priya_haha's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
proust_mobile's review against another edition
3.0
I get the impression that the post-WWI golden age of mystery novels was an arms race to devise increasingly more complicated and unexpected motives and methods for murder. How else to explain Dorothy L. Sayers' fixation on labyrinthian will and property bequeathments? Even though her prose is a joy to read and always puts character and emotion first, I'm still bummed to discover that yes, once again, the puzzle revolves around yet another rich relative's will.
The story is well constructed but isn't very engaging. It does offer quite a bit of empathy for English veterans and takes an early look at what would later be known as PTSD. I also appreciated the development of a rift in the series' central friendship, as it was nice to know these relationships won't remain stagnant throughout the books. But overall this wasn't a memorable entry.
The story is well constructed but isn't very engaging. It does offer quite a bit of empathy for English veterans and takes an early look at what would later be known as PTSD. I also appreciated the development of a rift in the series' central friendship, as it was nice to know these relationships won't remain stagnant throughout the books. But overall this wasn't a memorable entry.
abrswf's review
4.0
Another fun entry in the Wimsey series. Rather pro-woman, which was refreshing. I do think this book needed to be shorter, and less obvious about several plot points, so one star off.
we_are_all_mad_here26's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
4.0
Lord Wimsey and a pretty grim group arrive at a cemetery, in the dark of night, intent on exhuming a weeks-old corpse to determine if it (he?) had been murdered. "Well, here we are," Wimsey says. "When does the ceremony take place? Quietly, I take it. No flowers?"
I am grateful to myself for having given Dorothy Sayers and Lord Wimsey another try. Still uncertain as to whether I will pick up Whose Body? ever again.
I am grateful to myself for having given Dorothy Sayers and Lord Wimsey another try. Still uncertain as to whether I will pick up Whose Body? ever again.
kittykornerlibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
Lord Peter as man-about-town is called in to advise in the case of a sudden death at one of the gentlemen's clubs in London of which he is a member. Naturally, the case becomes much more complicated than it appears at first. I adore Lord Peter. That is all.
freyathorn's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting how corpses in these mysteries never suffer from the biological effects of decomposition, nor of relaxed sphincters.
fastasashark's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-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? No
4.0
greenyce's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
ellenplum's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25