Gaudy Night: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery with Harriet Vane by Dorothy L. Sayers

Gaudy Night: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery with Harriet Vane

Lord Peter Wimsey #10

Dorothy L. Sayers

528 pages • first pub 1935 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious slow-paced
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"Gaudy Night stands out even among Miss Sayers's novels. And Miss Sayers has long stood in a class by herself." --Times Literary SupplementThe great Dorothy L. Sayers is considered by many to be the premier detective novelist of the Golden Age, an...

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Community Reviews Summary of 2,222 reviews

Moods

mysterious 84%
reflective 37%
adventurous 31%
emotional 30%
funny 28%
challenging 24%
tense 19%
lighthearted 13%
dark 10%
relaxing 8%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
informative 2%
sad 2%

Pace

slow 58%
medium 37%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 64% | Character: 21% | Plot: 13%

Strong character development?

Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 7%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 80% | Yes: 11% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 61% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 18%

Average rating

4.17

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