Having seen the excellent TV series ‘Sherlock’ and other adaptations of these stories, I was very curious to read at least one of the original books. Unfortunately, it’s not really for me. The character of Holmes is unlikeable, and the condescending way he treats Watson is annoying. It seems that we should find some attractive mystery in the inscrutable nature of Holmes, but for me it had the opposite effect - I just found him arrogant and supercilious.
The character of Watson is likeable enough, but the remainder of the characters seemed quite 2-dimensional. The story was a bit ponderous, with various dead ends and red herrings - which always make me wonder why I just wasted 10+ pages of reading on something that has no bearing on the plot. Perhaps mystery novels just aren’t for me.
My rating: ★★☆☆☆
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