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heresyourletter's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
relaxing
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
4.0
I came to this book as a huge Agatha Christie fan and having heard good things about Dorothy L Sayers. While the writing style is a bit more slow-paced and intellectual than Christie’s (with the occasional tangent about sluice gate keeping in the Fenlands), I still enjoyed the twists and turns of the plot and never guessing the true murderer until the end of the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Ableism, Murder, and Mental illness
Minor: Cursing, Antisemitism, War, and Racial slurs
katiewhocanread's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexism, Car accident, Antisemitism, Child death, and War
naluju's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder
serendipitysbooks's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This crime classic features a body in a grave which you think would be okay. But this body wasn’t in a coffin, was dismembered and didn’t belong in the grave in question. In addition Lord Peter Wimsey suspected it may be connected to some valuable emeralds that went missing from the same small village fifteen years earlier. I appreciated the intricate plotting, the characterisation (especially the village minister), and the way British village life was perfectly captured. However, I read a lot more about campanology (the art of bell ringing) than I cared to. The information dumps, while necessary, impeded the narrative flow.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Violence
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