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The judgeвЂ™s speech at the beginning of the book is a marvelous example of how to write a character without agreeing with them, and who the narrative will totally disprove, and who you want and expect the readership to disagree with and dislike. And the mystery itself is complex and ingenious. ItвЂ™s on the slim side, as SayersвЂ™s earlier LPW books all are. So, having written a several hundred word paean to Harriet Vane (<3 вќ¤ <3), the actual book is also one of my favorites to re-read. And in doing so, she allows the growth of real love, passion, and respect between the two of them. She refuses to lose herself in Peter which, because he is still himself a character in flux, she is quite right in thinking she would. She refuses loss of integrity (in fact, this fits very well with her refusal to marry Philip Boyes when it becomes clear that his offer of marriage is in the nature of a prize for passing a test). She refuses his offer of marriage and the book ends with them separated, with Harriet surrounded by her female friends & supporters. ThereвЂ™s a certain narrative set up that implies she will swoon gratefully at PeterвЂ™s feet, accepting his embrace and adoring him forever.

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Here she was, not appreciating Lord Peter! Refusing to marry him, which I both understood and found very frustrating! Partly, I was 19 at the time, and partly I had not read Gaudy Night, which is a perfect book full of perfection which I would not change or alter in any way.ДЄnd the more IвЂ™ve read and re-read Strong Poison, the more IвЂ™ve come to appreciate HarrietвЂ™s choices in that book. So, itвЂ™s somewhat odd to remember that when I first read Strong Poison, I actually felt fairly resentful of Harriet. She is actually one of my all-time favorite heroines/main characters and have said on the record that I aspire to be part Harriet, part Tiffany Aching, with maybe a dash of Miss Marple and Sophie Hatter thrown in. I have strong feelings about Harriet Vane which are: HARRIET IS THE BEST AND I LOVE HER FOREVER. As the book opens, Harriet is accused of the murder of an ex-lover, Philip Boyes, and itвЂ™s up to Peter to prove her innocence and save her life. Strong Poison is the fifth book in the Lord Peter Wimsey series, and the first to feature PeterвЂ™s love interest and eventual wife, Harriet Vane. As always, these posts may (will!) contain massive spoilers so beware if you wish to avoid them. Specifically, those which feature both Harriet Vane & Lord Peter Wimsey, since Harriet + Peter = otp forever. The triumphant return of reading notes! This month, I plan to re-read and talk about four mysteries by Dorothy Sayers.

Dorothy sayers books in order