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alreadyemily's review against another edition
4.0
Delightful! The dead mouse as a metaphor for chivalry was 100%!
I found it funny and charming, though being old, there's no representation of any kind in this.
“You remind me of an old cat I once had. Whenever he killed a mouse he would bring it into the drawing-room and lay it affectionately at my feet. I would reject the corpse with horror and turn him out, but back he would come with his loathsome gift. I simply couldn’t make him understand that he was not doing me a kindness. He thought highly of his mouse and it was beyond him to realize that I did not want it.
You are just the same with your chivalry. It’s very kind of you to keep offering me your dead mouse; but honestly I have no use for it. I won’t take favors just because I happen to be a female.”
I found it funny and charming, though being old, there's no representation of any kind in this.
theinkybaroness's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
texastink's review against another edition
5.0
This was such a fun little story! Chalk full of people of moderate intelligence- at best - this book is full of humor. It manages to both make characters somewhat endearing, while also poking fun at their ridiculousness. It’s somewhat a detective story, but mostly a comedy or even satire on detective stories from the time.
linsey1828's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
galaheadh's review against another edition
already read it
that's the problem with wodehouse, isn't it
that's the problem with wodehouse, isn't it
mammajamma's review against another edition
5.0
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emory's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
The humor holds up really well and it was quite a fun little read.
Content Warnings
2-3 brief comments made by characters that are racist and specifically orientalist in the fashion of the time period, the worst of which is a character being described as crazy by another character by comparing him to people from India