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I remember adoring Sayers and her Lord Wimsey, but I admit upon reacquaintance I found his aristocratic manner irksome at first, and I was put off with his attitude that this was a hobby and puzzle. It's akin to an attitude you see in Sherlock Holmes, but somehow seemed more callous in a wealthy aristocrat who seems equally as diverted by collecting rare books. However, more and more as I read the novel it came back to me why I did love Sayers' Wimsey novels, and I got glints of why eventually W
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I thought the book opened with an unfortunate analogy. “His long, amiable face looked as if it had generated spontaneously from his top hat, as white maggots breed from Gorgonzola.” Whatever imagery THAT provoked was not terribly pleasing. Hmmm, not an auspicious beginning for me, but I hoped it would improve.
Unfortunately, the novel went downhill from there. I disliked it mostly because I don’t enjoy characters who are “too cool for school”, and whose dialogue mainly consists of snappy repartee ...more
Unfortunately, the novel went downhill from there. I disliked it mostly because I don’t enjoy characters who are “too cool for school”, and whose dialogue mainly consists of snappy repartee ...more
The title is spot on!
Jul 25, 2012
Kari
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