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A review by tinaha083
The Code of the Woosters: Jeeves to the Rescue by P.G. Wodehouse
5.0
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!