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joshrskinner's review against another edition
3.0
As much as I enjoy the Jeeves character, Bertie Wooster's narration is the driving force in the W&J stories. His absence here and how the volume suffers for it is ample proof.
hammo's review against another edition
3.0
I really don't get it.
In 1915 Wodehouse publishes Something Fresh which is hilarious.
In 1925 Wodehouse publishes Carry On Jeeves which is seriously bland.
In 1953 Wodehouse publishes Ring for Jeeves which not only is bland but also has Wooster distinctly absent, whose dynamic with Jeeves was so perfect.
Why has the only good Wodehouse novel I've read been the one without the character he's most famous for? Did Wodehouse get worse over time due to selling out? Is there some sweet-spot of middle-Jeeves between Carry On and Ring in which Wodehouse hasn't sold out but has also matured the character of Jeeves?
PS, I listeneed to this while suffering a cold. Wodehouse is very soothing for this sort of situation.
In 1915 Wodehouse publishes Something Fresh which is hilarious.
In 1925 Wodehouse publishes Carry On Jeeves which is seriously bland.
In 1953 Wodehouse publishes Ring for Jeeves which not only is bland but also has Wooster distinctly absent, whose dynamic with Jeeves was so perfect.
Why has the only good Wodehouse novel I've read been the one without the character he's most famous for? Did Wodehouse get worse over time due to selling out? Is there some sweet-spot of middle-Jeeves between Carry On and Ring in which Wodehouse hasn't sold out but has also matured the character of Jeeves?
PS, I listeneed to this while suffering a cold. Wodehouse is very soothing for this sort of situation.
aaliya87's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
whats_margaret_reading's review
3.0
Ring for Jeeves is another fairly routine Wodehouse novel, though it is distinct in the Jeeves and Wooster series because Wooster is away for this story. Bertie, instead of avoiding aunts, is at a special school to prepare members of the upper class for a possible populist uprising. Unfortunately, this means Bertie is not our narrator and we miss out on the Wodehousian slang that Bertie uses in his recounting of events. This is also a post-war Wodehouse novel, and some of the lighthearted goodness is missing that was present in earlier Jeeves stories. Still, Jeeves carries on, this time getting his employer out of a sticky financial situation as well as supervising the social relationships of those in a deteriorating English country home. All in all Ring for Jeeves is not the best of the Wodehouse canon but still another tale of Jeeves saving the day.
em_beddedinbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Was a hilarious journey with Bill, the impoverished Lord of the Abbey, his fiancee Jill, a veterinarian, Jeeves, who has taken residence as his butler as Bertie is out at a school which teaches self-sufficiency. Monica aka Moke, Bill's sister, and Rory her bumbling husband, are also in residence. Enters, Rosie aka Mrs. Pottsworth, the rich lady who amassed wealth of her dead husbands, and Captain Bigger, the hunter of large wild animals, who is secretly in love with her. Mix with this , a pendant which is perpetually being stolen, horses at Derby which do not behave as they ought to, and loads of debts being waited to be claimed. And lone man army of Jeeves who has to untangle the various muddled threads. Thanks to his super large, over charged brain, full of phosphate acquired from a fish rich diet, it is all child's play to him.
Thoroughly enjoyed this audio book, richly enunciated, made me chuckle, guffaw or even peal out in laughter during my walks, much to the consternation of passers by.
Thoroughly enjoyed this audio book, richly enunciated, made me chuckle, guffaw or even peal out in laughter during my walks, much to the consternation of passers by.
reverenddave's review against another edition
1.0
The only J&W story yet that I have actively disliked. And the absence of the W half is far from the most egregious failing
sallyepp's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyable fluff as always. (Sadly, this one is a bit racist in an old-fashioned way.)