So, after reading the complete works of Sherlock Holmes, I've come to a conclusion - that Sherlock Holmes is not my cup of tea. Its a cross between the stories being too clean, and that Sherlock Holmes is a bit of an ass. I actually like Watson considerable more. Watson brings in a humanizing factor that gives Sherlock a way to explain his stories.

I know that this is a book of its time, where classism exists, English Exceptionalism, etc etc. However, Doyle at times points out the hypocrisy - in "The Adventure of the Yellow Face", when Sherlock Holmes is hired to figure out what a secretive wife is doing, he finds she is hiding her much loved child from a previous marriage to a black man.

Most of these stories from both volumes have faded for me, but a few do stick out. "The Hound of the Baskervilles" is one my favorites. ( )

I love Sherlock, and it was great to finally read the collection all the way through. : ) ( )

The sacred writings. My obsession for the past 6 months. So good. So long, so big. ( )

I think this was the longest book i read in 2013 :)
It had 2 Novels and other stories.
I like the study in scarlet as it was the first novel published of Sherlock Holmes.
The sign of four and short stories with memoirs didn't impress me much. I liked the other adventures :) ( )

i read a story or two a week till done.... Reading funk mostly over sherlock was a great way to get my groove back... ( )