The Complete Adventures and Memoirs of
Sherlock Holmes

A Review by Ana

This book is a classic, and I'm sure many of you have read it. If you haven't, you've missed out on a lot. These short stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes will amaze and capture anyone. His method of deduction is so simple; you think you can do it. But when you try, you cannot. The way Holmes solves his mysteries is a pleasure to read, while everybody thinks about the same theories, Holmes bravely investigates, and finds the answer because he is open to ideas. A famous quote from him: "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Therefore, one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of twisting theories to suit facts." That is quite true, and how Holmes uses it to solve the most extraordinary cases will amaze you. You will try to guess the answer to the most interesting mysteries, yet Holmes will be there before you. These stories of Holmes amazed readers when they were published in a magazine in the 1890s, and they are still adored by many.

They are written in old and complicated English, however. Or so it seems. When I read the first story, I was like "gosh this is too complicated." I was ten. Now, at 12, I read these myself with ease and loved them. They are so wonderful, Holmes's wit and humor, and the suspense and mystery will make readers long for more. The complicated plots complicate the stories, but at the end, all is solved and readers can rejoice along with Holmes.

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Number of Pages: 325
Rating: 4.5/5
Age Recommendation: 10+
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