The Scandal in Bohemia (Penguin Readers, Level 3)

Paperback, 85 pages

English language

Published Feb. 16, 2000 by Pearson ESL.

ISBN:
978-0-582-41639-0
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A astúcia da dama – Minha leitura de Um Escândalo na Boêmia de Arthur Conan Doyle

Ler Um Escândalo na Boêmia foi, para mim, uma das experiências mais marcantes dentro do universo de Sherlock Holmes de Arthur Conan Doyle. Desde a primeira página, percebi que não se tratava de mais um caso comum, mas de um episódio capaz de revelar facetas inesperadas do próprio detetive. O enredo gira em torno de um pedido sigiloso do rei da Boêmia, preocupado com uma fotografia comprometedora que mantém com a atriz Irene Adler.

O que me impressionou foi a tensão delicada entre o poder masculino do monarca e a inteligência silenciosa de Adler. Holmes, com sua habitual frieza lógica, parecia confiante em cada movimento, mas eu, como leitor, pressentia que desta vez o desfecho poderia ser diferente. E foi exatamente isso que tornou a história tão especial: pela primeira e talvez única vez, Holmes se vê superado, não pela força, mas pela astúcia e dignidade de uma …

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Well that was shorter than I thought it was going to be.

This is the first Sherlock book I have read and it is pretty good. It is the first time you meet Irene Adler and can see why Sherlock will become obsessed with her, she is pretty formidable.

I just wish the story was a bit longer.

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I blew through the free Kindle collection of Sherlock Holmes stories in about two weeks. They were pretty silly. The situations were unlikely, and the creaky Victorian underpinnings were a bit embarrassing in places. I don't know that I'll be seeking out more Holes stories in the near future.

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Subjects

  • Classic fiction
  • English language readers
  • English literature: fiction texts
  • Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books
  • English
  • Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)
  • English as a Second Language
  • Foreign Language Study / English as a Second Language