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Even more drama

Yeah I definitely like the novels better than the short stories

Drama

The Final Problem: This was a very different story to the others. It was interesting to see Moriarty at last, and a nice change of pace to see Holmes actually worried about something. RIP Sherlock (for now)

Is it the dog or Bill Sikes who's dead

The Naval Treaty: This was a good one. I had suspected that the document would turn out to be a ruse somehow, but I was wrong. The ending seems fairly cliché in hindsight

Genuinely confused as to why these rich fucks care about this random kid so much

The Greek Interpreter: This was fine. It was nice to finally have Mycroft introduced, and to have Watson show his own powers of deduction, but it was a fairly boring story otherwise

Nicole I'm sorry for doubting you this is actually really good

The Resident Patient: Based on the set-up, I was expecting much more from this - I had expected secret rooms, so was a bit disappointed. It felt very formulaic. Definitely not the best I've read

Oliver is just benefitting from pretty privilege at this point

The Crooked Man: This was ok. It fell back into the tendency of just telling exactly what happened, without leading the audience towards the answer, but it was a fairly easy read and got the job done

Not looking good for this kid

The Reigate Puzzle: This was the first story in which Holmes and Watson really felt like friends. I liked that we finally got to see that they actually do care about each other, and that Holmes doesn't just see Watson as someone to trot around him. I liked the mystery, and found the clue of the note very interesting.

The Musgrave Ritual: This was another past case, but I liked it more than the last one because it had more of a clear direction to it. I was able to pick up on some clues along the way, and I felt that the ending was a satisfying one. I liked it

Mr Brownlow :(

The "Gloria Scott": Being a past case, this story has a very different format, being told mostly in a letter by someone else. I thought it was an interesting one, but I would have liked a few more clues directing me towards the solution rather than just having the order of events recounted to me. Personal preference, I guess

The Stock Broker's Clerk: I was quite confused throughout this, and, even now, I'm not entirely sure what happened. I think that's a me problem though because I was finding it quite hard to focus today

I'm realising that I don't know the plot of this

The Yellow Face: Based on the title, and the fact that this is Victorian, I was more than a little worried going into this. As it turns out, this was actually quite a nice one. I hadn't seen the ending coming, but it was a satisfying one, and I'm glad it all worked out

Oliver would be that year 7 who just bursts into tears all of the time

I'm not hating this yet

I've barely started and we've already had the most famous scene in the book

Nicole told me to read this after I said I hated Great Expectations, so I swear to God, woman, if this is shit I will be very angry with you >:(

Silver Blaze: This was a change from the last collection, and I really liked it. The pacing was very good, and, although I didn't pick up on the clues, there was a trail to be followed, which I've decided I like in these things.

I don't want it to end :(

The Adventure of the Copper Beeches: I think this was my favourite story in this collection. It was a slightly different format from the others, which was refreshing. I managed to pick up on some of the clues, I hadn't sussed it all out, which is the way I like it

Is Yoko even still trying to make art or is she still just living off John's millions?