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A Prefect's Uncle (School Stories, #2)

P.G. Wodehouse

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Sep 06, 2018 Joe Stevens rated it did not like it

'...a novel which, whatever its other merits may have been, was not interesting...' The bad news is that this quote describes A Prefect's Uncle. The good news is the quote is from the next School Stories book which is at points moderately amusing.

I'm reading through The Master in chronological order. There is no other reason to read a Prefect's Uncle if you are an American with little interest in Cricket or Rugby. I'm not sure of the exact numbers but the thing seems to be about 50% play by pla ...more

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Nov 19, 2018 Shannon Cooke rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-and-reviewed

A decent example of early Wodehouse, a school story with the characteristic charm, but with the plot and characters less developed than Wodehouse manages in his maturity. What is most distinctive about this particular book is the detailed and loving description of sport, mainly cricket but also rugby later on. You really get the sense of how important sport was to public school boys, to the exclusion of pretty much all else.

By the way, the next time someone complains that “it’s really called foo ...more

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