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A review by maggieha
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was a really great Victorian detective fiction and its influence on others of the genre (both book and TV wise) is very apparent (for example I'm re-watching The Mentalist these days and Sherlock's influence on Patrick Jane as a character is substantial).
Unpopular opinion: the original is way better then the BBC mini-series as the latter's Sherlock is abolutely obnoxious and extremely insensitive which is all chalked up to (and apparently excused by) his genius.
Here, I actually liked Sherlock Holmes as a character (though he might seem less rude because of the time-period nuances), though the focus was definitely on the case, Watson and the backstory.
Unpopular opinion: the original is way better then the BBC mini-series as the latter's Sherlock is abolutely obnoxious and extremely insensitive which is all chalked up to (and apparently excused by) his genius.
Here, I actually liked Sherlock Holmes as a character (though he might seem less rude because of the time-period nuances), though the focus was definitely on the case, Watson and the backstory.