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Vimal
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Dec 13, 2015 06:47AM
Yay,Finally! I'm doubly curious coz this my first Psmith novel. He was your alter-ego for a long time.
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I had a huge crush on him in my formative years. Now a bit scared that I may dislike him.(and he was the main reason that I never considered mortal boys seriously :-D )
Haha.. I can see that.Reading Wodehouse in your teens.Infact, after beginning to read Wodehouse I'm not considering anything in real life seriously, even the select few things which I used to get worked up about previously :) It's amazing how his sunny outlook invaded me.. I'm seriously addicted!
Yes, totally. I used to envy Bertie during my exams.
Started :) After Lord Elmsworth stole the initial show, now I've got introduced to Psmith through his strange advertisement
I am at about 18% . This one is full of happenings. But I feel some similarities with something fresh.
I have stalled for thr time being at 15%. Wodehouse books resemble each other a lot.
Yes, the plot is very similar to Something Fresh and at some places even identical.. But nevertheless I'm able to breeze through due to his evergreen prose :) At the half way stage now
But one thing I'm disappointed about in this book is there seems to be a significant plot-hole near the half way mark :(
PSmith, Eve, Clarkson, Employment bureau - I am thoroughly relishing this book. Can't control my laughter, and am lucky that I am alone at home. :-)
Laughing my way up through it.. At 80% now :D
I say, both Lord Elmsworth and his son Hon Freddie absolutely rock this book :)
Am at 35% . Thoroughly enjoying. Have to attend a charitable musical concert. But scared to read this one there. When everybody is seriously enjoying Carnatic music and suchlike, I will be howling like a hyena. :-P
Haha.. There we go.. Carnatic music faces a stern test in holding one's attention!
Got introduced, but didnt notice. :-(Shall wait till the end and thentry to reminesce and find out.
Yes. Completed 30% of the book at the concert. Now am at 60%. B-)
Finished the book. It was hilarious. Don't remember laughing out this much in recent years. Full 5 stars from me.
Cool.. Am done too.. It surely was more hilarious than Blandings #1 :)
I am only at 20 %. Work caught me. Will finish by the weekend.
Yay! I finished. It was hilarious! Now I know why you had a crush on him Syl.
Vimal wrote: "No, that part is not resolved later. [spoilers removed]"
You are a brainy one . Never thought about that.
Rebecca wrote: "Yay! I finished. It was hilarious! Now I know why you had a crush on him Syl."Yes, especially at that impreasionable age of 14 or so. :-P
Rebecca wrote: "Vimal wrote: "No, that part is not resolved later. [spoilers removed]"
You are a brainy one . Never thought about that."
Haha, just enough brains to spoil some fun that I got out of a good, funny read.
Sooooooo.. whats the next one.Shall we get into Jeeves again, since its been a while now?
Cool. I'm good for anything among Carry on Jeeves/Mating Season/Code of Woosters. I remember Aparna wanting to read Mating season, so may be we'll leave it for the time after she returns.So if you have Carry on Jeeves or Code of Woosters, we can start with any one of those.
Sorry Vimal I dont have any of those. But I have Right ho Jeeves, My man Jeeves , Much obliged Jeeves , Jeeves in the offing and keep a stiff upper lip Jeeves. Will my man Jeeves do?
That'll surely do. It's the first one in the series, so should be extra-interesting. Starting the year with Jeeves and Bertie :)
i too shall try to read, but not sure as already 6 books are in queue.
@Smitha, you just have to start it. Then Wodehouse will determine when you should start with the other 6 :)
Vimal, nice plan. Wodehouse IS selfish. Will not allow me to resume others. :-P
Picked up a Jeeves omnibus on new year and found this thread thanks to Vimal! All set to explore more PGW this year :D
Awesome Girish. Does your Omnibus contain all 18 Jeeves, or a select few?
Started My Man Jeeves and completed 6 out of 8. Found some stories to contain an early prototype of Bertie called Reggie, and his valet Voules. As usual some of the stories have good plots and some have okish plots, but the humour content reigns supreme in all as usual :)
Vimal wrote: "Awesome Girish. Does your Omnibus contain all 18 Jeeves, or a select few?"This omnibus contains
* Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit
* Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves
* Jeeves in the Offing
I have already read Right Ho, Jeeves and The Inimitable Jeeves.
Cool. Rebecca and I both have Jeeves in the offing.May be we'll join in and tick it off after My Man Jeeves.
I am at about 30 % and am loving this. I like Bertie and Jeeves best of all the Wodehouse we've read so far.
I too plead guilty to a slight bias towards the Bertie-Jeeves combo, despite loving the Blandings series so much :)
The eighth story is the funniest of the whole lot. 4-7 are moderate.
I have neither tried blandings nor Psmith (don't know if they are the same). I like Jeeves-Bertie so far.Read this book called Ukridge which had a Bertie like character subjected to atrocities of Mr.Ukridge
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Books mentioned in this topic
The Code of the Woosters (other topics)Jeeves and the Tie That Binds (other topics)
The Mating Season (other topics)
The Goldfinch (other topics)
Right Ho, Jeeves (other topics)
