Oof, don't remind me of Have His Carcase! I love Lord Peter and Harriet, but that plot is dreadful.
Yes, they are definitely more emotionally complex. When I read Christie, it can just kind of wash over me without a lot of thought which is one reason I love her. Sayers requires more attention when you are reading which is one reason I love her.
Oh, so true. It all depends on what you're in the mood for.
Remember the movie The Big Chill where William Hurt's character is sitting up all night watching old black-and-white gangster movies on TV and one of the other guys comes downstairs and quizzes him on what the movie is about? Finally, the Hurt character tells him "sometimes you just have to let art flow over you." So that's what my husband and I say when we're in the mood to just watch something unchallenging on TV. The same applies to books.
Completely agreed. Which however is also why I've found I can overdose on Christie (sort of like overeating comfort food) -- whereas I've yet to experience a Sayers overdose.
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