.25 Stars
Sherlock Holmes deduces so many clues just from looking at a man's hat. Wow. A diamond is stolen but who is the one responsible? Red herrings, methodic false trails, and a valuable diamond stolen the mystery all leads to one person. This was interesting because it showed that Sherlock is as human as all of us, capable of showing compassion. Sherlock may fight things that go against the law but at the same time he commits the acts as well just going to show he is not working for the money or fame but for his own individual interest.

The Adventure of the Speckled Band
4 Stars
In this story Sherlock meets a woman named Helen Stoner whose twin sister Julia Stoner was murdered. The last word she uttered was ". . . it was the speckled band." Confused and lost Helen finds Sherlock who analyzes her detailed story and comes up with a hypothesis. Then he begins to explore it, turn it this way and that before finally confronting the truth. It's one hiding in plain sight yet so exciting especially when a action scene is present. Sherlock Holmes actions are no doubt outside of the law, but the greater question for me was whether they could be justified as justice for Julia or perceived by Watson as unnecessary. Still, it was interesting to see how the situation catapulted into a crime in order to solve one.

The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
4 Stars
This story had such high-stakes, the atmosphere filled with a thrill as a man comes to Sherlock, his thumb cut off. When Victory Hatherley goes to the country side to assist another person but ends up getting his thumb cut off he almost uncovers a dangerous secret but flees. As Watson treats the stump of his thumb he later brings the man to Sherlock. Then the story spirals as Sherlock discovers something dangerous to many . . . but will they be able to capture the culprit in time? It was action-packed with great story-telling.

The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
4 Stars
I felt bad for Lord St. Simon but at the same time glad at the conclusion as this story details the disappearance of his bride. Sherlock and Watson discover why his bride disappears with a story of unrequited love and past love that comes together. Loved how this one had some drama with a different tone then the two stories before this one. This was was pure entertainment and for some reason I found it hilarious . . . still was a good read.

The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
4.5 Stars
Sherlock tries to prove the innocence of the main suspect rather than solve the case, but the two go hand-in-hand when he discovers both. When Arthur Holder wakes up one night to find that the beryl coronet is has gems missing, and his son is the one holding it. Distrustful of his son he is now the main suspect, but Sherlock observes, watches, listens, thinks, before figuring out who is really responsible. Sherlock always finds the answers in the details not in what everyone assumes—because the answers are more complicated.

The Adventure of the Copper Breeches
2.5 Stars
After the succession of exciting mysteries this one admittedly fell flat. I have not many strong thoughts about this. I enjoyed the way Violet told her story as well as her attention to detail, but this one didn't feel as important as the other stories.
☑️PLOT
☑️CHARACTERS
☑️PLOT TWISTS

A Scandal in Bohemia


The Adventure of the Red-Headed League


A Case of Identity


The Boscombe Valley Mystery


The Five Orange Pips


The Man with the Twisted Lip


The Blue Carbuncle


The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb


The Noble Bachelor


The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet


The Adventure of the Copper Beeches

Στις δώδεκα ιστορίες του βιβλίου ο δρ. Γουάτσον αφηγείται, ο Σέρλοκ Χολμς αποδεικνύει για πολλοστή φορά πόσο μοναδικά παρατηρητικός και οξυδερκής είναι, και ο σερ Άρθουρ Κόναν Ντόιλ προσφέρει στο αναγνωστικό κοινό την τέρψη που συνεπάγεται η ανάγνωση μιας ωραίας ιστορίας μυστηρίου (εις την δωδεκάτη). Ασήμαντη λεπτομέρεια ότι ανάμεσα στις δώδεκα αυτές ιστορίες που δημοσιεύτηκαν μηνιαία από τον Ιούλιο του 1891 μέχρι και τον Ιούνιο του 1892 βρίσκονται οι δύο που ο Ντόιλ είπε κάποτε πως είναι οι καλύτερές του («Η κορδέλα με τις βούλες» και «Η οργάνωση των κοκκινομάλληδων»). Αν ρωτάτε εμένα να διαλέξω, θα επέλεγα, όχι χωρίς δισταγμό «Το γαλάζιο ρουμπίνι» και «Το διάδημα με τα σμαράγδια»∙ α, και στιχομυθίες όπως η παρακάτω:

(δρ. Γουάτσον) «Φοβάμαι ότι τα γεγονότα είναι τόσο εμφανή που θα δυσκολευτείς να κερδίσεις αυτή την υπόθεση».
(Σέρλοκ Χολμς) «Τίποτα δεν είναι πιο απατηλό από ένα εμφανές γεγονός».

4/5

Los relatos de Sherlock Holmes siempre son una lectura segura a la que recurrir. Y es que da igual que todos sigan el mismo patrón y ya esté muy familiarizada con los métodos deductivos de Sherlock, siempre me reconforta leerlos.

Ya hablé en otras reseñas de Arthur Conan Doyle de lo que me gusta el personaje de Sherlock. Es impresionante cómo a través de Watson descubrimos a este genio, que a veces me inspira asombro y otras veces me parece el mejor personaje cómico que haya existido. Y además de esto, lo buenos que son los casos a los que se enfrenta. De verdad que no entiendo cómo Sir Arthur pudo inventarse tantos casos que además son tan originales y misteriosos.

Ojalá nunca se me acaben los relatos de Sherlock Holmes porque es una delicia leerlos y un acierto seguro.