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freya_yasmin's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
med_librarian's review against another edition
mysterious
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
The quality of the stories ranges quite a lot. Some of them are clever and/or funny. Others are like professionally written fanfic with Peter as a Marty Stu.
Content Warnings
Minor: Antisemitism
kwcook's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
apanneton's review
Je pensais me traîner péniblement à travers ce recueil (que j'ai lu juste parce que je veux passer à travers toute la série), parce que tsé, les murder mysteries format nouvelles -- mais je me suis beaucoup amusée. Quelques scénarios convenus, beaucoup d'exubérance, des huis clos & des portes verrouillées de l'intérieur, & une seule petite histoire tellement mauvaise qu'elle en est gênante : ce serait difficile de demander un meilleur ratio.
karen_unabridged's review against another edition
3.0
Short stories of various lengths. Some are tightly constructed, but a few are ludicrous. Lord Peter behaves more like a spy than a detective in at least one of the stories.
Content Warnings
Minor: Racial slurs
jazzylemon's review against another edition
5.0
12 short stories featuring the inimitable Lord Peter Wimsey
nichola's review against another edition
funny
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
3.0
I keep forgetting how conservative the old crime writers were. I don’t think I’m ever going to be a Sayers girl, but overall some fun.
lawrenceevalyn's review against another edition
4.0
There's an edge to Sayers that I hadn't quite expected -- I often had to take small breaks between stories, as they can get a bit grim. But still nonetheless Wimsey's love of beauty and goodness pulls me through: I don't really care about wine or cars, but goodness do I care about antiquarian books and fabulous clothing more than enough to make up for it. These stories were clever and well-crafted, and a good reminder of why the novel-length ones are worth the amount of time they take up my brain. It's a bit funny to see how self-consciously Sherlockian the story construction is at moments (especially with the last story in this volume) but on the whole I like it.