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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
I guess I just like the Hugh Laurie & Stephen Fry shows better than reading the books.
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
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
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
A classic Bertie & Jeeves adventure!
Bertie goes to visit Totleigh Towers with two missions: help Gussie with his engagement problems with the extremely self-centered Madeleine Basset and, perhaps most importantly, to steal an 18th century cow-creamer by demand of his “dear old flesh and blood”, Aunt Dahlia.
Problems will keep coming for Bertie once he arrives, but he’ll refuse to let any pal or old ancestor down, because the Woosters are not like that (and thankfully Jeeves will always be around with the best suggestions).
I had the book on my night stand for a few months, so I read it in between other novels. The beginning of the story felt very slow and repetitive. But then the dialogs in the last part of the book were so funny, it became hard to stop reading. Definitely one of my Wodehouse favourites just for the scenes with Aunt Dahlia.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Really liked it
Bertie goes to visit Totleigh Towers with two missions: help Gussie with his engagement problems with the extremely self-centered Madeleine Basset and, perhaps most importantly, to steal an 18th century cow-creamer by demand of his “dear old flesh and blood”, Aunt Dahlia.
Problems will keep coming for Bertie once he arrives, but he’ll refuse to let any pal or old ancestor down, because the Woosters are not like that (and thankfully Jeeves will always be around with the best suggestions).
I had the book on my night stand for a few months, so I read it in between other novels. The beginning of the story felt very slow and repetitive. But then the dialogs in the last part of the book were so funny, it became hard to stop reading. Definitely one of my Wodehouse favourites just for the scenes with Aunt Dahlia.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - Really liked it
funny
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
"rendering the brain for the nonce a bit flaccid" is my new go-to phrase
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
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:
Yes
“There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself ‘do trousers matter?’”
“The mood will pass, sir.”
“The mood will pass, sir.”