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this is a masterpiece! how I envy any who have yet to enjoy it.
This is a funny, funny book. Wodehouse was the penultimate master of the metaphor. For example: "I was biting on a slice of apple in my fruit salad at the moment, and it sounded as if Carnera had jumped off the top of the Eiffel Tower onto a cucumber frame." (Carnera was an Italian heavyweight boxer).
But the humour goes far beyond simple word play. The masterful relationship between the good-natured, simple-minded Bertie and his more intelligent and educated manservant Jeeves provides fodder for ...more
But the humour goes far beyond simple word play. The masterful relationship between the good-natured, simple-minded Bertie and his more intelligent and educated manservant Jeeves provides fodder for ...more
Such fun, and a perfect pick me up in this freezing, icy January! Reread with the Retro Reads group, just because we thought it would be great to kick off 2022 with some Wodehouse sunshine.
In this Jeeves and Wooster novel - Wodehouse first wrote short story collections starring rather flighty young gentleman-about-town Bertie Wooster and his clever valet/gentleman’s gentleman Jeeves, then wrote several novels of their adventures - Bertie has just returned from vacationing at the French Riviera w ...more
In this Jeeves and Wooster novel - Wodehouse first wrote short story collections starring rather flighty young gentleman-about-town Bertie Wooster and his clever valet/gentleman’s gentleman Jeeves, then wrote several novels of their adventures - Bertie has just returned from vacationing at the French Riviera w ...more
My preference is for the Bertie and Wooster short stories because usually the novels seem to drag a bit in the middle but this one was consistently funny. Loved it.
Oh, I adore P.G. Wodehouse! British humor (the clean kind) at its best. These books make me laugh out loud no matter how many times I read them. The only reason I don't give any of them five stars is because they are pretty fluffy. But the language and the wordplay is so so delightful. Wodehouse was an artist when it came to framing a sentence.
I can't read too many at a time--it's like eating too much fudge. Super delicious, but the richness becomes cloying after awhile. But definitely worth k ...more
I can't read too many at a time--it's like eating too much fudge. Super delicious, but the richness becomes cloying after awhile. But definitely worth k ...more
Enjoyable, in the way that Wodehouse so often is. I do wish that I hadn't so recently watched the episodes of the tv show that draw on this story.
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I count myself fortunate to enjoy the writing of PG Wodehouse as much as I do. The adventures of Bertie and Jeeves never fails to bring the sunshine into my life! Right Ho!
Sep 23, 2011
Linda
marked it as to-read
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Nina
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Sunshine
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