Reviews

Pearls, Girls And Monty Bodkin by P.G. Wodehouse

dantastic's review against another edition

3.0

Pearls, Girls and Monty Bodkin picks up one year after the events of Luck of the Bodkins. Monty finishes his year at Llewellyn studios, oblivious to the fact that his secretary is in love with him, only to find out that J.D. Butterwick says his year of employment doesn't count adn he'll have to work another year to earn the lady Butterwick's hand. Fortunately, Sandy, his secretary, follows him to England while working for Llewellyn's wife Grayce and gets Monty hired on as a secretary.

Throw in a string of pearls, husband and wife con artists, and one dodgy English detective and there you have it. Not my favorite Wodehouse by any means but still worth a read. How can you not enjoy a story with a character named Oily Carmichael in it?

rocketiza's review against another edition

4.0

As always, a pleasure to read an author that is peerless in his wordplay.

laraedvi's review

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

swirls's review against another edition

4.0

Spoiler: there's zany hijinks and everyone lives happily ever after. Good light brain bleach book.

gosia_maria99's review against another edition

4.0

Just as delightful as Wodehouse always is. 150 pages, so I read it in one evening and enjoyed a shorter, slightly simpler than usual novel of his immensely.

bailey_books's review

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

really really fun, one of my favorite Wodehouse books

etty_m's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

jonathanrobert's review

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

cerilouisereads's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

latas's review against another edition

4.0

This is a re-read for me after almost 19 years. I didn’t remember anything. Started reading this on Wodehouse's 139th birthday. This is a typical Wodehouse stress buster.