gaudy night

[schmerica]

Also, reading update -- I brought Gaudy Night in with me for reading on bus and lunch (the other books I'm in the middle of are big hardcovers, and this is a nice smaller one, so easier). I've read the novel before, but I'm pretty sure I was too young at the time (somewhere between 12 and 16, and long enough ago that I don't remember any details), though I couldn't say whether it's a matter of smartness or maturity. I liked bits of it, but I definitely felt like I was missing a lot, whereas this time, my enjoyment is really much deeper and more satisfying.

Plus, I know what happens at the very very end, which is pleasing. Mmm, Harriet Vane and Lord Peter Wimsey.

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[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Gaudy Night is definitely one of those books that really need its context -- but once it's fully in it, wow.