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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
“There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself, 'Do trousers matter?'"
"The mood will pass, sir.”
Hilarious. Will make you laugh and lift your spirits.
“If I might suggest, sir—it is, of course, merely a palliative—but it has often been found in times of despondency that the assumption of formal evening dress has a stimulating effect on the morale.”
“You can’t fling the hands up in a passionate gesture when you are driving a car at fifty miles an hour. Otherwise, I should have done so.”
"The mood will pass, sir.”
Hilarious. Will make you laugh and lift your spirits.
“If I might suggest, sir—it is, of course, merely a palliative—but it has often been found in times of despondency that the assumption of formal evening dress has a stimulating effect on the morale.”
“You can’t fling the hands up in a passionate gesture when you are driving a car at fifty miles an hour. Otherwise, I should have done so.”
I read a couple of Wodehouse books before this, but it is this one that did cement my position as a Wodehouse fan. You could make a line by line adaptation today and the comedy would still strike gold. Click Swiss clockwork, there are so many tiny moving pieces of observations, wit, drama, thrills, etc that work together wonderfully to create this very enjoyable read.
Probably Wodehouse's best of the Jeeves and Wooster series, and that is saying something! A master at comedy.
To be funny, still, after eighty-plus years is quite the silver cow creamer. P.G. Wodehouse, Evelyn Waugh, and very few of their contemporaries can be read today with such gaiety.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Ridiculous silly fun
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
4.5 STARS!!!!!!
"The Code of the Woosters" is a direct-ish sequel to "Right Ho, Jeeves." It deals with, in brief, the continuing saga of newt-lover Gussie Fink-Nottle and Madeline Basset, with Bertie trying to keep himself from ending up in the middle. It also involves Sir Watkym Bassett, Bertie's Aunt Dahlia, and an eighteenth century cow creamer. When you put all those together, shenanigans and hijinks ensue. It's a hilarious novel, and one that everyone should read.
Bertie Wooster has one of the most distinctive voices in fiction. I've read a fair amount of Wodehouse novels and while they are all hilariously entertaining, his masterpiece comes in the Jeeves & Wooster chronicle. His complete inability to remember quotes from anywhere is unparalleled, and his abbreviations ("I passed a trembling h. over the b.") make me laugh out loud every time I hear them. His way of describing things and people, and the fact that all of his are done in first person, make him live and breath.
The relationship between these two is one of the great ones. Bertie is always apt to try to throw his weight about and put his foot down while speaking "in a marked manner," but Jeeves always manages him and manages to get around him as he pleases.
The plot of this one can get a bit convoluted if you don't pay attention, but it's not in such a way as to make the story unenjoyable. I really liked it and it's a must-read for any Wodehouse fan. Or for anyone who can read, in general!
"The Code of the Woosters" is a direct-ish sequel to "Right Ho, Jeeves." It deals with, in brief, the continuing saga of newt-lover Gussie Fink-Nottle and Madeline Basset, with Bertie trying to keep himself from ending up in the middle. It also involves Sir Watkym Bassett, Bertie's Aunt Dahlia, and an eighteenth century cow creamer. When you put all those together, shenanigans and hijinks ensue. It's a hilarious novel, and one that everyone should read.
Bertie Wooster has one of the most distinctive voices in fiction. I've read a fair amount of Wodehouse novels and while they are all hilariously entertaining, his masterpiece comes in the Jeeves & Wooster chronicle. His complete inability to remember quotes from anywhere is unparalleled, and his abbreviations ("I passed a trembling h. over the b.") make me laugh out loud every time I hear them. His way of describing things and people, and the fact that all of his are done in first person, make him live and breath.
The relationship between these two is one of the great ones. Bertie is always apt to try to throw his weight about and put his foot down while speaking "in a marked manner," but Jeeves always manages him and manages to get around him as he pleases.
The plot of this one can get a bit convoluted if you don't pay attention, but it's not in such a way as to make the story unenjoyable. I really liked it and it's a must-read for any Wodehouse fan. Or for anyone who can read, in general!