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3.0 out of 5 stars
Merely Elementary Holmes,
By jrmspnc (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures (Paperback)
The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes stories is certainly mammoth in size, with nearly 500 pages of stories. The stories themselves, however, seldom rise above the ordinary. Holmesophiles will no doubt tremendously appreciate the chronology and annotated bibliography assembled by editor Mike Ashley, although they may also chuckle at Ashley's tendency to say "I know Watson says this case happened in 1897, but I think he was lying and it really happened in 1895."Apart from Ashley's chronology and bibliography there isn't much memorable here. The stories are all adequate but lack the spark that make the original Doyle adventures special. All are stories even the casual Holmes fan won't mind reading, but none will compel the reader to revisit them.
3.0 out of 5 stars
No disappointments in readable collection,
This review is from: The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures (Paperback)
Mike Ashley has assembled a large collection of Sherlock Holmes short stories, mostly new to this collection (three are reprinted, but I only had the previous appearance of one of these).If you are someone who is a fan of Sherlock Holmes and is always looking for more, than this is a book you will want. The stories are of a consistent quality, written by authors who are practiced in their art, and involve Holmes and Watson considering problems whose solutions are not normally obvious from the outset. For me, while none of the stories were particularly outstanding in either good or bad terms. I enjoyed Stephen Baxter's 'The Adventure of the Inertial Adjustor', Peter Crowther's 'The Adventure of the Touch of God' and Zakaria Erzinçlioglu's 'The Adventure of the Bulgarian Diplomat' marginally more than the others. I'd recommend this book to Holmes enthusiasts, or to those with little exposure to the Great Detective. It is a good collection of decent quality.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not Up to Doyle's Standards,
By Old Fisherman "Jim" (Orange, California USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures (Paperback)
I find myself disagreeing with many of the other reviewers here, but I found only a very few of the stories as good as the Doyle originals. And I think I know why they didn't grab me like the originals do. The originals were written by a man living in Victorian England while these stories were all written almost 100 years later by writers trying to interpret Victorian England. I think that's why the originals ring more true to me. Conan Doyle had all the little details right at his fingertips because he was living in the period. Modern writers try but I don't find the little touches needed to evoke the period. I also found that many writers strained to add those little deductive touches that Conan Doyle always managed to put in. Some of the examples of "deduction" were downright silly.That said, there are a few stories that do come close with "The Adventure of the Bulgarian Diplomat" being my favorite. If you really like the Conan Doyle originals you may be disappointed in this collection.
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