The Sherlock Holmes Mysteries by arthur conan doyle

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April 26,2025

Many People say this is was a classic but I can't guarantee that because I truly did not enjoy it due to my preferred choice I don't know how I read I think it was from an assignment but I can say I will not read it again. Some will say this is a very good book but This book is for those who like creepy and mysterious but I prefer not Plus very simple I got like 14 of the stories so far stuck in my brain and was simply ease. Although it could express more enthusiasm but I won't complain but then again if it were a little less careful in the detail I would have gotten a different view but that is my own point of view though. But yes it was indeed not to my liking and could have gone a little farther I am not a writer so I dont believe I could judge it I can only tell my opinion is what I am putting out here. Please dont hate different points of view are good for better books. so yeah again my point of view my perspective you are not me you would not understand so please if you dont like ignore don't hate not good for you.

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LilCherryBearr

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April 26,2025

Classic Sherlock! Anyone who likes mysteries should highly consider this book.

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GrimAge

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April 26,2025

The Sherlock Homes Mysteries by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are (like the title states) a collection of mystery, crime solving stories about Sherlock Holmes and the many endangerment he encounters. Each new story has a different adventure with a cunning culprit and an unexpected twist.
Sherlock Holmes is an extremely analytic individual who notices things the average person doesn't. Those hyper senses help him solve crimes in London and surrounding country in the 1800s. The book is narrated by Holmes’ constant companion Dr. Watson, a very official man with all the good sense a doctor should have. He accurately describes the events that happen and the talent Holmes possesses.
Doyle uses a fabulous amount of imagery in his many short stories, to enhance Sherlock Holmes’ abilities. It seems as though Holmes goes on long rants to explain what exactly happened at the crime scene, and how all of the details he picked up reveal who the criminal was. In the case of The Naval Treaty, he explains how the victim’s (Percy) brother in law (Joseph) was really the one to steal the precious Naval document “This Joseph Harrison entered the offices through the Charles Street door, and knowing his way he walked straight into your room, the instant after you left it. Finding no one there he promptly rang the bell, and at the instant that he did so his eyes caught the paper upon the table…” Such fantastic visual detail allows a reader to actually picture Joseph walking in and thieving his brother. Times like this really tie the story together, and make it a suspenseful read.
I find The Sherlock Holmes Mysteries to be a very captivating novel series. Since the book was written about a time period about a hundred years ago or so, some of the language is confusing as the words aren’t used as often nowadays. But that being the only difficulty I have with the book, I do thoroughly enjoy reading these stories. The suspense of trying to figure out the culprit before I get to that last page makes reading much more exciting and worthwhile.
If you like mystery and suspense novels then this book is for you. As long as you can work past some old English, or have a dictionary close by, it should be a great read. I recommend this series to anyone who loves the idea of solving crime and learning a little history along the way.

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khorven

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April 26,2025

The most boring homo-erotic love stories / mysteries I have ever read. I would recommend a gap of about 6 months to a year between each rather than inhaling 22 in one collection.

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Lub

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April 26,2025

One of the two head-'n'-shoulders-above best classes EVER that I took in college was Crime Scene Investigation. I used to feel a little thrill in my chest whenever my instructor would break from theory and lead into an example from his own detective days with an ominous "We found a body...". He would sometimes lay out the clues found at the site and the suspects for us, and then leave us to parse out our own conclusions, based on what we knew of physical evidence and criminal psychology. These moments were easily my favorite part of the week, my favorite part of the semester, maybe my favorite part of college at all.

So, of course, I really enjoyed the Holmes mysteries. The emphasis in each case is on the detective explaining his reasoning; like Holmes, there are few things I like more than working through a good logical puzzle (that sounds super pretentious but there's really no other way to say it) especially when it means that closure will be had. For about 7 or 8 of these cases, I figured out the solution and motivation before Holmes' explanation. I'm not sure if this can be attributed to education or to how ubiquitous elements of these stories have become in TV and film, but it is likely at least as much the latter as the former.

The stories towards the end got noticeably weaker or less intriguing, with the exception of The Priory School. And the actual printing of the collection was pretty bad, as once in a while Holmes or Watson will reference a previous case that is included in the collection but that I had yet to read, so the comparison was lost.

But for the most part, I liked this and the opportunity it gave me to remember how I considered dropping my English degree senior year to begin all over again and study Criminal Justice. Two years graduated and sometimes I still regret this.

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mew_shy_weeb

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April 26,2025

The Holmes stories were as good as ever and included some I'd never heard of in addition to some of the classics (though I could not quite figure out what criteria for inclusion were, since there were a couple big names missing that I would have loved to have seen included). I wasn't a fan of the introduction, though - you can skip it and enjoy the stories just as much as if you'd read it, and without losing much context (provided you've been exposed to Holmes through high school English class or even just popular culture in the past).

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