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phoebemurtagh's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Antisemitism
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Infidelity, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War
kjboldon's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Second reading: The boring info dump happened both up front and at the end. In Sayers' second mystery, she's working hard at making a convincing puzzle, and I think she succeeds. Also, she does more with characterization, so Peter and his relationship w Mary and others gets interesting treatment.
There is a funny passage w socialists, some excitement with a chase, a bog, a reluctant witness, and a last minute piece of evidence. These were diverting and entertaining, if not quite convincing. This is escapism, after all.
After a slow start, the book picks up in the middle and becomes quite fun. Alas, Sayers ends the book as she started it, with giant info dumps in court. It's better than Whose Body? but not yet a good book as a whole. It sparkles fiercely in enough places to win me over and make me interested to keep going to see the progression on Sayers' skill as a writer.
First reading: This improved upon its predecessor, Whose Body?, by having less of a boring info dump in the middle. I found it charming and amusing, and read several parts aloud to my spouse.
There is a funny passage w socialists, some excitement with a chase, a bog, a reluctant witness, and a last minute piece of evidence. These were diverting and entertaining, if not quite convincing. This is escapism, after all.
After a slow start, the book picks up in the middle and becomes quite fun. Alas, Sayers ends the book as she started it, with giant info dumps in court. It's better than Whose Body? but not yet a good book as a whole. It sparkles fiercely in enough places to win me over and make me interested to keep going to see the progression on Sayers' skill as a writer.
First reading: This improved upon its predecessor, Whose Body?, by having less of a boring info dump in the middle. I found it charming and amusing, and read several parts aloud to my spouse.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism