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I just recently discovered the books of Dorothy Sayers, and have only read three of her books thus far. However, I do believe I will be reading more of her works.
Sayers created a detective by the name of Lord Peter Wimsey. He tends to exist in a perpetual state of cheerfulness, which can become grating at times. In situations call for seriousness, he can seem a little unfeeling, a fact which he doesn’t seem to realize. In one of her books, Cloud of Witnesses, Lord Peter asks his manservant, “Bunter, is my manner really offensive, when I don’t mean it to be?”
On the other hand, Sayers does balance out his character in the other direction as well. Somehow, the fact that he isn’t easily shaken makes the times when he is upset more significant. Just when I want to throttle him, he’ll experience a moment of sympathy, or anger, or sadness, and then all is right in my reading world once again.
While Sayers tends to make her endings less surprising than some other writers (or at least one specific one that I plan to write about), her plots are suspenseful enough to keep me eagerly reading to find out “whodunit”. I’ve enjoyed discovering her books.
Caution: you may encounter bad language and/or mature situations when reading a Dorothy Sayers book. Use discretion.
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