very, very good

bookworm14 · 08-02-2005, 07:18 PM

i'm 14 and i had to read this book for my high school summer homework. it was a very good book. i would recommend it to anyone who likes mystery novels.

Bianca Fransen · 08-03-2005, 01:45 PM

I agree!!!

Pendragon · 08-20-2005, 09:05 PM

In my humble opinion, The Hound of the Baskervilles, was Doyle's finest work with Sherlock Holmes. I rank it on a scale of one to ten at about a fourteen. It's my all time favorite work.

Reichenbach · 10-24-2005, 06:02 PM

I love every single one of the 60 Sherlock Holmes'. I surprised myself by getting bored when it got to 'The Second Report of Doctor Watson'

'The Hound of the Baskervilles' was one of my least favourite stories although it was still brilliant. If you want a good SH story, try 'Charles Augustus Milverton' that was one of my very favourites along with 'A Study in Scarlet'

Just to let everyone know, just because I liked it least of all, doesn't mean it wasn't a great book. I loved all of them, so please do not send me five-hundered letters saying 'Die Sherlockian Hater' or anything along those lines!

holmesian · 10-31-2005, 02:17 AM

i disagree with Reichenbach (i can do that, since every one is entitled to his/her opinions). i think "The Hound of the Baskervilles" is the best Holmes story doyle ever wrote. it is my absolute favourite.

Reichenbach · 11-20-2005, 05:23 PM

Fair enough. In my opinion there are much better stories.
Charles Augustus Milverton is one of my favourites along with the problem of Thor bridge and a study in scarlet which was genius!

Jamesian · 08-12-2006, 10:53 AM

Well, I am about to wrap up The Hound of the Baskervilles and was curious as to an advisable Doyle follow-up? I take it A Study in Scarlet is the way to go?

Boris239 · 08-13-2006, 06:23 PM

A Study in Scarlet is probably the best to start with- it's when Holmes and Watson get acquainted. The Sign of Four is probably the next novel to read.

penelopea · 08-13-2006, 07:11 PM

he was walking on his toes ........
creepy!

Jamesian · 08-14-2006, 03:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by penelopea

he was walking on his toes ........
creepy!

Sir Charles the night of his death, or Watson near the end? I assume the former, but, as Holmes will explain....

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boris239

A Study in Scarlet is probably the best to start with- it's when Holmes and Watson get acquainted.

I was not actually sure there was a "beginning", so to speak. Many thanks.

Lauren81492 · 09-01-2007, 06:58 PM

I read it when I was fourteen, too (I'm fifteen now). It's one of my favorite novels of all time, and I read a lot.

08-02-2005, 07:18 PM	#1
bookworm14 bookworm14 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 2	very, very good i'm 14 and i had to read this book for my high school summer homework. it was a very good book. i would recommend it to anyone who likes mystery novels.

08-03-2005, 01:45 PM	#2
Bianca Fransen Alias Domino Join Date: May 2005 Location: Almere, Holland Posts: 329	I agree!!! __________________ Our lives are better left to chance. I could have missed the pain, but then I'd have had to miss the dance Garth Brooks

10-24-2005, 06:02 PM	#4
Reichenbach The Voices In Your Head Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Neverland! Posts: 82	I love every single one of the 60 Sherlock Holmes'. I surprised myself by getting bored when it got to 'The Second Report of Doctor Watson' 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' was one of my least favourite stories although it was still brilliant. If you want a good SH story, try 'Charles Augustus Milverton' that was one of my very favourites along with 'A Study in Scarlet' Just to let everyone know, just because I liked it least of all, doesn't mean it wasn't a great book. I loved all of them, so please do not send me five-hundered letters saying 'Die Sherlockian Hater' or anything along those lines! __________________ Populus me sibilat, at mihi plaudo ipse domi simul ac nummos contemplor in arca There is only one thing in this world that gives me my slender grip on reality, and that's intimate relationship I share with my large collection of singing potatoes!

11-20-2005, 05:23 PM	#6
Reichenbach The Voices In Your Head Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Neverland! Posts: 82	Fair enough. In my opinion there are much better stories. Charles Augustus Milverton is one of my favourites along with the problem of Thor bridge and a study in scarlet which was genius! __________________ Populus me sibilat, at mihi plaudo ipse domi simul ac nummos contemplor in arca There is only one thing in this world that gives me my slender grip on reality, and that's intimate relationship I share with my large collection of singing potatoes!

08-12-2006, 10:53 AM	#7
Jamesian is my namesian. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: At your side always. Posts: 2,162 Blog Entries: 4	Well, I am about to wrap up The Hound of the Baskervilles and was curious as to an advisable Doyle follow-up? I take it A Study in Scarlet is the way to go? __________________ The book itself is a curious artifact, not showy in its technology but complex and extremely efficient: a really neat little device, compact, often very pleasant to look at and handle, that can last decades, even centuries. It doesn't have to be plugged in, activated, or performed by a machine; all it needs is light, a human eye, and a human mind. It is not one of a kind, and it is not ephemeral. It lasts. It is reliable. --Ursula K. Le Guin

08-20-2005, 09:05 PM	#3
Pendragon Haunted Child Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains, SW VA Posts: 15,987 Blog Entries: 131	In my humble opinion, The Hound of the Baskervilles, was Doyle's finest work with Sherlock Holmes. I rank it on a scale of one to ten at about a fourteen. It's my all time favorite work.

10-31-2005, 02:17 AM	#5
holmesian an amateur Sherlockian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Posts: 33	i disagree with Reichenbach (i can do that, since every one is entitled to his/her opinions). i think "The Hound of the Baskervilles" is the best Holmes story doyle ever wrote. it is my absolute favourite.

08-13-2006, 06:23 PM	#8
Boris239 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York Posts: 420	A Study in Scarlet is probably the best to start with- it's when Holmes and Watson get acquainted. The Sign of Four is probably the next novel to read.

08-13-2006, 07:11 PM	#9
penelopea Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: shropshire Posts: 53	he was walking on his toes ........ creepy!

09-01-2007, 06:58 PM	#11
Lauren81492 Future Doctor Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 13	I read it when I was fourteen, too (I'm fifteen now). It's one of my favorite novels of all time, and I read a lot.

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