The Sherlock Holmes Mysteries (Signet Classic)

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Summary: Perfect Bedtime Reading!
Review: If you love to read before you go to bed you will enjoy delving into this book. Arguably the most infamous and recognizable fictional character, Sherlock Holmes shines in this page turning anthology. Narrated through the words of Dr. Watson, he accounts the more adventurous cases of his well-esteemed colleague. Sherlock Holmes transcends these pages and into our consciousness. When reading this you cannot help but admire his amazing deductive reasoning and his flare for solving the most impossible cases. He appears larger than life. Cleverly and meticulously written, Doyle leaves no stone unturned in writing great bedtime stories. Another aspect that I enjoyed about this book is the introduction. Here we learn the beginnings of Doyle's career in writing, his unsuccessful medical practice and the sudden and profound effect that Sherlock Holmes has had on his time. Over a hundred years later time has not made him obsolete. Probably the best aspect of the book is that it only takes an hour to read and you can pick it up later and never miss a beat. I started this book over a year ago and casually read it. I decided to pick it up again and now I couldn't put it down....

Rating:
Summary: Perfect Bedtime Reading!
Review: If you love to read before you go to bed you will enjoy delving into this book. Arguably the most infamous and recognizable fictional character, Sherlock Holmes shines in this page turning anthology. Narrated through the words of Dr. Watson, he accounts the more adventurous cases of his well-esteemed colleague. Sherlock Holmes transcends these pages and into our consciousness. When reading this you cannot help but admire his amazing deductive reasoning and his flare for solving the most impossible cases. He appears larger than life. Cleverly and meticulously written, Doyle leaves no stone unturned in writing great bedtime stories. Another aspect that I enjoyed about this book is the introduction. Here we learn the beginnings of Doyle's career in writing, his unsuccessful medical practice and the sudden and profound effect that Sherlock Holmes has had on his time. Over a hundred years later time has not made him obsolete. Probably the best aspect of the book is that it only takes an hour to read and you can pick it up later and never miss a beat. I started this book over a year ago and casually read it. I decided to pick it up again and now I couldn't put it down....

Rating:
Summary: Real good reading.
Review: This book is good with select mysteries about the great case-solver of all times. When you read any Holmes case, you must keep in mind that these were the times when technoloy was so much behind what it is now; there was no way to even type fingerprints... only Holmes and his arch rival knew the art! This makes for good reading when you want to a refreshing break. Young kids can also follow the language, in fact I bought this one for my niece but ended up reading it myself... took me back a good 15 years. There's nothing like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle when it comes to Sherlock Holmes. A good buy, worth every cent it costs.