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A review by cestsibon
A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
5.0
for the first time in my life, and this will most likely never happen again, i fully support a man’s wrongs.
i used to read and re-read sherlock holmes when i was too young to comprehend what i was even reading. i would imagine that i completely understood and sometimes would successfully delude myself into believing that i really *did* understand the prose and the explanation of the mysteries. re-reading this has made me reach a different height of understanding i did not have during my first introduction to sherlock holmes and i am proud of myself for deciding to do this because it made me unquestionably happy.
it is hard to describe how exactly different it all feels now but if there’s one thing i am absolutely certain about, it is that it feels so. much. better. than i could have imagined. up until i started my re-read, i had forgotten a lot of what happened in A study in scarlet so much of it was new to me.
A study in scarlet is a study in two parts.
*Part I* had me excited to be re-introduced to Sherlock for the umpteenth time in all his deerstalker-wearing and pipe-smoking glory. but the most pleasant part about this re-introduction was learning how relatable sherlock is through one of my favorite scenes: the first meeting between sherlock and watson and their listing of their quirks, eccentricities, and shortcomings.
the most relatable quote i found is when sherlock says, “… what are my other shortcomings? I get in the dumps at times, and don’t open my mouth for days on end. You must not think I am sulky when I do that. Just let me alone, and I’ll soon be right.” HELLO?! BECAUSE SAME?!
and being reminded that sherlock is over 6 feet was …. i’m gonna leave it at that.
there were so many iconic quotes in the first part (equally in the second as well) that i could endlessly wax poetic about.
**part II** of a study in scarlet radicalized me.
i was taken aback in the first chapter of part II because one moment we were in England and the next we were in the US with a complete switch from first person pov to third person pov. personally, part II was infinitely better for me not just because of the switch in pov, but also because of how it made me truly realize how beautiful conan doyle’s prose was.
the entirety of part II had me holding my breath in anticipation. i knew what was coming but you could not help but feel as if it would be completely different this time. moreover, not only did part II introduce one of the greatest love stories ever, it also singlehandedly made me cry over the love story; these two events were not on my sherlock holmes re-read bingo card.
i have newfound respect for doyle’s writing and his ability to cast a spell within his prose.
the perfect doses of humor blended with holmes’s witty musings within the amazing storyline completely re-solidified my love for this detective and his adventures. 5 elementary stars!
i used to read and re-read sherlock holmes when i was too young to comprehend what i was even reading. i would imagine that i completely understood and sometimes would successfully delude myself into believing that i really *did* understand the prose and the explanation of the mysteries. re-reading this has made me reach a different height of understanding i did not have during my first introduction to sherlock holmes and i am proud of myself for deciding to do this because it made me unquestionably happy.
it is hard to describe how exactly different it all feels now but if there’s one thing i am absolutely certain about, it is that it feels so. much. better. than i could have imagined. up until i started my re-read, i had forgotten a lot of what happened in A study in scarlet so much of it was new to me.
A study in scarlet is a study in two parts.
*Part I* had me excited to be re-introduced to Sherlock for the umpteenth time in all his deerstalker-wearing and pipe-smoking glory. but the most pleasant part about this re-introduction was learning how relatable sherlock is through one of my favorite scenes: the first meeting between sherlock and watson and their listing of their quirks, eccentricities, and shortcomings.
the most relatable quote i found is when sherlock says, “… what are my other shortcomings? I get in the dumps at times, and don’t open my mouth for days on end. You must not think I am sulky when I do that. Just let me alone, and I’ll soon be right.” HELLO?! BECAUSE SAME?!
and being reminded that sherlock is over 6 feet was …. i’m gonna leave it at that.
there were so many iconic quotes in the first part (equally in the second as well) that i could endlessly wax poetic about.
**part II** of a study in scarlet radicalized me.
i was taken aback in the first chapter of part II because one moment we were in England and the next we were in the US with a complete switch from first person pov to third person pov. personally, part II was infinitely better for me not just because of the switch in pov, but also because of how it made me truly realize how beautiful conan doyle’s prose was.
the entirety of part II had me holding my breath in anticipation. i knew what was coming but you could not help but feel as if it would be completely different this time. moreover, not only did part II introduce one of the greatest love stories ever, it also singlehandedly made me cry over the love story; these two events were not on my sherlock holmes re-read bingo card.
i have newfound respect for doyle’s writing and his ability to cast a spell within his prose.
the perfect doses of humor blended with holmes’s witty musings within the amazing storyline completely re-solidified my love for this detective and his adventures. 5 elementary stars!