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See more books from this AuthorThe Hound of the Baskervilles was a light, enjoyable read. It is easy to see why Sherlock Holmes mysteries were so popular. They are easy to read, quickly paced, and pack enough muscle to keep the page turned. Holmes penetrating powers of observation and deduction are fascinating.
Read Full Review of The Hound of the Baskervilles | See more reviews from Blog CriticsThe Hound of the Baskervilles is certainly one of the best and most deservingly famous of all the Sherlock Holmes tales. The mystery of the Baskervilles keeps the reader hooked and entertained through every twist and turn...
Read Full Review of The Hound of the BaskervillesThere's a pretty good case to be made that this is Holmes at his finest; in any case, it's a great introduction to the master detective and his faithful chronicler. The plot moves along at a good pace, the quality of the writing is excellent...Holmes and Watson are well portrayed and have some classic, character-defining interactions.
Read Full Review of The Hound of the BaskervillesOne of the most brilliant aspects of this book is how many genres the author was able to pack into its pages. Although the strongest genre is mystery, romance, drama, and historical fiction are intertwined through the book...The Hound of the Baskervilles, will impress you with its well-written chapters, and give you a healthy dose of action.
Read Full Review of The Hound of the BaskervillesHolmes and Watson are so familiar to us as to need no further exposition. Suffice it to say that this quintessential novel features many of the elements that made the series immortal...
Read Full Review of The Hound of the BaskervillesSir Arthur Conan Doyle sets an eerie, haunting and chilly atmosphere in this story through his vivid and picturesque description of the melancholy moor...Then, this is the one you are missing. Right from the first page, the story will give you goose bumps...This is a masterpiece in the genre of detective/suspense/horror stories.
Read Full Review of The Hound of the BaskervillesI must say that the outcome of this story was not very surprising, but I wouldn’t say it was sadly predictable either. The clues are in the book, and the fact that the reader can figure things out on his own is very satisfying...Another thing I loved about this book was how very atmospheric the descriptions were.
Read Full Review of The Hound of the BaskervillesOverall, a great book. Not a big mystery fan, but I always enjoy a good story from Sherlock adventures...Would I recommend it to read: I would...this is a type of mystery book I think even those who generally don't like mystery could enjoy.
Read Full Review of The Hound of the BaskervillesAfter honing this series on the short stories, Doyle returns Watson and Holmes to the novel in The Hound of the Baskervilles, which has all the character-driven mystery, touches of the Gothic, 1880s London, and, of course, the friendship between Watson and Holmes that you could ever want. A lovely outing.
Read Full Review of The Hound of the BaskervillesI really liked the twists and turns Conan Doyle took me on as I read The Hound of the Baskervilles...I really enjoyed The Hound of the Baskervilles although it took a while to get into. It certainly held my attention. I also have a collection of Sherlock Holmes short stories on my Kobo that I want to read some day.
Read Full Review of The Hound of the BaskervillesThere is a supernatural element in the story and the closest that I came to knowing anything was figuring out whether I believed that element played a role in the murder. I was happy to play the spectator and see how everything worked out.
Read Full Review of The Hound of the BaskervillesIn this 128-page story, we have clever villainy, secrets and escaped convicts. The setting, atmosphere and landscape were wonderfully rendered. It was truly fantastic prose. The quagmires, the shadows, the fog bank along with the vast, desolate moor and those loud, mysterious noises in the middle of the night provided plenty of chills...
Read Full Review of The Hound of the BaskervillesPersonally, I found The Hound of the Baskervilles to be quite entertaining. I would highly recommend it to those who enjoy mystery novels. A reader would need to take into account that the book was written over one-hundred years ago and the language is wordy with high-level vocabulary
Read Full Review of The Hound of the BaskervillesIt was nice to breeze through a book again--and not just because I've read it before. But because Doyle writes so darn well. There are plenty of Victorian-era descriptions, but not so much that the reader gets bogged down.
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