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tenisonpurple's review
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
bethr's review
Period-consistent racism and sexism permeates this mystery, and even the protagonist is insufficiently likeable to compensate for his frequent "jokes" about his girlfriend's Jewishness and femaleness, and his snobby comments about his co-workers, even though they are a pathetic and unpleasant lot. I think this was supposed to be clever, but it just grated on me. And I'm a medievalist who can deal with a lot of old-timey prejudices. Ugh.
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