Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)

Posted on 23 December 2017 by Dorothy L. Sayers

The stark naked body was lying in the tub Not unusual for a proper bath, but highly irregular for murder especially with a pair of gold pince nez deliberately perched before the sightless eyes What s , the face appeared to have been shaved after death The police assumed that the victim was a prominent financier, but Lord Peter Wimsey, who dabbled in mystery detection as a hobby, knew better In this, his first murder case, Lord Peter untangles the ghastly mystery of the corpse in the bath. Read Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1) – kino-fada.fr The very first Lord Peter Wimsey novel, and thus the genesis of one of the most engaging characters I ve ever encountered, literary or otherwise Actually, make that at least two since Bunter is equally astounding , and maybe three because the Dowager s quite engaging, too In rereading this, I found myself surprised at how solid the characters are at the very beginning of the series they are essentially the same fully realized people they are ten books later, though we only see certain face The very first Lord Peter Wimsey novel, and thus the genesis of one of the most engaging characters I ve ever encountered, literary or otherwise Actually, make that at least two since Bunter is equally astounding , and maybe three because the Dowager s quite engaging, too In rereading this, I found myself surprised at how solid the characters are at the very beginning of the series they are essentially the same fully realized people they are ten books later, though we only see certain facets of them here More dimension follows later.There is so much that I love about this book, including the very first page its first two words, and indeed the first two words Wimsey ever utters to us, are Oh, damn Just a few lines down is the sentence that encapsulates so much about Sayers s writing, the perfect litmus test for the Lord Peter series His long, ami...Time to meet Lord Peter Wimsey, archetype of amateur gentleman detective his sidekick, the invaluable valet Bunter Bunter Yes, my lord Her Grace tells me that a respectable Battersea architect has discovered a dead man in his bath Indeed, my lord That s very gratifying Very, Bunter Your choice of words is unerring I wish Eton and Balliol had done as much for me Update 13 03 2017I did not really have any expectations, this book having been my first from Dorothy L Sayers, Time to meet Lord Peter Wimsey, archetype of amateur gentleman detective his sidekick, the invaluable valet Bunter Bunter Yes, my lord Her Grace tells me that a respectable Battersea architect has discovered a dead man in his bath Indeed, my lord That s very gratifying Very, Bunter Your choice of words is unerring I wish Eton and Balliol had done as much for me Update 13 03 2017I did not really have any expectations, this book having been my first from Dorothy L Sayers, just some curiosity of how she compares to my beloved Agatha Christie Having said that much, I was still pleasantly surprised at how much enjoyed reading it I loved the all characters Lord Peter Wimsey, Bunter, detective inspector Parker the Dowager Duchess of Denver Lord Peter s mother.In the beginning, Bunter read very much like Jeeves to Lord Peter s Bertie Wooster Lord Peter Wimsey It s much easier to work on someone else s job than one s own gives one that delightful feelin of interferin and bossin about, combined w...Dorothy L Sayers wrote mysteries notably, the Lord Peter Wimsey series from the 1920 s through the early 1950 s She also did translations, such as Dante s Inferno She was a controversial writer of her time and a very accomplished one From letters she wrote, she had begun working out her plot for Whose Body in 1920 21 and the book was published in 1923.Lord Peter Wimsey has found his own critics as a character He was in WWI and experienced shell shock with a consequent fear of responsib Dorothy L Sayers wrote mysteries notably, the Lord Peter Wimsey series from the 1920 s through the early 1950 s She also did translations, such as Dante s Inferno She was a controversial writer of her time and a very accomplished one From letters she wrote, she had begun working out her plot for Whose Body in 1920 21 and the book was published in 1923.Lord Peter Wimsey has found his own critics as a character He was in WWI and experienced shell shock wit...British Jason 1 Jolly good book, what British Jason 2 Oh, rather British Jason 1 I say, how much longer do you suppose we can keep this up British Jason 2 Not long, old bean I ve run out of stereotypical Brit words and this ridiculous accent is doing me head in I almost filed this all up in my PG Wodehouse shelf The similarities in style, setting and character are striking There s a somewhat daffy lead in Lord Peter Wimsey, though he s clearly goton the ball than Bertie Wooster British Jason 1 Jolly good book, what British Jason 2 Oh, rather British Jason 1 I say, how much longer do you suppose we can keep this up British Jason 2 Not long, old bean I ve run out of stereotypical Brit words and this ridiculous accent is doing me head in I almost filed this all up in my PG Wodehouse shelf The similarities in style, setting and character are striking There s a somewhat daffy lead in Lord Peter Wimsey, though he s clearly goton the ball than Bertie Wooster There s the taciturn Parker, just a little looser and givenfreedom than the butler Jeeves After all, Parker is a police investigator and his own man Even the time and place, 1920s England, ...Oh, I feel so badly how much I disliked this book As a mystery genre fan and avid reader of Agatha Christie, I thought for sure I would enjoy the much reccomended Lord Peter Wimsey series by Dorothy L Sayers But alas, I found myself bored and annoyed by the personalities of the characters.The plot seems interesting enough a random body of a man wearing nothing but a pair of glasses shows up in a bat...Lord Peter Wimsey is a charming, intelligent aristocrat who keeps occupied as a rare book collector and an amateur sleuth Set in post World War I Britain, he occasionally suffers from PTSD from his war years Wimsey enlists the help of his valet, Mervyn Bunter, in the detective work, and the dry British wit of the duo had me laughing Wimsey s mother, the Dowager Duchess of Denver, is another wonderful character a socialite who often voices the feelings of the 1920s upper class.A body naked e Lord Peter Wimsey is a charming, intelligent aristocrat who keeps occupied as a rare book collector and an amateur sleuth Set in post World War I Britain, he occasionally suffers from PTSD from his war years Wimsey enlists the help of his valet, ...There are many book series that over the years I have said I d love to read those books and then never did Lord Peter Wimsey is one of those great characters that I vowed to visit, and promptly forgot my promise In an attempt to turn over a new leaf reading wise, I am changing this habit When I find a book that really appeals to me, I make the time and read the book This does mean that I reshuffle my TBR pile , but that s ok I have already read several delightful books that I probab There are many book series that over the years I have said I d love to read those books and then never did Lord Peter Wimsey is one of those great characters that I vowed to visit, and promptly forgot my promise In an attempt to turn over a new leaf reading wise, I am changing this habit When I find a book that really appeals to me, I make the time and read the book This does mean that I reshuffle my TBR pile , but that s ok I have already read several delightful books that I probably never would have read otherwise They would all still be lost in wishicouldreadthisland Recently I read an article listing several female detective writers that wrote before and at the same time as Agatha Christie, and I had never read a single word of any of ...At last, I pick up Dorothy Sayers first mystery novel and finally learn the Origins of Lord Peter except, this isn t an origin story like I was expecting We don t get to see Lord Peter as Bruce Wayne in Batman Begins, deciding to become a defender of justice while pretending to be a empty headed rich playboy oh man, did anyone else start thinking of Peter Wimsey Batman slashfic Maybe Batman builds a time machine and goes back to the 1930 s and he and Peter fight crime together while Alfre At last, I pick up Dorothy Sayers first mystery novel and finally learn the Origins of Lord Peter except, this isn t an origin story like I was expecting We don t get to see Lord Peter as Bruce Wayne in Batman Begins, deciding to become a defender of justice while pretending to be a empty headed rich playboy oh man, did anyone else start thinking of Peter Wimsey Batman slashfic Maybe Batman builds a time machine and goes back to the 1930 s and he and Peter fight crime together while Alfred and Bunter hang out and trade dry witticisms and then everyone makes out Give me a couple days, I ll work on it instead, this islike the earlier Batman movies, where he s already running around Gotham punching people in funny outfits and it s alway...It s difficult for me to be objective about Dorothy L Sayers Since discovering Strong Poison in the school library when I was about 14, she has been one of my favourite writers and one whose novels I re read regularly In the past couple of years I ve ventured beyond the novels and the short stories not being much of a short story reader, I ve not read all of these to read Sayers collected letters, some of her essays such as Are Women Human and Barbara Reynold s excellent biography, Dorot It s difficult for me to be objective about Dorothy L Sayers Since discovering Strong Poison in the school library when I was about 14, she has been one of my favourite writers and one whose novels I re read regularly In the past couple of years I ve ventured beyond the novels and the short stories not being much of a short story reader, I ve not read all of these to read Sayers collected letters, some of her essays such as Are Women Human and Barbara Reynold s excellent biography, Dorothy L Sayers Her Life and Soul This has in turn ...I understand Sayers is a master and one of the classic mystery writers, in the vein of Agatha Christie However, I don t find her writing to be as good as Christie s, actually I dislike a lot of her writing style Lord Peter Wimsey says the most RIDICULOUS stuff sometimes He quotes random poetry that is bizarre all the time He leaves his g s off of the end of his gerunds believin , reckenin , understandin and it drives me NUTS.Another thing I dislike about the novel is all the anti Semiti I understand Sayers is a master and one of the classic mystery writers, in the vein of Agatha Christie However, I don t find her writing to be as good as Christie s, actually I dislike a lot of her writing style Lord Peter Wimsey says the most RIDICULOUS stuff sometimes He quotes random poetry that is bizarre all the time He leaves his g s off of the end of his gerunds believin , reckenin , understandin and it drives me NUTS.Another thing I dislike about the novel is all the anti Semitism It s Jews this and Jews that and oh, you know how those Jews are and He was a good man in spite of being a Jew, and Jews are monsters for circumcising babies , and blah blah blah It really gives me the shudders, especially since lately in the real world it seems like anti Semitism is making a strong comeback.The mystery is good I mean, it s set up well and makes sense.However, Sayers just cannot get to the point She draws certain stuff out for far too long, delighting in scenes where nothing is happening in...

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23 December 2017

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