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Chargement... A Case of Identity (short story) (1891)par Arthur Conan Doyle
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. As part of my intention to read the Sherlock Holmes novels in their entirety, I'm currently tripping over the short stories published in "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" - as well-written as each of them is, I need a while to get accustomed to the differing storylines and to bring up some motivation for reading the next story out of this short story collection. "A Case of Identity" was probably just as predictable as the previous one, with the title already spoiling the outcome of the mystery, but this didn't degrade my delight about reading about another case of Sherlock Holmes and his assistant, Dr. Watson. Some subtle terms have been included in the story to develop the characteristics of their cooperation, as Sherlock noted that "you [Watson] are coming along wonderfully. You have really done very well indeed. It is true that you have missed everything of importance, but you have hit upon the method, and you have a quick eye for colour." Oh, Sherlock. You cannot compare the different versions of Sherlock Holmes which Arthur Conan Doyle in his literary works respectively Benedict Cumberbatch in his performance have created, but I love both of them. As to the plot itself, the mystery's solution was quite interesting and exposed one of the most shocking schemes I have read of so far in the Sherlock Holmes novels, but, unfortunately, Arthur Conan Doyle gave a lot of the mystery away before the initial reveal, and while he spent plenty of time on establishing the mystery's main construct, the outcome felt rushed and didn't allow the characters to experience any kind of consequences. As a result, I was left disappointed by this story, and while there was some good writing and a strong plot idea, the execution might have been done in another, more satisfactoring way. 2.5 stars, rounded up to 3 stars because I don't want to rate a Sherlock Holmes story that low. A young woman whose fiance disappeared on the day of their wedding asks Sherlock Holmes for help finding the missing man. Then her young stepfather tries to talk Holmes out of investigating the case. The young woman’s story, Holmes’s observations, and an inquiry or two are all the great detective needs to deduce what happened to the missing man. This seems to be one of Holmes’s most frustrating cases. While he solved the mystery, As the story unfolded I began to think that I was seeing a more caring side of Holmes as he seemed genuinely upset at how the lady was wronged, only to find him switching it off and laughing once everyone had left and he had found how the woman was wronged "interesting". Good ol' Holmes, he never disappoints. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Não estou lendo os causos do Sherlock Holmes e do Dr. Watson cronologicamente, apenas pego algum conto quando me dá na telha, isso talvez possa sabotar minha experiência como um todo, mas prefiro me arriscar assim, já que minha experiência com o Detetive vem apenas dos filmes e das séries, e quero mudar isso logo, indo beber direto na fonte.
A discussão no inicio da história, de onde vem a citação com que começo essa breve resenha, é a minha parte favorita do conto; o detetive acredita que a vida real revela mais fatos estranhos que toda a ficção criada pela mente, enquanto o Dr. Watson discorda e diz que os acontecimentos que saem nos jornais são todos estúpidos e dedutíveis.
Holmes usa inteligentemente como exemplo um caso de divórcio que encontra aleatoriamente no jornal, pedindo para que Watson desvende o motivo da separação. O doutor conclui imediatamente que a causa é traição, embriaguez, agressão física, ou algo próximo. Mas Holmes lhe refuta e esclarece que o motivo do divórcio é que o homem tinha o estranho hábito de, após terminar sua refeição, arremessar sua dentadura na esposa. Provando seu argumento inicial.
Agora, voltando ao crime em sí, "O Caso de Identidade" é sobre uma jovem moça que procura por seu noivo que desapareceu da carruagem no dia do casamento.
O caso, é demasiadamente simples, não tão interessante, mas com sua conclusão ele retoma a discussão inicial: de que um caso aparentemente corriqueiro, pode trazer consigo uma resolução fora do normal.
No geral, é um conto com um inicio bom, mas com um desenrolar razoável. ( )