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A Damsel in Distress

P.G. Wodehouse

Start date: April 10, 2020

Finish date: May 9, 2020

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Apr 13, 2020 Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ rated it really liked it

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4.5★

You would think being in a country where Lockdown has been taken very seriously indeed that an avid reader such as myself would be losing themselves in a mountain of books! Not so, I have found it very difficult to concentrate on anything that isn't a beloved reread.

Thank heavens this book entered my life.

Honesty compels me to admit it isn't quite perfect. Far too many characters were introduced at the start and I had trouble figuring out who were the important ones. But once the love story ...more

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Jul 17, 2020 Veronique rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: favourites, read2020

“Lord Marshmoreton: I wish I could get you see my point of view.
George Bevan: I do see your point of view. But dimly. You see, my own takes up such a lot of the foreground”

What can I say of the genius of Wodehouse... His comedies are famous and for good reason. Not only do you get colourful characters, but also witty dialogue and scene staging. The result is very cinematographic. This 1919 novel is a perfect example, showcasing misunderstandings a plenty, a damsel that doesn’t need saving, an e ...more

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Apr 14, 2020 Elinor rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

P. G. (Plum) Wodehouse wrote classic British humour about the foibles of the foppish upper class in the early twentieth century, eighty novels in total. His best-known characters were the good-natured but clueless Bertie Wooster, and his more intelligent butler, Jeeves. However, he also wrote stand-alone novels like this one, usually involving several hopeless misunderstandings, a doomed romance that comes right in the end, and the cleverest dialogue you will ever read. Some called him the maste ...more

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Mar 16, 2022 Sharla rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This was just what I needed! It reminded me a bit of Jill the Reckless and the Blandings series combined! Overall it was a lot of fun. Wodehouse tends to repeat characters and plots sometimes, however he always has something fresh as well. In this book I enjoyed the young scheming serving boy Alfred and his plots to outwit the butler. He was a fun surprise.

Also as always there was plenty of fun banter and conversations.

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