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stapsreadsRe-read prior to bookcrossing.
A wide range of Sayers stories proving once again that she can do pretty much anything except write a lower-class character without using a stupid accent to do it. A couple of Lord Peter Wimsey stories, including the gruesome title story, and a few Montague Egg stories, mainly focussing on technical points.
This time around I was actually more interested in the one-offs than in the returning detectives. They range from humorous and psychologically believable to terrifying and psychologically believable. My favourites are probably "The Inspiration of Mr Budd" - even though I know how it ends - "Dilemma" - a philosophical problem with a satisfying twist - and "Nebuchadnezzar" - which combines the inanities of a parlour game with a compelling examination of a spectator's frame of mind. This time, too, I was brave enough to finish "The Cyprian Cat", and this time I will probably remember that "Blood Sacrifice" is by Sayers, not Ngaio Marsh (the theatre setting threw me off the scent). Ah, yes, and "Suspicion" is a beautifully crafted little story.
Fantastic selection, in short.
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/9946149
A wide range of Sayers stories proving once again that she can do pretty much anything except write a lower-class character without using a stupid accent to do it. A couple of Lord Peter Wimsey stories, including the gruesome title story, and a few Montague Egg stories, mainly focussing on technical points.
This time around I was actually more interested in the one-offs than in the returning detectives. They range from humorous and psychologically believable to terrifying and psychologically believable. My favourites are probably "The Inspiration of Mr Budd" - even though I know how it ends - "Dilemma" - a philosophical problem with a satisfying twist - and "Nebuchadnezzar" - which combines the inanities of a parlour game with a compelling examination of a spectator's frame of mind. This time, too, I was brave enough to finish "The Cyprian Cat", and this time I will probably remember that "Blood Sacrifice" is by Sayers, not Ngaio Marsh (the theatre setting threw me off the scent). Ah, yes, and "Suspicion" is a beautifully crafted little story.
Fantastic selection, in short.
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/9946149
