The Inimitable Jeeves contains eleven interconnected stories featuring the luckless Bertie Wooster, his perennially lovelorn friend Bingo Li...
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May 10, 2011
K.D.
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Hilarious!
If you are bored with all those melodramatic novels like Anita Diamant's The Red Tent or you are starting to get too old for children's and YA books, go for P. G. Wodehouse books. You will feel lighter and refreshed.
This is my 4th audiobook and cruising through the traffic in Manila can be made more bearable if you listen to the funny short stories about pre-war aristocratic British people. This is a story, or short stories, about the wealthy but scatterbrained More...
If you are bored with all those melodramatic novels like Anita Diamant's The Red Tent or you are starting to get too old for children's and YA books, go for P. G. Wodehouse books. You will feel lighter and refreshed.
This is my 4th audiobook and cruising through the traffic in Manila can be made more bearable if you listen to the funny short stories about pre-war aristocratic British people. This is a story, or short stories, about the wealthy but scatterbrained More...
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Jan 16, 2012
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Red cummerbund, purple socks, bon vivant Bertie relinquishes a beloved garish accoutrement when valet Jeeves exercises his large brain to save Drone club members, such as master B, and pal Bingo Little, from trouble, especially inappropriate romantic attachments. This tiny volume is typical P.G., fun, frivoulous, 20-30s Brit aristocrat escapades. Cotton candy for the brain. Yum.
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Feb 02, 2012
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'Bingo told me all this in a husky voice over an egg beaten up in sherry.'
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'Never before had I encountered a curate so genuinely all to the mustard. Little as he might look like one of the lads of the village, he certainly appeared to be the real tabasco, and I wished he had shown me this side of his character before.'
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'Have some lemon-squash,' I said. The conversation seemed to be getting rather difficult.
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'Bingo told me all this in a husky voice over an egg beaten up in sherry.'
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'Never before had I encountered a curate so genuinely all to the mustard. Little as he might look like one of the lads of the village, he certainly appeared to be the real tabasco, and I wished he had shown me this side of his character before.'
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'Have some lemon-squash,' I said. The conversation seemed to be getting rather difficult.
'Thank you. Half a glassfu More...
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Aug 26, 2011
rachel
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The episodic nature of this book suits the slapstick humor of Jeeves and Wooster, I think, better than the straight story of The Code of the Woosters. (So begins the most boring review of a Wodehouse novel ever, you think.) Anyway, I enjoyed the various Rosie M. Banks schemes, Bingo Little falling in love with 53 women, and the strong presence of Jeeves in this one.
I need to come to terms with the fact that I am the sort of person who can't "really like" a light humor n More...
I need to come to terms with the fact that I am the sort of person who can't "really like" a light humor n More...
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Oct 12, 2008
Daniel
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One of the earlier Jeeves and Wooster books, "The Inimitable Jeeves" is a collection of interconnected short stories that don't completely stand on their own individually, but also don't form one long, intricate plot like "The Code of the Woosters" -- perhaps the best Jeeves and Wooster novel -- does so well. Nevertheless, it is a fun read, especially for someone who's already a Wodehouse fan. This just wouldn't be the place to start for a new Wodehouse reader, as he may fail
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Jan 04, 2009
Eric_W
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Wodehouse is truly a classic, and if you ever need a lift and want something funny to read, you cannot fail by choosing any Jeeves novel. Jeeves is Bertie’s butler. Bertie is the stereotypical British upper crust, living on inherited money, avoiding work at all costs, who thinks he’s brilliant, but really is dumber than a post, and who needs Jeeves to get him out of all sorts of bizarre scrapes. The common thread in this series of vignettes is Bertie’s friend Bingo, who manages to fall in lo
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Dec 09, 2011
Matthew
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P.G. Wodehouse was a genius. And his stated admirers prove the point! Michael Dirda of the Washington Post loves him, and notes that George Orwell, Rudyard Kipling, A.E. Housman, M.R. James and Arthur Conan Doyle all thought Wodehouse was the bee's knees. W.H. Auden compared Wodehouse to Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky. Eudora Welty stocked his works by her bedside, and Evelyn Waugh considered Wodehouse a "revered master." High praise indeed!
Wodehouse's Jeeves is a cultural icon. I More...
Wodehouse's Jeeves is a cultural icon. I More...
Nov 08, 2010
Rob
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I read both this and Very Good, Jeeves in the same omnibus collection, and so am combining my reviews of the two, since both are collections of short stories. Between the two, one gets a rather good cross section of young Bertram and his various relatives and friends, enough, I think, to know whether you’d like more or are relieved to have made this acquaintance and wish to move on.
Of them all, two stand out in these collections: the forever love-struck trencherman Bingo Little, and Be More...
Of them all, two stand out in these collections: the forever love-struck trencherman Bingo Little, and Be More...
Oct 21, 2010
Prof. Mohamed
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Paper on P.G.Wodehouse
“A Gentleman’s Personal Gentleman..”
by…….T.P.Mohamed Shareef
The popularity of Wodehouse characters is widely recognized as names like Jeeves are usually used without quotation marks. Jeeves, the masterpiece of Wodehouse, is most delightful in his role as “a gentleman’s personal gentleman”. Wodehouse would have claimed no originality for Jeeves as a broader type. What Wodehouse could have claimed as his own patent with Jeeves was More...
“A Gentleman’s Personal Gentleman..”
by…….T.P.Mohamed Shareef
The popularity of Wodehouse characters is widely recognized as names like Jeeves are usually used without quotation marks. Jeeves, the masterpiece of Wodehouse, is most delightful in his role as “a gentleman’s personal gentleman”. Wodehouse would have claimed no originality for Jeeves as a broader type. What Wodehouse could have claimed as his own patent with Jeeves was More...
Mar 13, 2010
Mike
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P. G. Wodehouse: author, genius.
Yup, I wrote genius. The man must have been one because how else to explain the fact that a book about a rather inbred, gay and carefree, intellectual midget and his gentelman's private gentleman in early 20th century, class-divided, England (and for a bit New York) is so funny and engaging?
Yes, it's "light fiction". Yes, it centers around a character, Bertie Wooster, whose major issues are which old school chum has made awkward More...
Yup, I wrote genius. The man must have been one because how else to explain the fact that a book about a rather inbred, gay and carefree, intellectual midget and his gentelman's private gentleman in early 20th century, class-divided, England (and for a bit New York) is so funny and engaging?
Yes, it's "light fiction". Yes, it centers around a character, Bertie Wooster, whose major issues are which old school chum has made awkward More...
Jan 08, 2012
Reid
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These are some of the earliest stories of Bertie and his gentleman's gentleman Jeeves by Wodehouse. These are very clever and amusing, though I am fairly certain these were originally published once a week or even perhaps once a month. When they are collected together in this fashion it becomes painfully evident how very repetitive they are: Bertie or one of his cohorts gets in trouble or takes an injudicious bet or falls in love with the wrong woman and Jeeves comes to the rescue. While it is t
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Jan 19, 2009
Elisha
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Another Wodehouse. If you're ever feeling tired, or sad, or grumpy, Wodehouse is almost certainly the cure. I just re-read this and although it's not as good as "Code of the Woosters" I still liked it a lot.
All of the Jeeves books follow Jeeves and Bertie Wooster around as Bertie stumbles into trouble, or his friends do, and Jeeves has to get them out of it. I love all of Bertie's friends nicknames- Dogface, Tuppy, Chuffy - they all kill me and their troubles are things More...
All of the Jeeves books follow Jeeves and Bertie Wooster around as Bertie stumbles into trouble, or his friends do, and Jeeves has to get them out of it. I love all of Bertie's friends nicknames- Dogface, Tuppy, Chuffy - they all kill me and their troubles are things More...
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Mar 09, 2010
Cori
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I could tell this series of story was written earlier in Wodehouse’s very prolific writing career. It just wasn’t quite as tight as some of his other books. This was original 18 separately published stories, which were later woven into a series of 11 chapters. They are loosely connected, and for what it is, Wodehouse did it well. Watching Bingo Little fall in love over and over and over again was entertaining. The best story was “The Great Sermon Handicap,” where everyone in a small country town
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Mar 25, 2008
Pat
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I think I brought a stack of Wodehouse to read as Sandy and I traveled around England in 1976, and that may have been her introduction to the Wooster world. She knew that my brother (and her brother-in-law) Bo, too, was a great Jeeves fan, and we both rather fancied ourselves formidable Wooster-style aunts to our mutual niece and nephew.
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Feb 24, 2011
Chris
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If you need a smile or a laugh today, read a few pages of Jeeves and Wooster. I'm sure that's what Jeeves would suggest, and he's never wrong.
Though the book definitely stands on its own, for the first time I was glad I'd seen a film adaptation of a book before reading it. The British TV series starring Fry and Laurie gave me great voices to imagine for the primary characters.
The first several chapters of this were actually episodes I had seen on the show, but that didn't di More...
Though the book definitely stands on its own, for the first time I was glad I'd seen a film adaptation of a book before reading it. The British TV series starring Fry and Laurie gave me great voices to imagine for the primary characters.
The first several chapters of this were actually episodes I had seen on the show, but that didn't di More...
Jul 29, 2011
Steve
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This is not really a collection of short stories nor is it a novel; but somewhere in between the two. All you really need to know is this is Wodehouse at his best with some of his greatest creations. Most of the tales deal with Bingo Little constantly falling in love at first sight and begging Bertie for help (But we were at school together!) in winning the young lady's heart. Also making a couple of appearances are Bertie's twin cousins Claude and Eustace and his dreaded aunt Agatha. This also
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Sep 09, 2010
Julie
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I can certainly understand why people like these stories! I don't even know what I can say about them except that they're very fun, very good, and very well-written.
It's not a novel so much as a series of short stories loosely strung together. And the short stories I previously read seem to slot into the middle of here somewhere. Although I could be wrong. They're certainly allowed to pop over to the States more than once.
I think it's the voice that really carries this. T More...
It's not a novel so much as a series of short stories loosely strung together. And the short stories I previously read seem to slot into the middle of here somewhere. Although I could be wrong. They're certainly allowed to pop over to the States more than once.
I think it's the voice that really carries this. T More...
Feb 23, 2010
Ian
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I'd been meaning to read some Wodehouse for a really long time and so when I saw this book in a cheap used bookstore in Budapest I grabbed i t. It's honestly been a bit of a disappointment. I find it funny but not laugh out loud. Since the characters are just charicatures and the plots are fairly dull (some gambling, Bingo Little falling in love... again), the style of writing and the humour are the best features. I do really like the writing, but for some reason the humour isn't connecting with
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Apr 12, 2009
Kate
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Funny, but not as funny as Carry On, Jeeves, I think.
"I was fairly tired, having swung a practically non-stop shoe from shortly after dinner till two a.m., and bed seemed to be indicated. Judge of my chagrin and all that sort of thing, therefore, when, tottering to my room and switching on the light, I observed the foul features of young Bingo all over the pillow. The blighter had appeared from nowhere and was in my bed, sleeping like an infant with a sort of happy, dreamy smile More...
"I was fairly tired, having swung a practically non-stop shoe from shortly after dinner till two a.m., and bed seemed to be indicated. Judge of my chagrin and all that sort of thing, therefore, when, tottering to my room and switching on the light, I observed the foul features of young Bingo all over the pillow. The blighter had appeared from nowhere and was in my bed, sleeping like an infant with a sort of happy, dreamy smile More...
Feb 15, 2011
Ruth
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Oh boy. One of my co-workers introduced me to Jeeves and I'm hooked. The books are hilarious and delightful.
That said, I enjoyed this one but don't think the writing was as clever and fun as the first one I read (which makes sense because this was the first of the bunch, so apparently Wodehouse's style grew keener with time).
A fun read.
I should mention, for those who aren't familiar with it, the Jeeves books are written in short segments (originally published More...
That said, I enjoyed this one but don't think the writing was as clever and fun as the first one I read (which makes sense because this was the first of the bunch, so apparently Wodehouse's style grew keener with time).
A fun read.
I should mention, for those who aren't familiar with it, the Jeeves books are written in short segments (originally published More...
Aug 27, 2011
Ruth
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c1923 - This book is actually a combination of 11 stories that had previously been published in the Strand Magazine. Most of the stories involve Bingo Little, a irresponsible friend from early school days who lives on an allowance from his uncle, and who is continually falling in love. I started off with this book in order to be able to work my way through the many books that Wodehouse wrote about Wooster and Jeeves. I had thoroughly enjoyed the TV series and thought I would gain a but more insi
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Mar 10, 2011
Rubina
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This is my first Wodehouse book, and it will likely be my last. It is a funny, uplifting reading that required little thought. The main problem is that it is so repetitive. Half the chapters revolve around Bertie's friend Bingo, who falls in love instantly with almost any woman he meets. He begs Bertie for his help, Jeeves offers some advice, but ultimately the plot goes awry and Bingo doesn't get the girl. This happens at least five times over the course of this short book. I'm pretty sure one
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Sep 25, 2011
Chris
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I always feel good when I read a P. G. Wodehouse. It reminds me of cucumber sandwiches and cold lemon and barley, on a hot summers day in England. AHHH
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'The feeling I had when Aunt Agatha trapped me in my lair that morning and spilled the bad news was that my luck had broken at last ...' When Bertie sets his heart upon some jolly purple socks, relations with Jeeves become distinctly cold and unchummy. Things become a good deal worse when Aunt Agatha demands that he More...
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'The feeling I had when Aunt Agatha trapped me in my lair that morning and spilled the bad news was that my luck had broken at last ...' When Bertie sets his heart upon some jolly purple socks, relations with Jeeves become distinctly cold and unchummy. Things become a good deal worse when Aunt Agatha demands that he More...
Jan 24, 2012
Forrest
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What ho! What ho! What?
I must admit to cheating a bit here. I didn't actually read "The Inimitable Jeeves," but rather the original 11 short stories that were reassembled into the book (as 18 chapters). So there could be editing differences I'm not aware of. But the original stories, published over a period of four years or so, are all corkers. They do tend to follow a formula, so I find it best not to try to read them all at a sitting but rather to space them out, dipping More...
I must admit to cheating a bit here. I didn't actually read "The Inimitable Jeeves," but rather the original 11 short stories that were reassembled into the book (as 18 chapters). So there could be editing differences I'm not aware of. But the original stories, published over a period of four years or so, are all corkers. They do tend to follow a formula, so I find it best not to try to read them all at a sitting but rather to space them out, dipping More...
Feb 10, 2010
Margaret H.
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I enjoyed this book quite a great deal-- who could do anything less with Wodehouse? However, the structure of this one irked a bit. It was partway between being a collection of short stories and an actual novel, but never quite enough of either to be entirely satisfying. It, of course, made me laugh out loud, and many pages are folded down to mark particular witticisms. But compared to Thank You, Jeeves, which had a more cohesive plot, this one was a bit less delightful. It would be 3 1/2 stars,
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Mar 20, 2011
Megan
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Bingo Little is in love, again and again, over and over, with disastrous consequences each and every time. Behind the scenes, diligent Jeeves works away to save the day, in some form or another. Poor Bertie, even while in the thick of things, can barely keep up.
I enjoyed this collection immensely. Just when I thought I couldn't bear hearing about Bingo falling for yet another girl, the book wrapped up nicely, pulling in plenty of details from the previous chapters/stories. The humor More...
I enjoyed this collection immensely. Just when I thought I couldn't bear hearing about Bingo falling for yet another girl, the book wrapped up nicely, pulling in plenty of details from the previous chapters/stories. The humor More...
Apr 15, 2009
Nancy
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This book is to great literature as Gilbert and Sullivan are to great opera. Really, really good in its own right, probably a disappointment if you were expecting something more, and deftly funny. Every story, even in this book, is the same, but I'm not really sure how much I care. (Another Gilbert and Sullivan parallel, I guess: according to The West Wing, all G&S operettas "are about duty". All Jeeves stories are about Wooster being kind of a doof.) If they still have others on
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Jun 25, 2009
ryan
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Okay, so i will admit that reading P.G. Wodehouse was done simply for the purpose of knowing what reference was being made when singing along to the Weakerthans' "Anchorless" and it was a fairly entertaining read. However, the problem of just how many overly British jokes i would be able to enjoy versus the number of times this butler could get someone out of a hare brained scheme finally got to me.
To think that all of Wodehouse's novels concern these characters makes me More...
To think that all of Wodehouse's novels concern these characters makes me More...
Mar 30, 2009
Joanna
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I really enjoy Wodehouse but this particular title was not my favorite. I preferred some of the titles with a little bit of a longer story arc. This one mostly includes stories about Bingo Little falling in love with every girl he meets then dragging Bertie "into the soup" when he mucks it up. Naturally this means that Jeeves must get Bertie out of "the soup."
Laugh out loud funny and I do recommend it, but I would start with another Jeeves and Wooster title t More...
Laugh out loud funny and I do recommend it, but I would start with another Jeeves and Wooster title t More...
Jul 16, 2010
Tamra
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This is book 2 in my Jeeves Omnibus. I fell in love with Jeeves during the first chapter of the first book (Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves), but found that I wasn't as excited about this one. This was sadness to me, and I have spent some time analyzing why that is. I came up with these reasons:
1 - Inimitable Jeeves was written 40 years before Stiff Upper Lip. So I can only imagine that his style improved with time.
2 - Inimitable Jeeves reads like it was written as a series. More...
1 - Inimitable Jeeves was written 40 years before Stiff Upper Lip. So I can only imagine that his style improved with time.
2 - Inimitable Jeeves reads like it was written as a series. More...
