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forgottenwitch's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
In which Jeeves gets a man arrested, convinces the mans mother that said man got arrested for research purposes, and then get rewarded with $100 for doing so 😂😂
Read as part of the Letters Regarding Jeeves series on Substack, which includes all of the Jeeves literature by P. G. Wodehouse that is currently in public domain — the first 25 short stories, as well as the entirety of the novel ‘Right Ho, Jeeves’ — over the course of one year.
Read as part of the Letters Regarding Jeeves series on Substack, which includes all of the Jeeves literature by P. G. Wodehouse that is currently in public domain — the first 25 short stories, as well as the entirety of the novel ‘Right Ho, Jeeves’ — over the course of one year.
hartd's review against another edition
These two stories are my first exposure to Jeeves and Wooster, and this one is very funny. I also see a hint of why people ship these two, with how unhappy Wooster's bad taste in clothes makes poor Jeeves.
Sidenote: my grandmother was 2 years old when this was first published (1916), which is wild to think of. Her life was nothing like Bertie's, and she would've absolutely hated this understated style of humor. But I think an unwanted house guest is probably a universal experience.
Sidenote: my grandmother was 2 years old when this was first published (1916), which is wild to think of. Her life was nothing like Bertie's, and she would've absolutely hated this understated style of humor. But I think an unwanted house guest is probably a universal experience.
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