Talk:The Mysterious Affair at Styles
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Then it would be nice if you got someone who's actually READ the novel to summarize it; when a fairly important character is omitted, that's just sloppy and careless. When two characters' relationship is misrepresented, that is equally careless.
- "...if you got..."? Methinks you misunderstand wikipedia, oh anonymous one; there are no assignment editors in this free-for-all. - DavidWBrooks 22:03, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
- Having said that, and removed your obnoxiously worded notes, you're right that it's a crummy article. - DavidWBrooks 22:06, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
Oh, I understand Wikipedia's mission - I don't particularly believe in it, but that's another discussion. I notice that you didn't add Dr. Bauerstein, and that you kept Cynthia as someone's niece - even though no uncle or aunt of hers appears in the book. She is NOT related to Emily or Evelyn. John Cavendish, when he and Hastings are first driving to Styles, describes her as "a protegee of my mother's, the daughter of an old schoolfellow of hers".
Therefore, my acerbic commentary will be reposted.
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[edit] LibriVox Recording link
Just an FYI, I've removed the link to the LibriVox recording of Mysterious Affair at Styles due to there being a possible copyright conflict. LibriVox is working to resolve this and will repost the link if resolved. thistlechick 03:37, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
