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dantastic's review against another edition
5.0
What have I learned from this book? Wodehouse gets lightyears of mileage out of the same basic plot time and time again. Pigs Have Wings has the same plot elements as the other Blandings Castle books:
1) a pig napping
2) a broken engagement
3) an imposter at the castle
Here's how it went down:
Sir Gregory Parsloe brings in a ringer for the Fat Pig contest in an effort to keep the Empress of Blandings from three-peating. Clarence, Earl of Emsworth, is outraged. Not only that, Parsloe's niece is the pig keeper at Blandings Castle and his fiancee is staying at Blandings. Uncle Galahad, smooth player that he is, decides to kidnap the Queen of Matchingham in retaliation. Through in subplots about three broken engagements and a detective at Blandings and you have a classic Wodehouse romp. There were quite a few laugh out loud moments in this one.
A few months later: I lent my girlfriend this book and she said she liked it was better than The Code of the Woosters. That's about the highest praise a Wodehouse book can get.
1) a pig napping
2) a broken engagement
3) an imposter at the castle
Here's how it went down:
Sir Gregory Parsloe brings in a ringer for the Fat Pig contest in an effort to keep the Empress of Blandings from three-peating. Clarence, Earl of Emsworth, is outraged. Not only that, Parsloe's niece is the pig keeper at Blandings Castle and his fiancee is staying at Blandings. Uncle Galahad, smooth player that he is, decides to kidnap the Queen of Matchingham in retaliation. Through in subplots about three broken engagements and a detective at Blandings and you have a classic Wodehouse romp. There were quite a few laugh out loud moments in this one.
A few months later: I lent my girlfriend this book and she said she liked it was better than The Code of the Woosters. That's about the highest praise a Wodehouse book can get.
kbogdano80's review against another edition
4.0
Pigs Have Wings, a tale from Wodehouse's Blandings Castle series, serves as one of his funniest stories and involves romance, masked identities, and yes... pigs. This is one of the later Blandings chronicles, but just like with Wodehouse's other series, it doesn't matter if you start with this particular book or read the series in order. Wodehouse quickly sorts everything out for you and draws you into the thick of the plot.
As usual, Clarence, Ninth Earl of Emsworth, is a bit dazed and confused but extremely enthusiastic about his prize pig, Empress of Blandings. All of his hopes (and quite a few of his gambling dollars)are on her winning first place yet again in the Fat Pigs Class at the upcoming Shropshire Agricultural Show. However, his dreams may be dashed when he learns that his neighbor, the rascally Sir Gregory Parsloe of Matchingham Hall, has acquired a pig so fat that she may give the Empress a run for her money. What's a poor pig proprietor to do? Enter Sir Galahad Threepwood, Lord Emsworth's crafty brother, who thinks a bit of pig-napping can rectify the situation.
Amongst all of the pig shenanigans, there are the usual Wodehouse troubles and escapades: young couples falling in and out of love, old couples reuniting after many lonely years apart, misunderstandings, bitter quarrels, broken engagements, and happy resolutions. But all of that takes a back seat to the real stars of the show: clueless Lord Emsworth, resourceful Sir Galahad, and that majestic pig, the Empress of Blandings.
Pure nonsense and utter fun, this is a treat for any Wodehouse fan.
As usual, Clarence, Ninth Earl of Emsworth, is a bit dazed and confused but extremely enthusiastic about his prize pig, Empress of Blandings. All of his hopes (and quite a few of his gambling dollars)are on her winning first place yet again in the Fat Pigs Class at the upcoming Shropshire Agricultural Show. However, his dreams may be dashed when he learns that his neighbor, the rascally Sir Gregory Parsloe of Matchingham Hall, has acquired a pig so fat that she may give the Empress a run for her money. What's a poor pig proprietor to do? Enter Sir Galahad Threepwood, Lord Emsworth's crafty brother, who thinks a bit of pig-napping can rectify the situation.
Amongst all of the pig shenanigans, there are the usual Wodehouse troubles and escapades: young couples falling in and out of love, old couples reuniting after many lonely years apart, misunderstandings, bitter quarrels, broken engagements, and happy resolutions. But all of that takes a back seat to the real stars of the show: clueless Lord Emsworth, resourceful Sir Galahad, and that majestic pig, the Empress of Blandings.
Pure nonsense and utter fun, this is a treat for any Wodehouse fan.
krisheiney's review against another edition
5.0
Chock full of charm, wit, and very fat pigs. What a delightful read.
violinknitter's review against another edition
4.0
I don’t know how I’ve managed to only read Jeeves & Wooster PG Wodehouse, and no Blandings novels. This was rollicking good fun, even when you could see the général shape everything was going to take from about page five
jarrigy's review against another edition
3.5
A surprising amount of fun was had for abook in which all of its characters would be the first to go if the revolution came.
gjmaupin's review against another edition
5.0
A balm in times troubled and un-.
SPOILER: The Empress is fine.
SPOILER: The Empress is fine.
luana_'s review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-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
4.0
Not much of a plot but the hilariously hyperbolic characters and eccentric web of relationships just makes this light and easy and fun. Love Gally with my whole heart and just his trio with Beach and Penny is so wholesome. Overall the characters are just so funny - didn’t live down the equally hectic and deadpan blurb. Not disappointed at all and I plan to read more Wodehouse books (hopefully with some more plot) - ultimately this style of writing is something I wish I could call my own, as it is funny without trying to be. Doesn’t come off as annoying, but plot sometimes a bit easy/cheap/underdeveloped.
roshk99's review against another edition
5.0
Has me rolling around on the floor every time I read it. The dialogue, the plot, the characters: everything is expertly created with precision. Always gets me in a good mood :)
pearlkhurana's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0