Hardcover, 192 pages
Español language
Published Feb. 29, 1996 by Anaya.
La segunda aparición de Sherlock Holmes en las prensas ocurrió poco después de que el doctor Watson hubiera publicado «un pequeño folleto, con el título algo fantástico de Estudio en escarlata», que por cierto no mereció los elogios del detective. Y, aunque el contumaz narrador empleara en El signo de los cuatro la misma reprobada técnica que en la primera, gracias a «la prueba del reloj» supimos que el doctor Watson tuvo un hermano, pudimos gozar una vez más del envidiable ingenio de Holmes, y atisbamos algunas de las complejas características de su cerebro.
the pace is great, story-telling mind blowing.. but the orientalist gaze of the author is so jarring now.
While most Sherlock stories are intriguing, this one stood out to me as perhaps the most interesting. Not because of the crime, but because of all the original stories I have read thus far this one seems the most interested in Sherlock's motivation and character- fleshed him out as it were.
I also can't help but be amused by Doyle's treatment of Sherlock's drug addiction and apparent manic depression. No apologies. I just can't help but feel like Doyle has been trying despretly since day two to convince his audience that Sherlock is not a good guy. Kind of like how J.K Rowling feels about people obsessing over Draco.
