Dee reviewed The narrative of John Smith by Arthur Conan Doyle
5/5
5 stars
Reread no.4 Whilst this may not be regarded as one of Doyle’s masterpieces, and is very clearly a transition piece to his lengthier writings and therefore excused of most shortcomings, it still manages to perfectly portray a yearning to write addressed through Doyle’s fabricated counterpart, ‘John Smith.’
Despite a lacking structure as well as a defined plot, it’s still hard to put down—even after the umpteenth reread. The only analogy I can make is being locked in a room with a sagacious, but overly prone to rambling old man.
This really is a gold mine for all the references and details recycled in his later, lengthier works.
Reread no.4 Whilst this may not be regarded as one of Doyle’s masterpieces, and is very clearly a transition piece to his lengthier writings and therefore excused of most shortcomings, it still manages to perfectly portray a yearning to write addressed through Doyle’s fabricated counterpart, ‘John Smith.’
Despite a lacking structure as well as a defined plot, it’s still hard to put down—even after the umpteenth reread. The only analogy I can make is being locked in a room with a sagacious, but overly prone to rambling old man.
This really is a gold mine for all the references and details recycled in his later, lengthier works.