#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin
Thoughts, Sherlockians?
Daisey, erzascarletbookgasm, CogsOfEncouragement, AnneCecilie, Born.A.Reader, Aimeesue, Larkken, Librarybelle, mom2bugnbee, Chrissyreadit, Read4life, StayCurious, CatLass007, Mollyanna, curiouserandcurioser, eeclayton, dabbe, IndoorDame, kelli7990, TheAromaofBooks, 5feet.of.fury, Tineke, Fr3NcHtOaSt, Blackink_WhitePaper, RayHallucinogen, Pageturner1, PageShifter, AnnR, kimrenee, aroyse, CrystalE02Cuilin I have zero sympathy for Amberley. He made his wife‘s life miserable and when he “perceived” she may have an interest in somebody else, in a fit a jealousy and a desire to punish he murders them both. WTF?? Oh and not even letting them rest in peace he frames them for theft. 3d
eeclayton @Cuilin I couldn't agree more. And he was arrogant enough to think that he would be able to get away with it, even with SH involved. 3d
Read4life I absolutely agree with you both. No sympathy and his cruelty and pure arrogance made him all the more villainous. @Cuilin @eeclayton 3d
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Librarybelle No sympathy. He‘s very calculating and cold. 3d
Mollyanna Not even a modicum of sympathy for Amberley. He is arrogant, selfish and down right nasty. 3d
dabbe @Cuilin @eeclayton @Read4life @Librarybelle @Mollyanna ... couldn't agree more with your assessments. Now, I feel compelled to try to find a wee bit of sympathy. Amberley is described as a “pathetic, futile, broken creature,“ suggesting his jealousy and misery stem from deep emotional instability. Holmes even speculates he may be mentally unfit for the gallows and should perhaps be assigned to the Broadmoor asylum instead. ⬇️ 3d
dabbe Doyle also paints Amberley as a miserly, unpopular figure, described as a “harsh and exacting husband“ by neighbors. His lack of social bonds and obsessive nature (e.g., chess as his sole hobby) show him to be a lonely, embittered man. There's absolutely no doubt that his actions and tragedy are completely self-inflicted, but Doyle subtly criticizes the societal isolation of the elderly as well. #perhaps 3d
CogsOfEncouragement @Cuilin Yes, that word “perceived“ really stuck out to me too and was my answer as well. @dabbe True, SH did say that he was not really fit for the gallows. Makes this one an even darker tragedy. 3d
dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement You hit it with the word “darker“. Amberley was quite the complex character. 3d
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