Mini review: The hound of Baskervilles by A. C. Doyle

5/5 stars

“The past and the present are within my field of inquiry, but what a man may do in the future is a hard question to answer."

​When I say that I read every Sherlock Holmes story at least 5 times, I mean that I really read every story at least 5 times! It's not a figure of speech. when I was in my early teens I was obsessed with Sherlock Holmes - the books that is (the very famous BBC tv-show wouldn't come out for at least 10 years). Yes, I'm old. 

My old copy of the book looks like it's been through wart's so extremely battered. I would start from page one and once I finished I'd go back and start re-reading immediately. And then again. There really was a time in my life when I didn't read anything else, just Sherlock Holmes. 

So it was very nice to revisit the world again now, after I've read so many different genres in the past few years. And it was just as good. 

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“The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.”

The hound of Baskervilles is a timeless story, and no matter how many times I read it - I still feel the atmosphere of fear it supposed to bring onto a reader. But the past part of this story is not necessarily the mystery - it's the character interactions that we see. Sherlock is at his peak of being a gentleman asshole for sure. He's sarcastic and pompous and the way it rubs other people wrong is hilarious. I've never been a fan of Watson's really, so when he falls for one of Sherlock's jokes is always a good time for me. 

The writing is flawless, the pacing is perfect and dialog is sharp and witty. But then, would you expect anything less? 

“There's a light in a woman's eyes that speaks louder than words.”