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The Five Orange Pips
In the modern world this is probably much less mysterious than it would have been - it’s unfortunate that the America is still subject to the ongoing atrocities of the KKK. While the language used is a bit shocking, I’m sure it wouldn’t have caused the contemporary audience to bat an eye. In the end, God and Sherlock Holmes team up against the racists.
— Feb 12, 2025 02:05AM
In the modern world this is probably much less mysterious than it would have been - it’s unfortunate that the America is still subject to the ongoing atrocities of the KKK. While the language used is a bit shocking, I’m sure it wouldn’t have caused the contemporary audience to bat an eye. In the end, God and Sherlock Holmes team up against the racists.
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Emily
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The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
I enjoyed the set up for this mystery - Sherlock just investigating a hat and goose because he was curious rather than any crime was a fun idea. Of course, then there actually is a crime, and I enjoyed the investigation but found the resolution a little dissatisfying.
— Mar 19, 2025 04:21AM
I enjoyed the set up for this mystery - Sherlock just investigating a hat and goose because he was curious rather than any crime was a fun idea. Of course, then there actually is a crime, and I enjoyed the investigation but found the resolution a little dissatisfying.
Emily
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The Man With the Twisted Lip
I liked but didn’t love this one, I thought the resolution was very fun though!
— Mar 19, 2025 04:18AM
I liked but didn’t love this one, I thought the resolution was very fun though!
Emily
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The Boscombe Valley Mystery
This one felt very forgettable. I’ve been listening to Stephen Fry’s audiobook version, and I had to reread the ending almost immediately to remember what happened.
— Jan 28, 2025 12:02PM
This one felt very forgettable. I’ve been listening to Stephen Fry’s audiobook version, and I had to reread the ending almost immediately to remember what happened.
Emily
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A Case of Identity
This is the first SH story where I’ve been able to figure it out! I love how genuinely angry Sherlock is at the perpetrator (which I much preferred to the more aloof way he seems to be characterised now. Give me Sherlock threatening to beat a guy up!) This also reminded me of a Shirley Jackson short story (the name escapes me at the moment) - I wonder if she took any inspiration from this.
— Jan 27, 2025 09:17AM
This is the first SH story where I’ve been able to figure it out! I love how genuinely angry Sherlock is at the perpetrator (which I much preferred to the more aloof way he seems to be characterised now. Give me Sherlock threatening to beat a guy up!) This also reminded me of a Shirley Jackson short story (the name escapes me at the moment) - I wonder if she took any inspiration from this.
Emily
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The Red-Headed League
This one is so funny and I’d love to know what made ACD think of this? Did he just see a guy with really strikingly red hair and go ‘what if there’s a club of them?’ and things went from there?
— Jan 27, 2025 09:10AM
This one is so funny and I’d love to know what made ACD think of this? Did he just see a guy with really strikingly red hair and go ‘what if there’s a club of them?’ and things went from there?
Emily
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A Scandal In Bohemia
The only adaptation of Irene Adler that I’d seen before reading was BBCs Sherlock, and I didn’t love that character - I found her more mysterious and charming here. I didn’t feel that there was much in the way of mystery or deduction here, but I didn’t mind skipping the perpetrator’s monologue (which I didn’t dislike before, but could’ve done with an abridged version)
— Jan 22, 2025 12:40AM
The only adaptation of Irene Adler that I’d seen before reading was BBCs Sherlock, and I didn’t love that character - I found her more mysterious and charming here. I didn’t feel that there was much in the way of mystery or deduction here, but I didn’t mind skipping the perpetrator’s monologue (which I didn’t dislike before, but could’ve done with an abridged version)
