Press on! Then re-read Three Men, THEN re-read To Say Nothing!!

Because, um, I've never read Three Men. And still quite enjoyed To Say Nothing. And keep thinking I should read Three Men, and then re-read To Say Nothing, and haven't, yet.

What she said.

I can guarantee that if I read To Say Nothing *first,* and then Three Men, I will NOT re-read To Say Nothing. Not that soon, when there's so many other books wanting to be read.

There are many, many books wanting to be read, and yet I've read "To Say Nothing of the Dog" five or six times. I don't think a recent reading of "Three Men" is necessary; you'll recognize them. Have you read "Gaudy Night?" It's a big part of the book too.

Have you read "Gaudy Night?" It's a big part of the book too.

No -- Georgette Heyer? I've heard of it, but never read any Heyer. Will my reading of To Say Nothing suffer if I don't read Gaudy Night?

Dorothy Sayers

Dorothy Sayers

Wow. I was way out of the ballpark on that one. I can't explain the connection my brain made, that I thought Heyer wrote Gaudy Night.

Okay, despite my complete wrongitude about the author, I *do* recall (er, that is, I hope I recall) that Gaudy Night is a Peter Wimsey novel, right? And that there's actually a series of Peter Wimsey novels?

So if I read Gaudy Night to complement To Say Nothing of the Dog, would I be confused by Gaudy Night, since it's in a series? Or is it the first of the series?

If you want the full benefit, you should read all of the books with Harriet. Strong Poison, Have His Carcasse, and then Gaudy Night. It's a big of an investment, but you'll get so much more out of Gaudy Night that way.

This is turning out like an interlocking puzzle. To get the full "crossover"-y benefit, before I read To Say Nothing, it would help to read Gaudy Night. But before I read Gaudy Night, it would help to read Strong Poison and Have His Carcasse.

Truly, I'm not going to stop reading To Say Nothing, go read 3 other books (good though they might be), and then come back to To Say Nothing.

And I *totally* realize no one is saying that I *should* or *must* or anything. I'm just amused by it. (And assuming that there's GOT to be *something* that I'd have to read before Strong Poison to get the full benefit of the Peter Wimsey novels. And THEN perhaps a foreign language.... And THEN a cookbook!)

I've often read good things about the Peter Wimsey novels, and one day I might get to them. But now is not the time. If I read Strong Poison, Have His Carcasse, and then Gaudy Night, I'd bet good money that by then I'd completely forget that I was reading them to get back to To Say Nothing.

Thanks, though, folks, for pointing out the links and stuff!