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- the vocabulary, hoo boy, I learned a lot, and some of it even applicable to places that aren't Oxford
- much more confusing than yr average modern romance novel, and with a fuckload more untranslated Latin
- lots of characters have thoughts on eugenics and on the Lower Classes, and at least one on The Jews. It's, uh.... shameless? It's very 1930 up in here.
- the gender politics is pretty bleak but fascinating. These are liberated middle and upper class white women in the heart of the e ...more
- the vocabulary, hoo boy, I learned a lot, and some of it even applicable to places that aren't Oxford
- much more confusing than yr average modern romance novel, and with a fuckload more untranslated Latin
- lots of characters have thoughts on eugenics and on the Lower Classes, and at least one on The Jews. It's, uh.... shameless? It's very 1930 up in here.
- the gender politics is pretty bleak but fascinating. These are liberated middle and upper class white women in the heart of the e ...more
I did enjoy this portrayal of Lord Peter Wimsey as the suitor. I also enjoyed the portrayal of Harriet Vane as a successful, educated novelist. However, I do most of my reading at night after getting my boys to bed before falling asleep and I kept feeling I wasn't taking everything in and missing some of the story.
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