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Watson tags along with Holmes while narratively detailing his amazing deductive abilitiesĭr. In “A Study in Scarlet” Sherlock Holmes investigates a murder at Lauriston Gardens as Dr. Watson, who has just returned from a war in Afghanistan, meets Sherlock Holmes for the first time when they become flat-mates at the famous 221 B Baker Street.

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And what better way to start than with my huge Complete Works paperback (and a Gutenberg free ebook) of A Study in Scarlet?įirst sentence: In the year 1878 I took my degree of Doctor of Medicine of the University of London, and proceeded to Netley to go through the course prescribed for surgeons in the army.Ī Study in Scarlet is the first published story of one of the most famous literary detectives of all time, Sherlock Holmes.

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As many others before me, I am completely and utterly in love with this TV show but like any serious reader, I felt the need to finally read more of Doyle’s original stories.

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Overall, A Study in Scarlet was perfectly well written classic whodunit murder mystery, a great, unputdownable, and enjoyable introductory novella of the series.I had read only one Sherlock Holmes novel – The Hound of the Baskervilles – before trying the BBC series Sherlock. It was fun to read where the legend started and I can’t wait to read more adventures of Sherlock and Watson’s account of them. I couldn’t guess what will happen next until it was revealed. After reading this backstory for the first time I felt sorry for murderer and was really glad he got his vengeance.Īll twist and turns were cleverly written. I liked the layer of Mormon culture, patriarchy, church’s crime and power that made people live in fear, restrictions, and in prison of their own land and house. At first, I was surprised with switch in setting from Victorian era to Utah and Mormon culture twenty years back and was confused how this relate to part I but as I read more and saw familiar name, it became interesting. All that came in Part II with backstory of victims and murderer. As Watson knew Sherlock more, he started respecting and admiring his companion and his work.Īt the end of the first part Sherlock managed to catch the killer but I didn’t know how he figured out his name and knew he would catch him, and what was the motive. It was amazing to read Watson’s first impression, what he thought about him in first few days of them sharing the house which was not all positive, and how that changed gradually. The way he proved Watson and other detectives wrong was amusing. I enjoyed all the description on his method of deduction, details of his observation and how he could see all minute details and figure out even height and age of murderer. He did have self-centred and vain offhanded manner but I admired him for his passion and knowledge and he wasn’t doing his work for fame or to show off his talent but because it gave him purpose in life, he kind of lived for it. He was amazing in his work and I liked how his brain worked. I could see why people call him emotionless but I found him practical and I think he was compartmentalised person who could put things like emotion in different box and could focus on matter at hand. Sherlock was quirky, smart, clever, and extraordinary. It was amazingly described and I knew from the beginning I’m going to like this legendary character. It started with part I that introduced Watson and how he met Sherlock, started sharing house at 221 B Baker Street, got to know each other more, and how they started working on murder case that Sherlock named ‘A study in Scarlet’. Most of the story in both parts was narrated by Watson while half the second part was third person narrative. It was vivid, descriptive and fast paced. Writing was easy to follow, something I didn’t anticipate for a classic. I have seen some negative and many positive reviews on this book and legendary detective but for me it was brilliant. I don’t know what more I can say that someone already hasn’t said already. It was about Mormonism, polygamy, crimes of church, and retribution. A Study in Scarlet was brilliant first book in Sherlock Holmes series that revolved around a doctor and consulting detective solving the murder case in London.