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buildingtaste's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
my first Sayers, and that was not a good call. just could not get into the advertising milieu, so I ended up skipping a lot, which in turn undermined the mystery. sorry, wimsey!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Xenophobia, and Classism
kjboldon's review
5.0
2022: Just delightful. Twisty plot, shady drug runners, and the day to day of life in an ad agency, which doesn't seem to have changed in a century, or across continents. There were many times in reading when I'd smile to myself. Such a fun read.
2024: a romp of a read. Yet, the body count. And the racism. And the classism. And capitalism. And several pages of abstruse cricketing talk. Still, fun to read, and perhaps the best mystery she wrote, and lots of POV changes, great secondary characters (Ginger Joe!), and I think that's a nod to Ulysses. Wherefore art thou, Harriet?
2024: a romp of a read. Yet, the body count. And the racism. And the classism. And capitalism. And several pages of abstruse cricketing talk. Still, fun to read, and perhaps the best mystery she wrote, and lots of POV changes, great secondary characters (Ginger Joe!), and I think that's a nod to Ulysses. Wherefore art thou, Harriet?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism