Sunday, December 9, 2012

A Study in Scarlet

Book #188 (Unique books)
Book #45 in 2012
 A Study in Scarlet
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
 "'A Study in Scarlet' is the first published story of one of the most famous literary detectives of all time, Sherlock Holmes. Here 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. In 'A Study in Scarlet' Sherlock Holmes investigates a murder at Lauriston Gardens as Dr. Watson tags along with Holmes while narratively detailing his amazing deductive abilities."

December 7th to 9th - 3  days - 127 pages

Notes:
I enjoyed reading the origin story and seeing what the original characters are like, especially after watching BBC Sherlock, but part 2 of this story got really tedious, at least until it got back to Watson's narrative. I liked seeing where the show played off of the actual story, though.