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missfantasyfiction's review against another edition
4.0
In this particular story, Bertie finds himself ensconced at his Uncle Percy's country house Steeple Bumpleigh, an environs filled with both brilliantly named and hilarious characters including Stilton Cheesewright, Boko Fittleworth, Nobby Hopwood and, my personal favourite, Edwin the Boy Scout. Soon he finds himself entangled in all sorts of seemingly inextricable tangles. That is, until Jeeves saves the day...
The main strength of this book is Wodehouse's writing. He never makes outright jokes, but comedy is unrivalled among literature. A perfect example is this quote which still has me chuckling, when Bertie talks about his dancing skills
'[I] can out-Fred the nimblest Astaire'.
The stories are slightly repetitive if you read enough of them, with similar general framework happening every time, which is why I have deducted a star but overall, just generally great fun to read, it lightens my heart every time, and the Jeeves and Wooster books have become my go-to comfort read for when I need a bit of comic relief.
The main strength of this book is Wodehouse's writing. He never makes outright jokes, but comedy is unrivalled among literature. A perfect example is this quote which still has me chuckling, when Bertie talks about his dancing skills
'[I] can out-Fred the nimblest Astaire'.
The stories are slightly repetitive if you read enough of them, with similar general framework happening every time, which is why I have deducted a star but overall, just generally great fun to read, it lightens my heart every time, and the Jeeves and Wooster books have become my go-to comfort read for when I need a bit of comic relief.
zenithharpink's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars. This is a solid installment of the Jeeves serious. My main gripe with the last novel was that Bertie's grasping, manipulative friends were at their most graspy-manipulativeness. In this book, that theme is refreshingly absent. Bertie's friends are still getting themselves into scrapes, and they still expect Bertie (and by extension, Jeeves) to make it all right, but they don't quite resort to blackmail to get his help.
This had me laughing out load pretty frequently, the prose and the situational comedy was no less than sparking! I recommend this to any looking for a well-written humor novel-you won't be disappointed!
This had me laughing out load pretty frequently, the prose and the situational comedy was no less than sparking! I recommend this to any looking for a well-written humor novel-you won't be disappointed!
nick_jenkins's review against another edition
4.0
The ending was a bit weaker than either Thank You, Jeeves or The Code of the Woosters, but that is rather small potatoes relative to the genius of the rest.
nlfrey's review against another edition
4.0
I listened to this as an audiobook on a roadtrip, and by the time I was finished I had to catch myself to keep from greeting people "what ho!", replacing "wow!" with " the mind reels," "no" with "out of the q.", and pronouncing "rather" as "rah-tha."
P.G. Wodehouse is hilarious. In the most dry, British way possible. If you enjoy that sort of humor as much as I do, you will greatly enjoy this or any of the other Jeeves and Wooster books.
As a side note, I really enjoyed listening to this as an audiobook - hearing the British accent somehow added a lot.
P.G. Wodehouse is hilarious. In the most dry, British way possible. If you enjoy that sort of humor as much as I do, you will greatly enjoy this or any of the other Jeeves and Wooster books.
As a side note, I really enjoyed listening to this as an audiobook - hearing the British accent somehow added a lot.
taking_tea_with_the_hatter's review against another edition
5.0
A joy to read, it left me beaming from ear to ear. I only wish I had discovered it sooner!!
ricefun's review against another edition
2.0
Went into this book with high expectations. I read it as part of a book vs. film reading challenge at our local library (fun idea!). I've know of Wodehouse for a long time but never had taken time to read any of his Jeeves books. This seemed like a great opportunity. However, I found I was forcing myself to read and didn't care a thing about any of the characters, even the indomitable Jeeves. The language was very clever and I enjoyed some of the humor, but won't be reading any more of the series. The TV show took these bones and turned them into a wonderful and memorable character comedy that I will enjoy watching.
roshk99's review against another edition
5.0
Another fantastic book by Wodehouse. His mastery of the English language makes one laugh out loud. Jeeves is fabulous as always.