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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
Absolutely inimitable. A somewhat long and plodding first act, but wow, what a payoff. As much literature as it is genre fiction. Sayers is a master of the whodunnit, but at her very best, her novels encompass so much more than the whodunnit question. In The Nine Tailors, she writes about the geography of the English fen-country and the history of churchbell-ringing nearly as capably as she does murder and sleuthing. But unlike Gaudy Night, in which the backdrop drowned the mystery, The Nine Tailors never forgets #1. She didn't write a grand "a-ha" moment into it, but the "a-ha" that happened in my own head just about knocked me over.
I'd never read Sayers before, and I'm still not 100% sure what I think about this one. If you like MORE detail than Christie gives you, then check Sayers out. I find Wimsey to be likable as a main character, but I really want to know more about this Bunter fellow.
The Nine Tailors really gets into the change ringing. Really. I mean, a lot. Also, unlike the last Christie I read, this one did not make me gasp in surprise. I figured out both the identity of the corpse and the murderer long before coming to the last page.
Still, there are a lot worse ways to spend one's time, let me tell you that!
The Nine Tailors really gets into the change ringing. Really. I mean, a lot. Also, unlike the last Christie I read, this one did not make me gasp in surprise. I figured out both the identity of the corpse and the murderer long before coming to the last page.
Still, there are a lot worse ways to spend one's time, let me tell you that!
This is one of my favorite books, comfortable like an old shoe. It was the first Dorothy Sayers, Lord Peter Wimsey book I read many many years ago. Recommended by someone at a handbell workshop, of course. I became a fan, and read all of the Lord Peter books thereafter. I've probably read this one a half-dozen times. I come back to it when I want something easy and satisfying to read again, every few years or so. Highly recommended.
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Wonderfully written but way too much detail about bells for this non-bellringer. I guessed the ending way ahead of time, which is rare for me and always a downer.
I found an abridged audiobook so it went fast. Which is probably best
Solution was unique and good but book was too fluffed with dialogue