Dorothy L. Sayers
A Careless Rage for Life

First, I hate the star system. Would I rate my children by giving them stars? Sheesh. Okay. I read this book because I found it while cleaning out my mother's apartment (talk about books!) (yes, she's fine. She has moved to a smaller place)and inside the dust jacket I read that Sayers was "terrified......more

Have read a few of Dorothy L Sayers' great books, I wanted to learn a bit more about the person. This was a great account about her life and how complex and clever she was. As well as being a brilliant crime fiction writer, she also did many other works and plays. A must read for her fans......more

A balanced & thoughtful biography. I enjoyed the many lengthy excerpts from Sayers' letters and writings. I too came to Sayers through her mysteries; my only regret with this book is that the Wimsey years are very much condensed into one small section, but, as another reviewer pointed out, this woul......more

Coomes' study of Dorothy L. Sayers' life rings quite true from what I have read of her and by her. Another reviewer took issue with the quality of the sound production; other than one instance of a telephone heard quite clearly in the background, this version seemed quite good. The narration by Wand......more

I am not very fond of biographies, but I thought this a good one, perhaps because it spends quite a bit of time with Sayers's writings. I especially enjoyed the last part, her translation of Dante. She was definitely the one who taught me Dante.......more