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yeahdeadslow's review against another edition
3.0
Apparently this is the only "Jeeves" book that has no Bertie Wooster in it. (Except a few passing mentions.) Jeeves without Wooster seems ineffably... wrong. Still, there were many moments I found myself chortling; it is Wodehouse, after all. But Bertie was sorely missed.
kierrang1990's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
the_reader_leader's review
3.0
I *liked* this Jeeves story but I didn’t *love* it! I just really missed Bertie and his shenanigans!
rincey's review against another edition
3.0
I finally gave Wodehouse a try. See my reaction in my full review: http://youtu.be/CcH1CqDltjQ
libertyindiarose's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
jodilynclayton's review against another edition
2.0
Not one of his best. Very formulaic and didn't seem like Wodehouse was even trying. This is a much later novel and it shows.
dmaude's review against another edition
3.0
One of P. G.'s later (mid-fifties) novels. Best known for being only Jeeves book without Mr. Wooster. Fun read, but probably not one of his top 50 novels. (He wrote nearly 100, so not unworthy of the short read.)
lnatal's review against another edition
3.0
From TIA:
An all-star cast brings P.G. Wodehouse's supremely funny 1950s horse-racing novel to galloping life. Jeeves, on loan to young Lord Rowcester (Bill), devises a plan to assist his impoverished new master sell his crumbling pile to a wealthy American widow. But will she buy it?
There's also White Hunter Captain Biggar on the trail of a bookie and his clerk who conned him at Epsom races. Who are they? Could they in fact be Bill and Jeeves? Will the captain unmask them? Will Jeeves and his gigantic fish-fed brain win the day?
Finally our impeccable 'gentleman's personal gentleman' has a solution to dazzle and amaze us all.
https://archive.org/details/ringforjeeves
An all-star cast brings P.G. Wodehouse's supremely funny 1950s horse-racing novel to galloping life. Jeeves, on loan to young Lord Rowcester (Bill), devises a plan to assist his impoverished new master sell his crumbling pile to a wealthy American widow. But will she buy it?
There's also White Hunter Captain Biggar on the trail of a bookie and his clerk who conned him at Epsom races. Who are they? Could they in fact be Bill and Jeeves? Will the captain unmask them? Will Jeeves and his gigantic fish-fed brain win the day?
Finally our impeccable 'gentleman's personal gentleman' has a solution to dazzle and amaze us all.
https://archive.org/details/ringforjeeves
lordofthemoon's review against another edition
3.0
I must say that I was somewhat disappointed with this novel. For a Jeeves and Wooster book it was missing a very important element – Wooster. Bertie is mentioned a few times but remains off the page, with Jeeves temporarily ensconced with Lord Rowcester of Rowcester Abbey and his attempts to make enough money to marry his love, with the usual Wodehousian mishaps.
The humour in this book felt a little forced to me. For a start it is set in the 1950s, and talk of the War, the atom bomb and the Social Revolution sits uneasily with Jeeves' world as we have come to know it. I can see what Wodehouse was trying to do, but it didn't quite pull off for me, however, now that I know what to expect, it's probably worth a re-read. The book really did feel the poorer for its lack of Wooster, who is the perfect foil to Jeeves – himself, I feel, in this book becoming a parody of himself, I fear – and his lack is felt.
The humour in this book felt a little forced to me. For a start it is set in the 1950s, and talk of the War, the atom bomb and the Social Revolution sits uneasily with Jeeves' world as we have come to know it. I can see what Wodehouse was trying to do, but it didn't quite pull off for me, however, now that I know what to expect, it's probably worth a re-read. The book really did feel the poorer for its lack of Wooster, who is the perfect foil to Jeeves – himself, I feel, in this book becoming a parody of himself, I fear – and his lack is felt.
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