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A delightful British comedy from the wonderful world of Wodehouse! The perpetually misguided Bertie finds himself embroiled in a madcap adventure sparked by the abrupt departure of his beloved Jeeves. Featuring 'Hizzoner' Richard Riordan as blustering American millionaire J. Washburn Stoker.
themulhern: Lord Peter is pretty obviously inspired by Bertie, as Bunter by Jeeves. This just seems impossible to deny.
Note that this Wodehouse was published after "Whose Body?". But the character of Bertie had been around for about a decade by the time "Whose Body?" was published.… (més)
You don't need a resume of the story. You know perfectly well it's going to involve the hapless Bertie Wooster, one or more of his equally dim chums, an ex-girlffiend, various elderly family members and friends-of-family, and of course the incomparable Jeeves, who ensures it all come right in the end. I can't always get all that excited about the predictable plots (well, predictable endings anyway), but I do so enjoy Bertie's turns of phrase, and that's what brings me back to these books when I just need a light read that will fill in no more than a couple of days. A nice bit of fun. ( )
Well written with subdued humor throughout. Doesn't quite hold up to the rest of time with the racing humor though. But it was easy to get lost in the story and really feel the era and lifestyle. I would read more Wodehouse books. ( )
The first of the eleven Jeeves and Wooster novels, Thank You, Jeeves bolts out of the gate, instantly funnier than the best of the (very funny) 33 short stories that preceded it. The novel opens with Bertie's horror at being forced to choose between his current flat and his beloved instrument, the banjolele, which his neighbours will not stomach. He makes the only reasonable choice - the banjolele, of course - only to find Jeeves handing in his notice. From there, it's one long descent into madness! ( )
As usual, P. G. Wodehouse never fails to provide an entertaining, humorous read. Inane? Yes. Silly? Yes. Predictable? Yes. But thoroughly enjoyable, familiar, comfortable. ( )
The short story collections I've read in this series so far do usually have some connection between some of the short stories. But this is a whole different feel, being the first full novel in the series. I mostly enjoyed that format, but I will say that some of the storyline went on a bit too long for me. But the continuity throughout and the setting being the same the whole time, did give the author room to expand on the humor, and he did a great job. It's definitely something of a farce, complete with constables coming across random men in sheds and garages, Bertie being snuck off a yacht by Jeeves, and many other outlandish scenarios. And to start things off, Jeeves actually leaves Bertie's employment because he can't stand his boss's playing of a banjolele. While I didn't truly expect that situation to last, that does not mean the overall story was predictable. I listened to the audiobook narrated by Jonathan Cecil, who did a great job, and I'm really looking forward to continuing! ( )
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"I fancy the individual you have in mind, sir, is the poet Keats, who compared his emotions on first reading Chapman's Homer to those of stout Cortex when with eagle eyes he stared at the Pacific.... And all his men looked at each other with a wild surmise, silent upon a peak in Darien."
Say what you like against civilisation, it comes in dashed handy in a crisis like this.
'You were talking with Chuffy, did you say?' 'Yes, sir.' 'And he heard all that, too?' 'Yes, sir.' 'About me kissing Miss Stoker?' 'Yes, sir.' 'Did it stir him up?' 'Yes, sir.' 'What did he say?' 'He mentioned something about scooping out your insides, sir.' I wiped the brow.
'In other words, he's actually being paid to chivvy me about with carving knives. If that's not Life,' I said thoughtfully, 'what is?'
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A delightful British comedy from the wonderful world of Wodehouse! The perpetually misguided Bertie finds himself embroiled in a madcap adventure sparked by the abrupt departure of his beloved Jeeves. Featuring 'Hizzoner' Richard Riordan as blustering American millionaire J. Washburn Stoker.
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