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The stories of Holmes and Watson are nothing if not consistently compelling reads.

This was yet another example of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's excellent writing and his ability to weave story and reality together.

I‘m a huge fan of Sherlock Holmes and I love the cover of this 1986 paperback edition.

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Just finished Adventure of the Six Napoleons. Solid read, satisfying conclusion, but nothing too surprising or outstanding.

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I‘m a little behind, but I read this one today and wow! It was great. I liked the interplay between Holmes and Watson - nice to see Holmes portrayed as fallible, and more emotional than we tend to credit him in our popular culture. Nice to see Watson flex some muscle. The ending was exciting, with a bit of drama and a bit of action. Top notch.

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2nd story, The Adventure of the Norwood Builder. I enjoyed this one more for its humor and the interaction between the characters than the case itself, which was clever but not too surprising in its resolution. I wasn‘t sure what to make of Holmes saying things like “my instincts are all in one direction while the facts are all in the other” — that doesn‘t sound like the calculating master of deduction. Still, an entertaining story.

It's a #sherlocked month! Just about to start The Norwood Builder on this audiobook narrated by David Timson. He's awesome! ☺

@tjwill @Daisey

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Well, that was fun. The case itself was a little unsatisfying, but that‘s sort of to be expected, since the purpose of the story was clearly to explain how Sherlock survived and where he has been all this time. (Oops. Is that a spoiler? Can a century-old story still be spoiled? 🤔)

Looking forward to the next adventure!

'It was droning like a harmonium with the flies and bluebottles, and the floor and walls were like a slaughter-house. [...] Right through his broad breast a steel harpoon had been driven, and it had sunk deep into the wood of the wall behind him. He was pinned like a beetle on a card.'
The Adventure of Black Peter: #mostGruesomeCrimeScene for a Sherlock Holmes story maybe?

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Ooh, I‘m looking forward to this read-along. Reposted from @tjwill via @LitsyHappenings — head over there for details! #sherlocked

Sherlockians! @tjwill & @Daisey are hosting a #Sherlocked buddy read. Check out their original post for all the deets!

Almost done with this whole book, it‘s been enjoyable!

#workaholic indeed! The man never stopped.. as long as it was an interesting case. #jubilantjuly #sherlocked #sherlockholmes #collection #somanybooks

#cocaine Drug use seemed to be a big part of the life of Sherlock Holmes. This feature of the book really surprised, and disappointed me. I expected better from Sherlock!

Another very enjoyable book in the Sherlock Holmes Series. Whilst I enjoy the longer Sherlock Holmes books more than his short stories, I do love the reveal section of these short stories where the logic he brought to bear on the problem is explained to Dr Watson and others. Also some good codes in some of the short stories, which were very enjoyable when explained.

The jokes in my Christmas cracker are TERRIBLE.

Conan Doyle phoning it in after Reichenbach. Still fun, but not AS fun as the earlier stories. I'll probably come back to it later.

Definitely scored in the free book department! Slowly making my way through all of Holmes and loving it!