Reviews

My Man Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse

megankass's review against another edition

there is absolutely nothing funny about this.

lawrenceevalyn's review against another edition

5.0

Absolutely as delightful as I could have predicted they'd be! I can't believe I went so long without reading them. The short story format was great for getting a taste. It surprised me how strongly I preferred the Bertie/Jeeves stories to the others, despite the plots themselves being nearly the same.

moshek's review against another edition

5.0

Most agreeable- what?

terri24601's review against another edition

3.0

I was going to describe this as a set of charming and silly little tales, but as I think about it, I’m not sure I want to call these stories of highly privileged and terribly lazy white men “charming.” That said, these ne’er-do-wells are harmless and the joke is certainly on them in each story. I guess I feel like I do after finishing a set of Sherlock Holmes stories: I was entertained, but I do need a break from the characters before reading more. I’ll read more someday as I have another of these on my Kindle that I got on sale...but today is not that someday.

shreya615's review against another edition

5.0

I just realized exactly how many times Wooster says "What" and "something like that".

meggypeg's review against another edition

4.0

I listened to this audiobook in the car with my husband, as well as while we painted a room in our house. The reader was great, and the humor holds up. My one complaint, and it isn't a true complaint but more a frustration from my husband, was that the stories aren't ALL Jeeves and Wooster. There are some Reggie stories thrown in. They are good, but weren't mentioned in the description on audible...and I had forgotten about them. Jason was more wanting to work his way through Jeeves before we watch the old tv show...and so he was irked when suddenly we were dealing with Reggie.

Also, Jason pointed out that all of the problems that Jeeves is called on to solve when schemes go awry are a result of Jeeves proposing the scheme in the first place. Is Jeeves cleverer than Wooster? Maybe not. Maybe he is just able to get himself out of a pickle...

ekarpinski's review against another edition

3.0

3.5. The earliest Jeeves stuff -- it's fun, but it's definitely weak.

katzeball's review against another edition

2.0

Maybe this is one of those things that just doesn't hold up over time, but this collection was really pretty dumb. I know Wodehouse is considered a master of humor, and I can't think of a single time this book made me laugh.

gobeit's review against another edition

2.0

I think my rating on this suffered for having heard of it for so long, but somewhat misunderstood what to expect. This edition is very well read, and I giggled at points, but overall it didn’t feel terribly memorable to me

heypizzapie's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75