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The Nine Tailors
by Dorothy L. Sayers
I'm in a Dorothy L. Sayers marathon of sorts ( reading her Lord Peter Wimsey series) and this is the best I've read so far! Her mysteries are rather simple by which I mean I can generally guess correctly at the guilty party all by myself ;) What makes them interesting to me is above all Lord Peter Wimsey himself! He's quite the character and I often get the feeling that he could just as easily be a character in the Wodehouse universe! Bunter - his inimitable butler would certainly do Jeeves proud!
In this book, Sayers gives us an in depth look at bell-ringing; an art that I knew absolutely nothing about. Her style and use of quotations often detract from my reading experience though coz I find myself having to look up lots of stuff, and that upsets my reading rhythm. Perhaps that's because of the time period she wrote about and in. It's completely alien to me and in that sense it's hard to find the right context sometimes. But her characters are entirely relatable and recognisable. Human nature being what it is, hasn't changed that much over the decades!
I enjoyed the mystery in this one and the mode of death - rather unique! You'll just have to read it yourself and see! Gaudy Night is next.
In this book, Sayers gives us an in depth look at bell-ringing; an art that I knew absolutely nothing about. Her style and use of quotations often detract from my reading experience though coz I find myself having to look up lots of stuff, and that upsets my reading rhythm. Perhaps that's because of the time period she wrote about and in. It's completely alien to me and in that sense it's hard to find the right context sometimes. But her characters are entirely relatable and recognisable. Human nature being what it is, hasn't changed that much over the decades!
I enjoyed the mystery in this one and the mode of death - rather unique! You'll just have to read it yourself and see! Gaudy Night is next.