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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
Amusing. Not sure where the “FUNNIEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN, 4.32-on-Goodreads-level proverbial ROFLs” crowd is coming from, but indeed, capital-A amusing.
As I've come from expect from P.G. Wodehouse, this was hilarious. Farcical, witty, written in a style uniquely his.
In this particular escapade, Bertie finds himself staying at Totleigh Towers, the country home of Sir Watkyn Bassett, an obsequious magistrate with a vicious vendetta against poor old Bertram. Along the way we encounter wronged policemen, a LOT of blackmail, cow-creamers, notebooks and, of course, an array of beloved characters like Gussie Fink-Nottle, Aunt Dahlia, Roderick Spode and Stiffy Byng.
Wodehouse keeps you hooked until the very end. I also loved the ending - it was really well resolved, with Bertie sleeping peacefully in his bed, believing everything is well with the world (that is, until the next time!)
I will never stop recommending this series, because when it comes to comedic literature, this is the best.
In this particular escapade, Bertie finds himself staying at Totleigh Towers, the country home of Sir Watkyn Bassett, an obsequious magistrate with a vicious vendetta against poor old Bertram. Along the way we encounter wronged policemen, a LOT of blackmail, cow-creamers, notebooks and, of course, an array of beloved characters like Gussie Fink-Nottle, Aunt Dahlia, Roderick Spode and Stiffy Byng.
Wodehouse keeps you hooked until the very end. I also loved the ending - it was really well resolved, with Bertie sleeping peacefully in his bed, believing everything is well with the world (that is, until the next time!)
I will never stop recommending this series, because when it comes to comedic literature, this is the best.
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
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
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Maybe his best Jeeves novel! It has everything you could want all wrapped up in a convoluted and excellently woven plot. Completely daft; in a lesser writers hands it could be drivel but the language is just sublime. This one gets alluded back to quite a bit - the one with the Cow Creamer
This book was such a delight! Comedic genius.
“I could see, that if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.”
A must-read if you need an arsenal of hilarious insults.
“She was as tough as a restaurant steak.”
“I turned to Gussie who was now looking like a bewildered halibut…”
“Where have you been, you infuriating young warthog?”
“You ghastly goggle eyed piece of Gorgonzola”
“I could see, that if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.”
A must-read if you need an arsenal of hilarious insults.
“She was as tough as a restaurant steak.”
“I turned to Gussie who was now looking like a bewildered halibut…”
“Where have you been, you infuriating young warthog?”
“You ghastly goggle eyed piece of Gorgonzola”