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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
This is the story of Bertie Wooster. Bertie's man, Jeeves, is trying to get him to go on vacation. But instead, Bertie's aunt talks him into going to a local antique shop to try and drive down a price of a cow coffee creamer that her husband really wants. However - another person - Sir Watkyn Bassett got the creamer first. Bertie's aunt sends him to steal it back. This sets in motion an encouter with several other people, a missing notebook, an engagement, and getting that coffee creamer after all. All while trying to uphold the "Code of the Woosters" to never let a pal down.
This was a silly book. I decided to listen to it when I found a recording of it as a stage play. It made this a fun story to get through. It is a comedy of errors in this short novella.
funny
lighthearted
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
There's nothing like a Wodehouse novel to relieve the tension from the last two weeks. I needed this escape into the nutty world of Jeeves and Wooster.
This is not only one of the best Jeeves and Wooster books, it is one of the best of any Wodehouse's books in my (br)opinion. In this full-length novel installment of the Jeeves and Wooster Saga, Bertie is coerced into visiting, Totleigh Towers where he will be assailed from all sides by demands to perform dangerous and unpleasant tasks.
Some great characters return from previous books along with some new, great additions. Returning are the orange juice swilling, newt fancying Gussie Fink-Nottle, and his sentimental fiancé, Madeline Bassett, who believes the stars are God's daisy chain and that every time a fairy blows its nose, a wee baby is born. Some of the new characters are Roderick Spode, an absurd, aspiring dictator, Stiffy Byng, a dog lover with a grudge against the local policeman and who is secretly engaged to the amiable but bumbling Reverend "Stinker" Pinker.
Some great characters return from previous books along with some new, great additions. Returning are the orange juice swilling, newt fancying Gussie Fink-Nottle, and his sentimental fiancé, Madeline Bassett, who believes the stars are God's daisy chain and that every time a fairy blows its nose, a wee baby is born. Some of the new characters are Roderick Spode, an absurd, aspiring dictator, Stiffy Byng, a dog lover with a grudge against the local policeman and who is secretly engaged to the amiable but bumbling Reverend "Stinker" Pinker.
This may be my favorite Wooster/Jeeves story yet. It's convoluted and delightful and involves romance gone awry, a cow creamer in high demand, tedious relatives, and a pesky little dog among many other things. As always Bertie is quite in the soup but with Jeeves assistance all is set right. I liked how Bertie was able to work himself out of most of the problems this time around.
Very possibly P.G. Wodehouse's best Jeeeves & Wooster book. This is a full-length novel, rather than short stories, and this has so many absurd and hilarious twists that it gets chaotic and crazy. Everything likeable about P.G. Wodehouse's writing is done superlatively in this book. If you've never read a P.G. Wodehouse, this would be a great introduction, and might suck you into read the others.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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:
Yes