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When Catsmeat Pirbright and Gussie Fink-Nottle come to Bertie Wooster with their lady problems, he has no choice but to help. Before you know it, Gussie's in stir, Bertie's pretending to be Gussie and Catsmeat is pretending to be Jeeves. Can Bertie get Jeeves to sort things out?
Spoiler alert: Yes.
Way back in 2012-ish, I decided to reread all of the Jeeves novels I read in that hazy time before Goodreads. Then I forgot about that goal until a few days ago.
I read this one ages ago so it was like a ...more
Spoiler alert: Yes.
Way back in 2012-ish, I decided to reread all of the Jeeves novels I read in that hazy time before Goodreads. Then I forgot about that goal until a few days ago.
I read this one ages ago so it was like a ...more
Note: The synopsis on the back of this audio edition really annoys me...it refers to Jeeves as Bertie's "Butler". Jeeves would be incensed!
Again Wodehouse comes through in a book that defines "hilarity" and "uproarious" with Gussie sentenced to jail and Bertie having to impersonate him...with the dangers of Madeline Basset looming again, Jeeves will again come to the rescue.
Maybe he should have some extra fish? ...more
Again Wodehouse comes through in a book that defines "hilarity" and "uproarious" with Gussie sentenced to jail and Bertie having to impersonate him...with the dangers of Madeline Basset looming again, Jeeves will again come to the rescue.
Maybe he should have some extra fish? ...more
The Jeeves and Wooster novels are arguably the jewel in the crown of Wodehouse’s catalogue and ‘The Mating Season’ is without doubt the greatest of them all.
Gussie Fink-Nottle’s engagement will be broken if his non appearance at Deverill Hall is reported to Madeline Bassett and since he was given 14 days without the option after Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright convinced him to wade in the fountain in Trafalgar square this is looking quite likely. Since Bertie would be the next in line, due to an unfor ...more
Gussie Fink-Nottle’s engagement will be broken if his non appearance at Deverill Hall is reported to Madeline Bassett and since he was given 14 days without the option after Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright convinced him to wade in the fountain in Trafalgar square this is looking quite likely. Since Bertie would be the next in line, due to an unfor ...more
Apr 28, 2008
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Even before checking copyright page, I notice a difference in tone between Wodehouse earlier and later (say post WWII) books. The later books feel a bit more tired, a bit more recycled, less vital. I am running out of the earlier books (sobs...) and anyway this was irresistibly calling my name wanting to be read. It´s weaker somehow than the 1930s Jeeves books, but still hilarious. Bertie pretends to be Gussie, Gussie pretends to be Bertie, their friend Catsmeat pretends to be Bertie´s valet. We
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Pretty standard Wodehouse fare – crazy plot, hilarious writing, spot-on descriptions and a wild cast of loony characters. My idea of perfect beach reading!
"My words seemed to displease him. With a certain show of annoyance he picked up a statuette of a shepherdess on the mantlepiece and hurled it into the fireplace, reducing it to hash and removing it from the active list." Be warned: it is always dangerous to be a statuette on the mantle in a P.G. Wodehouse novel.
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