The Seven-Per-Cent Solution: Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D. (The Journals of John H. Watson, M.D.)

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Interesting mystery with overlay of Holmes cocaine addiction. A wordy slug to start and more interesting later. Buy this book on sale

First, this is a hybrid of a typical novel (dealing with Holmes' drug addiction and the role of Watson and Freud in dealing with it) and a chase story where we know who the bad guy is. Not at all in the golden age whodunit style I was hoping for.I stopped reading two thirds through which is very rare for me. It was enjoyable enough but nowhere near great literature and without the whodunit component just not enough to justify reading fluff.

Not the best Holmes story ever written. The author could have done bettet-just an opion.

Sherlock Holmes has become an opium addict. Watson and Sherlocks brother , Mycroft, bring Sherlock to Vienna to be treated by Dr. Freud and hopefully freed from his addiction.Sherlock treatment is successful. ,While treating Sherlock, Dr. Freud is asked to interview a woman who tried to commit suicide. From there a new adventure begins.

I read the entire works by Sir Arthur Cohen Doyle when I was a teen and some of the stories were reread. I have a distinct memory of this story because I knew nothing about addiction, drugs and Freud. At that time there was no one to ask and few teachers could explain psychiatry or Freudian Psychoanalysis.I will continue to read these stories.I would recommend any Sherlock Holmes & John Watson stories to any reader (8yo and above).

Reads like a lost manuscript, a story you might have overlooked in a previous book. Meyer has again put the voice of Watson inside my head and added to the grand collection of Holmes literature.

Reread this wonderful novel for the first time in more than thirty years and it has lost none of its greatness in that. The best by far of all the ‘discovered’ Watson chronicles and a great and fun read for fans of Sherlock and anyone who likes a good read!

Nachdem Watson entdeckt, dass Holmes' Kokainkonsum so sehr außer Kontrolle geraten ist, dass der berühmte Detektiv am Rande des Wahnsinns wandelt und nicht mehr in der Lage ist, zwischen Einbildung und Wirklichkeit zu unterscheiden, lotst er ihn unter einem Vorwand nach Wien um ihn dort von Freud therapieren zu lassen.Da ich Fan-Fiction im Allgemeinen skeptisch gegenüberstehe, war ich wirklich überrascht, wie sehr ich dieses Buch mochte.Nicholas Meyer gelingt es in dieser, wohl berühmtesten Sherlock-Holmes Fan-Fiction, ein Bild von Holmes zu zeichnen, das ganz anders ist, als man es von den Conan Doyles Stories gewohnt ist – der Detektiv wirkt hier zerbrechlich, einsam, traurig - und dennoch die Spannung, den Esprit und den Witz der Geschichten einzufangen. Denn natürlich gilt es neben dem Sucht-Problem auch noch einen anderen Fall zu lösen (wahnwitzige Verfolgungsjagd und Schwertkampf auf dem Dach eines fahrenden Zuges inklusive).Gleichzeitig werden hier auch weitere, in Sherlockianer-Kreisen heftig diskutierte Themen wie Holmes' Familiengeschichte, die Beziehung zu Professor Moriarty und Watsons zweifelhafte Darstellung des Vorfalls am Reichenbachfall, thematisiert. Wer Sherlock Holmes mag, sollte sich deshalb „The Seven-Percent Solution“ nicht entgehen lassen.

Satisfying story. The world building is as good as Conan Doyle's. Watson comes across as a sturdy, resolute character who cares deeply for his friend. I liked it a lot.

A fun pastiche of the admirable Holmes stories. If you liked the real thing then this should touch the spot.

like the West End Horror once again don't be put off by my personal choice what some amateur critics may rave about i found just a okay read

This was a gift for a family member.they say it is very good. Good for Sherlock holmes fans which I'm not!!