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Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot

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[b] Sherlock Holmes vs Hercule Poirot [/b]

Still remains as topic of feud for their respective fans and readers.

I am reader of both & my vote goes for Mr Holmes.

The stories are more realistic, where he is visiting crime scenes taking samples, his cases include clues + witnesses, while Poirot solely relies on witnesses

Also in many Poirot stories though they are interesting at the end as a reader you feel that any other alternate closure was possible but things just happened as Poirot guessed or concluded them ( for eg his famous orient express case. He randomly remembers a case happened years ago and assumes every member related to that case is here and case happenings fit to his logic. There are some more like that). Still reading him or Holmes both are pleasure

So what's your take readers ....whom do you prefer?
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Casheyane · F
I have only read Dead Man's Folly. So I don't have much basis for Hercule Poirot. But I was left with the impression that he investigates to investigate. I didn't get much sense that he investigates to save. Because well, spoiler, the dead body was already cemented. But maybe he is better in other books. I am yet to know. But right now, the impression I have of his character as a detective that is passive.

I am a Sherlockian. I love the books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I love BBC Sherlock. I love Enola Homes. I also love how SH is portrayed in Detective Conan.
Overall, SH for me is more of an active kinda detective.

So yeah, SH for the win haha. :)