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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Another masterpiece from Sayers.
Great whodunit. Lots of bell-ringing terminology to wade through, but the perfect setup for a brilliant mystery.
It seems that Sayers almost would have preferred to write a book about ringing the bells at English churches rather than a Lord Peter mystery, but somehow, she does both, though I found it a somewhat slow read.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
“We mustn’t question the ways of Providence,” said the Rector.
“Providence?” said the old woman. “Don’t yew talk to me about Providence. I’ve had enough o’ Providence. First he took my husband, and then he took my ’taters, but there’s One above as’ll teach him to mend his manners, if he don’t look out.”
The Rector was too much distressed to challenge this remarkable piece of theology.
“Providence?” said the old woman. “Don’t yew talk to me about Providence. I’ve had enough o’ Providence. First he took my husband, and then he took my ’taters, but there’s One above as’ll teach him to mend his manners, if he don’t look out.”
The Rector was too much distressed to challenge this remarkable piece of theology.
Classic British Murder Mystery! My favorite. This one was just as good as any of the others I have read. Not sure that it is any better although it is on the list of 1001 books to read before you die. Keeps you guessing until the end.
A very suitable book to see out the year, being as it is set at New Years and involves floods on a Boxing Day. Weirdly this is the first Sayers I have ever read, probably because I’m more interested in the weirder byroads of crime fiction and know that the big hitters will always be there and easier to find. Having said that, on the evidence of this I’m going to have a grand old time reading the rest of her books
I knew the solution because I vividly remember a play of it I heard when I was about twelve, but that doesn’t really matter at all. What is so wonderful about the book is that Sayers effectively takes a crime plot and manages to find the realism in it. Wimsey is effectively a Campion from the real world, and the investigation, solution and denouement have a very real lived in quality that other fiction of the era doesn’t have. Now I happen to love the more whimsical and eccentric and camp corners of the genre probably more than this, but it feels like t he naturalistic form of the British crime novel at the apex of its Golden Age form. It’s a beautiful achievement and never takes any short cuts (apart from a really weird sudden moment of anti semitism), instead etching the locals with a real eye to detail and reluctance to indulge in cliches. Similarly, Hilary is a wonderful creation - the first bright teenager in a Golden Age crime novel who hasn’t been a major irritant, no small achievement in a genre stuffed with some awful, awful children
I knew the solution because I vividly remember a play of it I heard when I was about twelve, but that doesn’t really matter at all. What is so wonderful about the book is that Sayers effectively takes a crime plot and manages to find the realism in it. Wimsey is effectively a Campion from the real world, and the investigation, solution and denouement have a very real lived in quality that other fiction of the era doesn’t have. Now I happen to love the more whimsical and eccentric and camp corners of the genre probably more than this, but it feels like t he naturalistic form of the British crime novel at the apex of its Golden Age form. It’s a beautiful achievement and never takes any short cuts (apart from a really weird sudden moment of anti semitism), instead etching the locals with a real eye to detail and reluctance to indulge in cliches. Similarly, Hilary is a wonderful creation - the first bright teenager in a Golden Age crime novel who hasn’t been a major irritant, no small achievement in a genre stuffed with some awful, awful children
Ένα χορταστικό, κλασικό βρετανικό αστυνομικό που διαδραματίζεται στο Μεσοπόλεμο. Το πρώτο μου της Dorothy Sayers με ήρωα τον λόρδο Πήτερ Ουίμσυ. Μου άρεσε πολύ η ατμόσφαιρα της αγγλικής επαρχίας, ο έξυπνος ήρωας με την λεπτή ειρωνεία, θα διαβάσω κι άλλα βιβλία της.
Very satisfactory, though I don't know if I liked it as much as some of the other straight up mysteries. There wasn't a lot of traditional detective work, and while I did enjoy the change-ringing and local color, it made Peter a rather sidelined character. I do want to know more about Miss Hilary Thorpe, however! I shall imagine she went up to Shrewsbury, naturally.