The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes II Audiobook (Unabridged)

" I really, really enjoyed 'The Hound of the Baskervilles.' I look forward to reading more of the stories. "

" Love Sherlock Holmes. Even in this day and age with all the New Detective shows on television, I still enjoy reading this book. "

" I picked this book up more out of curiosity than an actual desire to read it. Sherlock Holmes has maintained a pervasive presence in our culture and I wanted to know why. I think that his popularity stems not from the fact that the adventures are great works of literature but that he was the Jack Bauer his day. The book is entertaining but not to spectacular. It is worth reading to understand its place in our culture if not for its exceptional writing. In fact many of the stories are surprisingly redundant. How many times can an evil step-father try to steal his daughters inheritance anyway? "

" I realize now that Sherlock Holmes is a classic character for a reason. "

" What can you say? It's Sherlock Freakin' Holmes! "

" I had a hard time figuring out a rating for this first volume, because I really disliked the first two novels (weird Mormon tangent, anyone?), felt indifferent about a few more, and loved some others (especially Hound of the Baskervilles). On average, my rating probably falls between 3.5 and 4. "

" Man, I love these books. Sir Doyle is a master of suspense and character development. It's easy for me to escape into 19th century London for a whole night. None of the movies compare to the books. "

" One of my favorite guilty pleasures. "

" I enjoyed that there were a lot of short stories as opposed to novels. I kept getting sucked into the pages trying to figure out the mystery. I was only able to really stop once the short story ended. If you are looking for something to take you out of reality, this will do it. "

" How did it take me so long to get into the Holmes stories? They aren't all gems, but they amazingly engaging. Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys good short stories. "

" I devour anything by Doyle. Great to have all the Holmes stuff available in two volumes. Read both straight through. "

" I love a good mystery! "

" Amazing!!! A must read. It was fantastic. "

" I never get tired of entering the foggy world of poisons, passions, and pipe tobacco that Sherlock Holmes and his faithful Watson inhabit. As I get older, it's more about the dialogue and the details than the deduction, but the Victorian adventure stories are still charming on their own. "

" getting caught up for series 2 of Sherlock. "

" What fun to go back and reread this wonderful stuff. Are there any mysteriea written that are not copies of this? "

" Currently on The Hound of the Baskervilles. Amazingly written, so easy to see how both Holmes and Watson have become iconic characters in literature. "

" I've always loved these. This time around I've found that if I first watch Downton Abbey then read Holmes as I'm going to sleep, I get these crazy dreams of steam-punk peerage mystery adventures. Fun! "

" Volumes 1 & 2 are my favorite books ever! I just looooooooove them! I rarely read a book twice, but every now and then I pick up one of the volumes to read a story or two because I adore them. "

" I read volumes 1 and 2 - all 1638 pages - at once. As much as I have always loved Holmes - it was a bit much. The books are wonderful but I certainly recommend smaller doses! "

" People often disregard the fact that Doyle was a brilliant author and instead talk about the groundbreaking Holmes--which really is just a testimony to Doyle. I loved these stories and have read every single one of them. "

" although i find it a bit over wordy at times, and thyere seems to be LESS detection than i'd always imagined, i'm glad i finally decided to read them. "

" I always wanted to be like Sherlock. "

" Absolutely brilliant! I cannot wait to read all of them! "

" I really loved reading this book. It is something that could make one's brain work the way Sherlock Holmes's brain works.... it can put one completely in detective's world.. "

" This is an excellent story of mystery and suspense, and it provides details of the technology of which existed or was introduced in the time of the nineteenth century. "

" Let's face it, who can't love Holmes! =P "

" CSI is left in the dust... "

" Who doesn't love Holmes?Like Wuthering Heights, this book is also good in that if you read only the first half, you've already done the best part. The Holmes stories really drop off in quality after Conan Doyle decided to bring him back from the dead for some $$$. "