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Alohamora · 01-15-2018, 08:22 PM

Way back when, there was a Masterpiece Theater production of some of some of the Wimsey stories. I thought the Lord Peter character in the show was annoying rather than charming. That impression kept me from reading Sayers, despite her reputation, all these years.

I had the same reaction to the written version of Lord Peter. The revelation that his behavior might be over-compensation for war-time experiences wasn't enough to make him more sympathetic, at least in this book. I still thought him silly and shallow. But maybe there's some hope that he gains more depth in future volumes.

And the murderer spills all ending, sigh, that really ruined what started as a clever but bizarre puzzle.

I think the anti-semitism displayed by Freake served to strengthen his motive, but it wasn't at all necessary to have it amplified by other characters.

01-15-2018, 08:22 PM	#18
Alohamora Evangelist Posts: 446 Karma: 8897438 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: USA Device: Android phone, Fire tablet, ios phone	Way back when, there was a Masterpiece Theater production of some of some of the Wimsey stories. I thought the Lord Peter character in the show was annoying rather than charming. That impression kept me from reading Sayers, despite her reputation, all these years. I had the same reaction to the written version of Lord Peter. The revelation that his behavior might be over-compensation for war-time experiences wasn't enough to make him more sympathetic, at least in this book. I still thought him silly and shallow. But maybe there's some hope that he gains more depth in future volumes. And the murderer spills all ending, sigh, that really ruined what started as a clever but bizarre puzzle. I think the anti-semitism displayed by Freake served to strengthen his motive, but it wasn't at all necessary to have it amplified by other characters.