The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

Maybe he had a really mean math teacher with the last name growing up - who knows? All I can say is that there exists no alternative explanation as to why a man would craft a relationship based on such routine displays of horrid cruelty towards another man.Īs Maggie Thatcher would say, “there is no alternative!” Well, of course, there is and I will tell it to you - because Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a sadistic little prick who hated the surname Watson. Why is this? Why would a man treat his closest companion so poorly? Surely, there must be a reason for this. Seuss) this is a man who is more than deserving of the title.Īnd yet, judging by the way his so-called “best friend” Sherlock routinely dismisses his efforts at assisting in various cases with taunts of “Elementary, my dear Watson!” (“dear”.how much more patronizing can you get?!?), it is as if he is nothing but a simpleton, an average Joe - possessing no more intelligence than any old dunce off the street. Furthermore, not only was Watson a war veteran - he was a frickin’ Royal Army surgeon! This is not one of those situations where the prefix “Dr.” is used when someone has not, in fact, obtained a medical degree or Ph.D. The two men lived in the same flat together (don’t get any ideas, though - they were likely just looking to split the cost of rent, which I imagine was quite steep in Victorian-era London, at least if the cost of rent in Boris Johnson era London is any indication). This was a man who Holmes, on many occasions, referred to as his “best friend” (his holm-ie, if you will.good lord, that was excruciating to read back). I mean, just look at how he treated his poor assistant, Dr. Sherlock Holmes was, in every sense of the word, a bully. It should not venture into the realm of bullying. But writing mysteries should be left at just that - writing mysteries.

In fact, I would say that next to Ray Chandler, he is probably the greatest mystery writer of all time. It is not about the quality of his writing, which is nothing short of superb. I’ve got a bone to pick with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Published by planksip The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle A Critic's Meta-Review: 4/5 The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930).

The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle