Clouds of Witness | 
pickWhen I was ambivalent towards the first Lord Peter book, I had SO many people tell me that the series gets better as it goes along, so I've had the second book sitting about for quite some time waiting for me to pick it up. I did enjoy this one more (and found Lord Peter less annoying), but I also thought the mystery was a little weak. Still, I'll get around to book 3 one of these days. Soft pick.
pickI occasionally get lost reading Sayers's novels. I enjoy the pleasant meandering of the plot until I look up and realize I have no idea how we got to where we are. But in some ways I feel like the mystery itself is secondary to the relationships. The friendships in this one are excellent, and it's interesting how emotionally delicate the rich people seem to be, Peter included. I'm interested to watch these characters evolve.
#doublespin for Feb
pickFinished my first book of the month 🤗 Still love Peter Wimsey and the mistery was interesting, although much more straightforward than it seemed at first.
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Since this overlaps with #scarathlon2022, my goal is to finish the tagged book, which fits the theme, and may be finish one of the other eight books I'm currently reading 😋
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Another event addition: A shocking murder at Riddlesdale Lodge with the victim's own brother as the prime suspect leads to more twists, surprises, and deadly threats for Lord Wimsey.
pickI enjoyed this 2nd Lord Peter Wimsey mystery just as much as the first, but for different reasons. The dialogue felt wittier, and the character descriptions at the beginning were🔥 But one too many false trails made the solution feel like more of a stretch than an “aha!” Even so, it was a satisfying classic “manor house” murder mystery & I‘ll keep on with the series. Also, how great is this battered old hand-me-down copy from my friend‘s grandma?!
pickMy imagination took of with this mystery thanks to the beautiful and captivating writing style of Dorothy Sayers. My favorite part of the book is how she weaves new and different storylines throughout the book- even up until the final chapters. Brilliant. Her use of French and how she so eloquently made out English slang to be enjoyable to read made the book all the more authentic. Thoroughly enjoyed this read and would do it over and over again.
so-soApparently the series gets better, but for me there was something missing from this mystery. A key binding ingredient to keep me hooked. I found it a bit of a tedious slog.
More Conan Doyle than Christie in style, Lord Peter Wimsey's main personality quirk seems to be a chipper flippancy that is supposed to be rooted in past tragedy but that gets on my nerves.
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So far I'm really not feeling this one. I don't understand why it feels like such a tedious slog. Maybe it's because I'm not a fan of Lord Peter Wimsey himself, gleefully gallivanting about while his (equally obnoxious) brother awaits trial.
I don't tend to DNF books though... especially not murder mysteries.
In the mood for some golden age crime tonight. I didn't think much of the first Lord Peter Wimsey novel so let's have another go.
Still catching up on last year's PopSugar Reading Challenge - a book set in the 1920s #pop20 (I will finish it eventually I'm sure!!!)
bailedI gave it a solid 50%, but CLOUDS OF WITNESS lacks the sparkle of Sayers‘s later books. I don‘t care who killed the guy and I find most of Lord Peter‘s dialogue borderline unreadable. Way too much stereotypical British upper class folderol. What a disappointing surprise.
My gnocchi with tomato and pesto didn‘t look too appetizing, but it sure tasted good.
Supper took me 30% into CLOUDS OF WITNESS. I haven‘t decided how I feel about it. Sometimes it‘s fun; sometimes every single character is a contender for Upper Class Twit of the Year, and not in an enjoyable, ironic way. Hmm.
This quote leaped out at me at breakfast. I come from a family of morning people who think breakfast is GREAT and we should mark every special occasion with a special breakfast out. I, in contrast, am NOT a morning person and believe breakfast is best enjoyed alone, after one has properly eased into wakefulness.
(I have zero patience with this “less robust” thing, or with morning people who act like not being a morning person is a moral failing.)
pickI'm slowly filling in the gaps of my Wimsey collection. This is an early one, meaning there are more annoying antics and less depth than in the later ones, but it's still enjoyable. I was surprised how often Wimsey was in peril, but then his middle name is Death!
so-soThis is a case where I‘m not sure if it‘s me, the situation, or the book. It was my first Sayers book and I didn‘t connect to it at all. The audio narrator was good but I had trouble caring what happened. And it didn‘t seem like a clever mystery... But maybe it was just the craziness of this week? Either way, I will wait a while before trying Lord Peter Wimsey again. 🤷🏻♀️
It‘s been ages since I did a puzzle (because, cats) but today I did several hours of #audiopuzzling. Very calming. The narrator has a delightful British accent and the plot is a light mystery. I also wrote to each of my students today and had a long virtual faculty meeting, which helped me feel more connected.
How is everyone holding up today?
@DebinHawaii I wish you a great remainder of your day, new buddy (in EST mine is almost over!). 💜
The theme of the last few hours has been self care. 💗 I downloaded the tagged book on Libby and went for a short walk outside. I pre-ordered several later-2020 books to support my local indie. I did a virtual meditation class my sister suggested. I made a tofu/veggie stir fry. Now I‘m nestled into a couch cocoon looking to revive my bullet journaling about books while listening to more of this mystery.
We can do this, friends. Sending hugs. 💗
#bookblanket starting to look quite good, if I do say so myself. There's actually a whole new row worth to make and add. I've been reading fast!
Right now I happen to be reading Clouds of Witness at the same time as watching the Ian Carmichael tv dramatisation (while crocheting to catch up on this!). Wish we could put Carmichael's voice on Petherbridge's appearance - though Petherbridge is really no slouch as Peter, I just heard Carmichael first.
pickThis was a lot of fun. I enjoyed Peter and Parker's relationship and their ability to work together. I also liked how Sayers crafted dialogue to evoke French while still writing in English.
Having a Brexit related panic attack, so wrapping up in a duvet and hanging out with these guys.
(The bald hippo is Helen; she's been with me since I was 2 days old. The whale and octopus are Æthelbert and Sashimi, respectively; they're my wife's teddies. She never liked teddies before me but now she has a family of octopuses: Sushi, Takoyaki, Calamari and Sashimi. They're all excellent cuddlers and book holders. It's all my doing, she says.)
"These," said Parker, "belong to nobody--to nobody I've ever seen or heard of, I mean."
"Hurray!" said Peter.
I don't know why that "Hurray!" cracks me up so much, but it does ?
so-soThe second part of this series was quite nice, but not as good as the first one. I really liked the twist in the end and the whole idea behind it, but the story telling didn't get me this time. Hope the next one will be better. 🌞👍
panI chose this book, starting my first attempt at reading challenges. For my #popsugarreadingchallenge2019 (prompt: a book featuring an amateur detective) and #pwowreadingchallenge19 (prompt: a book I got as a gift).
It is vaguely entertaining. The plot is absurd at times, the characters were annoying and entitled. The best part was the interrogation in Court, but I couldn't wait to finish this. A book I'll be donating to someone else who wants it.
This book is taking me forever. I'm hoping to finish it soon so I can start another one.
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Starting this book now from #dorothylsayers, let's see how it goes!
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pickLoved this second installment of the Lord Peter Wimsey series. A lot less about Peter and a lot more about his family in this one. Enjoyed the many plot points, red herrings, and “clouds of witnesses.” A great gilded age mystery series, if you‘re into them!
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#BookMail Pt4 Another beautiful cover on another Lord Peter Whimsey novel. Even the spines are pretty, they‘re gonna look great when I have the whole series lined up on my shelf. The Duke Of Denver is on trial for the murder of his sisters fiancee. He also happens to be Whimseys brother but he‘s not talking to anyone. Is he guilty? Or covering up for someone.
so-soIt has been a long time since I have read this series/author. This particular story wasn‘t bad but not as enjoyable as other Golden Age mysteries I have read.
so-soThe second book in the Lord Peter Wimsey series, but I didn‘t like it as much as the first book. Wimsey is the usual dapper and devilishly clever. Witty dialogues and the trial scenes in the House of Lords are really good but other than that, it was rather meh - the last scene or the ending especially.
Paperback books by this author are not frequent to come across. I need to find the rest in the series.
#HeyJune #paperbackwriter
Fouled have a handy series list on the shelf next to the Peter Wimseys. What a fab idea for those of us who like to read in order!
panI am not a huge fan of Sayers' Lord Peter Wimsey series at the best of times, but this one was positively slapdash. To be honest, I'm surprised I finished it.
Biggest plothole: Wimsey recovering from a gunshot wound - possibly a broken collarbone - overnight. Seriously?
pickAnother old favourite to beguile my insomnia -- and celebrate my exams being over. May have giggled too loudly at the end -- made both the wife and the bunnies stir.
?"I didn't mind thinking you were a murderer," said Lady Mary spitefully, "but I do mind you being such an ass."
?Kitty Cat on this gorgeous spine for a #CatsInTheCradle nod for #RockinMay.
#WhoDunnit #Mystery #LordPeter #Classic #DorothySayers
I'm playing catch up on #feistyfeb again! I don't often need a #palatecleaser but when I do it's usually Dorothy L. Sayers or #discworld
pickAnother delightful cozy British mystery audiobook by the master Dorothy L Sayers. This is only the second book in the series and I've already read some of the later ones, so it was nice to go back and see the seeds of the characters' changing relationships in this book. Not sure what is going on with the cover illustration; it's supposed to be a bog in Yorkshire Wimsey falls into, not a pit of lava. #Audiobooks
Listening to a great classic mystery with my reading partner, getting my hygge on!
All I want to do in this weather is sit with a blanket and bourbon and read mysteries or horror. Hence this stack for #HelloOctober readathon. It's also the start of #inktober, so I'll be doing some art and posting it on Instagram.
Amazon has all of the Lord Peter Whimsey books on sale for $1.99 today. They are delightful mysteries!
pickQuick, entertaining detective read...I wish I had discovered Sayers earlier!
