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bookswithlydscl's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Not my favourite, especially as it felt similar to Code of The Woosters which I loved.
jon288's review against another edition
4.0
Great as always. I found the plot a bit over-complex and tiresome with this one (aren't they all a bit?), but the language makes up for anything
emfed's review
4.0
so fun.. went on a jeeves & wooster (show) kick a few years ago but not sure I had ever actually read one?? so when this popped up at a library book sale it seemed like a good time to give it a try. kind of lost momentum for me in the second half but there were a few scenes that did make me legitimately laugh out loud while reading (the series of mishaps in the garden culminating with clam getting locked in the shed killed me ). they are just so goofy. will be keeping an eye out for more!
greybeard49's review
4.0
I love to read PG Wodehouse 2 or 3 times a year - it really cheers me up. His secret lies in the characters and above all the dialogue. All the plots are farcical, in the most proper of ways of course, and are set up to let us wallow in the antics and conversations between the protagonists from a bygone and gilded era.
What's not to like!
What's not to like!
jadziadax's review against another edition
5.0
"That was the question I asked myself. What price the hippogriffs?"
"Over in America, it appears, life for the businessman is one long series of large cups of coffee, punctured with shocks from the New Deal."
" 'It's the same with me. I am a gazelle short. You don't mind me alluding to you as a gazelle, Jeeves?'
'Not at all, sir.' "
Joy in the Morning is basically Bertie experiencing a build-up of worse and worse situations. He's absolutely right - never go to Steeple Bumphleigh. It's like a Bertie nightmare, featuring young lovers wanting his help, intimidating uncles, undercover meetings, and one of his most feared ex-fiancees, Florence Craye (she likes to mold fiance's brains and just informs them that they are going be married-- no accidental proposal even needed).
This book also makes me appreciate that there is no comedy "straight man" in this series. I mean, Jeeves is the smart one and therefore, you'd think that would make him the straight man, but he's really not. He's quirky in his own right, prone to going off on little rants of poetry quoting. And of course, throughout the series, he is extremely touchy about clothing items. It also makes me appreciate -- well, all the books do-- the fact that P.G. Wodehouse must have had a tremendous grasp on English and beyond literature. There's countless references, from Bertie's almost complete quotations and Jeeves's perfect ones.
"Over in America, it appears, life for the businessman is one long series of large cups of coffee, punctured with shocks from the New Deal."
" 'It's the same with me. I am a gazelle short. You don't mind me alluding to you as a gazelle, Jeeves?'
'Not at all, sir.' "
Joy in the Morning is basically Bertie experiencing a build-up of worse and worse situations. He's absolutely right - never go to Steeple Bumphleigh. It's like a Bertie nightmare, featuring young lovers wanting his help, intimidating uncles, undercover meetings, and one of his most feared ex-fiancees, Florence Craye (she likes to mold fiance's brains and just informs them that they are going be married-- no accidental proposal even needed).
This book also makes me appreciate that there is no comedy "straight man" in this series. I mean, Jeeves is the smart one and therefore, you'd think that would make him the straight man, but he's really not. He's quirky in his own right, prone to going off on little rants of poetry quoting. And of course, throughout the series, he is extremely touchy about clothing items. It also makes me appreciate -- well, all the books do-- the fact that P.G. Wodehouse must have had a tremendous grasp on English and beyond literature. There's countless references, from Bertie's almost complete quotations and Jeeves's perfect ones.
littletaiko's review against another edition
4.0
Nothing like a Wooster/Jeeves book to help pass a rainy day. Bernie has definitely found himself in the soup this time - unexpectedly engaged to Florence, trying to help Boko and Nobby get permission from Uncle Percy to marry as well as evading Edwin the boy-scout from hell. Oh yes, let's not forget Stinson the police officer who was previously engaged to Florence and is not one of Bertie's biggest fans. Jeeves is able to help save the day of course, but not without a lot of plans going spectacularly wrong along the way.
tcleary98's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
An incredibly fun, fast, funny and easy-to-read book. Is there a profound core beneath the breezy veneer that will remain with the reader long after putting down the book? No. Is there meant to be? No. Whilst the posh waffling of a small cast of aristocratic characters can occasionally verge on the claustrophobic and irritating, by and large the characters and plot are loveable silliness. In a world of staring blank faced at an endless stream of memes, I was pleasantly surprised to find myself laughing out loud whilst reading this - sometimes on account of the plot, such as Uncle Percy’s kindly turn of heart upon hearing of Bertie Wooster‘s assault on young Edwin, but usually as a result of Wodehouse’s whimsical writing style and the crafting of Bertie’s buffoonish inner monologue. As with every Jeeves & Wooster novel, Wodehouse lampoons the British aristocracy with mirth rather than malice. If you’ve been struggling to actually finish a book, as I have, I highly recommend this one. You will whip through it, smirking all the way.
joweston's review against another edition
5.0
Another Radio series, utter joy, laugh out loud glorious fun.