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dantastic's review against another edition
3.0
In order to win the woman of his dreams, Cyril "Barmy" Fotheringay-Phipps invests ten thousand dollars into a stinker of a play to be close to her. Will he ever see any of his money back and win his woman's heart?
That P.G. Wodehouse is a sly one. Just as he managed to make golf interesting in The Clicking of Cuthbert, he managed to make me care about theater with Barmy in Wonderland.
Barmy in Wonderland features a few of the usual Wodehouse plot devices. You get the budding love between Barmy and Eileen "Dinty" Moore, the broken engagement between Mervyn Potter and his love, and hilarious drunken escapades featuring Potter and Phipps.
It's amazing how many interesting characters Wodehouse creates and then never uses again. To the best of my knowledge, Barmy, a member of the fabled Drones Club, is the only one who appears in other stories. It's a shame, too. Dinty Moore is strong female lead, like many of Wodehouse's women. Mervyn Potter, that hilarious drunken bastard, could have easily spawned stories on his own. I even enjoyed the two sleazy play producers, Lehman and McClure.
Oh, and I should mention my favorite line before I wrap this up: "She was so tight she could carry an armload of eels up five flights of stairs and not drop a single one."
As usual, everything works out in the end, as it normally does in Wodehouseland. The joy is in the journey, not the destination. While this one isn't my favorite Wodehouse, or even close, it's still hilarious and an easy three.
That P.G. Wodehouse is a sly one. Just as he managed to make golf interesting in The Clicking of Cuthbert, he managed to make me care about theater with Barmy in Wonderland.
Barmy in Wonderland features a few of the usual Wodehouse plot devices. You get the budding love between Barmy and Eileen "Dinty" Moore, the broken engagement between Mervyn Potter and his love, and hilarious drunken escapades featuring Potter and Phipps.
It's amazing how many interesting characters Wodehouse creates and then never uses again. To the best of my knowledge, Barmy, a member of the fabled Drones Club, is the only one who appears in other stories. It's a shame, too. Dinty Moore is strong female lead, like many of Wodehouse's women. Mervyn Potter, that hilarious drunken bastard, could have easily spawned stories on his own. I even enjoyed the two sleazy play producers, Lehman and McClure.
Oh, and I should mention my favorite line before I wrap this up: "She was so tight she could carry an armload of eels up five flights of stairs and not drop a single one."
As usual, everything works out in the end, as it normally does in Wodehouseland. The joy is in the journey, not the destination. While this one isn't my favorite Wodehouse, or even close, it's still hilarious and an easy three.
jonathanrobert's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
kmg365's review
4.0
While I've read a fair number of Bertie and Jeeves stories, I haven't read much else of Wodehouse. It took me a while to get into this story, but once I got into the groove, it went very quickly, and was as enjoyable as ever.
invisibleninjacat's review
5.0
Hilarious! I'm DEFINITELY going to keep an eye out for the Jeeves and Wooster books now. The similes are amazing. I kept texting quotes to my girlfriend while I was listening.
nick_lehotsky's review against another edition
3.0
Nice to see Barmy on his own adventure across the pond. None of the Bertie Wooster hilarity, but the American characters provide a suitable counterpoint to the zaniness of members of the Drones Club.
kristiespacilova's review against another edition
4.0
Už podle anotace na mě kniha působila sympatickým a humorným dojmem. Nakonec jsem opravdu dostala velice úsměvnou knížku, u které jsem si krásně odpočinula a jednoduše se pobavila. Zápletka je sice velice lehká, ale ke knížce sedí. Postavy jsou vesměs sympatické a do příběhu dosazené dobře. Autorův styl psaní mě také velmi zaujal a rozhodně se podívám po dalších jeho knížkách, protože se myslím, že by mě mohly bavit.
Celá recenze se nachází na blogu: http://yours-fantasy.blogspot.cz/2013/05/recenze-barmy-svetla-ramp-rv.html
Celá recenze se nachází na blogu: http://yours-fantasy.blogspot.cz/2013/05/recenze-barmy-svetla-ramp-rv.html
groucho's review
4.0
Nice tight story, very easy reading. Follow the exploits of Barmy Fotheringay-Phipps (pron. Fungy-Phipps).
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