![]() This is perceptibly visible with each story's beginning. About half way through this collection, specifically during "The Five Orange Pips," you will literally be struck by how much more confident his writing is. As for the inconsistency, well, in this case a lot of it has to do with Conan Doyle developing as a writer. With his first two books it felt as if Conan Doyle was stretching the story in order to give it greater weight and length but the format of little short mysteries wherein you can sit down and enjoy one in about an hour before you go to bed is just right. While I usually have great issues with short stories, in that they have an inconsistency in quality which can have a stellar story followed by a disaster, I think that in the case of Sherlock Holmes it really works. she at least leaves a lasting impression. Maybe she teaches him that it can be a benefit. She was just as clever as Holmes, but possessed true emotion, which Holmes viewed as a hindrance. Holmes has only been outwitted four times in his long career, and only once by a woman. It is with one of these cases that Sherlock finally meets THE woman of his life, Irene Adler. And then, sometimes it's about something which Sherlock knows little about, love. Sometimes though it's a matter of revenge, years in the planning till finally the opportunity presents itself. ![]() sometimes on a grand scale, and sometimes in a very intimate fashion. Money and greed is always a factor in crime perpetrated against people and institutions. Many of the tales actually have no crimes, per se, but that doesn't mean their isn't a mystery! And if it wasn't for Holmes untangling all the threads the police would have spent much time and possibly never learned that there actually was no crime. They are all individual in some way that attracted Holmes to them, though some of them, like "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle," just landed in their laps on a dull Christmas Eve, or more aptly, their dinner plates. Holmes and Watson have had some unique adventures over the years and Watson has decided to share the choice stories, even if Holmes disapproves. To Buy (different edition than one reviewed) Book Review - Arthur Conan Doyle's A Study in ScarletĪdventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. ![]() Book Review - Arthur Conan Doyle's The Sign of the.Book Review - Arthur Conan Doyle's Adventures of S. ![]()
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