The Study in Scarlet

Hey guys, how is everyone today? I bet that most of you are hoping for it to snow.  On the topic of for this blog post I am going to go back into the past on snowy day when I was really bored and I decided to read a book. The book I decided to read was the infamous Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, but we all know that there are a lot of books in that series so the one I will be talking to you about is The Study in Scarlet. This is well known because this is the very first adventure that Dr. Watson experienced with Sherlock Holmes. For those not familiar with this book here is a link to a GoodReads summary.

By now you probably read the summary, if needed be of course; now I am going to tell you my take on the book. The series as a whole is really interesting, because of the methods Holmes uses. In most detective stories the protagonist stumbles on clue by luck but Holmes, unlike other detectives, uses actual facts and reasoning to solve his mysteries. There is one down side to a person being as smart as Holmes, and that is the person's ego. Sherlock Holmes is one who likes to be over smart, stubborn, and acts as if he knows everything. There is a line that is world famous and that is, "Elementary, my dear Watson". At first this may seem that Dr. Watson must be a complete idiot, which can't be right hence the title Dr., but it is because of Holmes' ego. 

The series is one that I highly recommend to all those who like a good suspense and also look out for my next blog post. See you all next time.