(By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
This books holds many interesting and intriguing characters as well as a very well written plot. Revolving around the character, Sherlock Holmes, hence the title, it is written from the point of view of Dr. John Watson, who records the memories he has shared with his friend and crime-solving partner. With uniquely keen senses of observation and deduction, Sherlock Holmes is an enviable character I took immediate liking to. Knowledgeable in many areas, Sherlock Holmes solves his cases in remarkable speeds. The cases themselves, which make up each story in the book, are very well thought out and suspenseful, some cases more than others.
The overall story of the book is not very clear until near the end in which Sherlock interacts between the notorious Professor Moriarty. Ending with the supposed deaths of both of those geniuses. As I have both seen and read many adaptations of Sherlock Holmes before I had read the actual book, the book seemed almost nostalgic to those memories of Sherlock Holmes that I had before reading the book. The book was equally interesting if not more interesting than those adaptations, but I could still not help but draw connections to what I had read or seen previously.
Truly deserving its title of a classic, The Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (originally two separate books) is a wonderful read for those who enjoy a solid mystery. Not reading this is depriving yourself of a wonderful work that will forever have a lasting impression. Some of my favorite stories from the book were "The Five Orange Pips", "The Red-Headed League", and "The Musgrave Ritual". The book takes on a variety of different settings in Victorian Era London, and turns them into the playground of criminals and the renowned detective, Sherlock Holmes.
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