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Carry On, Jeeves
by P.G. Wodehouse
First of all, this book literally saved my life when I was ninteen. It's funny without relying on negativity like so much modern comedy does, and it's truly uplifting and lighthearted. Comedy saves lives, and nowhere is that truer than with PG Wodehouse.
Bertie's narrative voice, and the dichotomies it makes of narrative vs. dialogue and events, is a keystone to the comedy that any adaptation cannot truly achieve; it's sharp, which itself is a dichotomy to the airy fluff-head Bertie only seems to be—until you realise that HE is the one telling the tale, with such cleverness and wit, that he cannot possibly be as dumb as he seems. Bertie's descriptions are absolutely hilarious, and you can truly *hear* his voice as he tells the tale—I find myself reading these stories aloud, even alone in my room!
Jeeves is inscrutable and iconic, and his dialogue reveals nothing and everything about his true thoughts. Most of the conversations between him and Bertie are laugh-out-loud funny, and even though in any other author's hands Jeeves' character would seem insufferable and even wicked, Wodehouse makes you understand the power dynamic between master and servant, and how well Jeeves is aware of it too.
I absolutely highly recommend this series to anyone neeeding a break and a laugh. The short stories are short enough to read in ten minutes or on a lunch break, and indeed that's how I read this book the first time while I was working my first job.
Bertie's narrative voice, and the dichotomies it makes of narrative vs. dialogue and events, is a keystone to the comedy that any adaptation cannot truly achieve; it's sharp, which itself is a dichotomy to the airy fluff-head Bertie only seems to be—until you realise that HE is the one telling the tale, with such cleverness and wit, that he cannot possibly be as dumb as he seems. Bertie's descriptions are absolutely hilarious, and you can truly *hear* his voice as he tells the tale—I find myself reading these stories aloud, even alone in my room!
Jeeves is inscrutable and iconic, and his dialogue reveals nothing and everything about his true thoughts. Most of the conversations between him and Bertie are laugh-out-loud funny, and even though in any other author's hands Jeeves' character would seem insufferable and even wicked, Wodehouse makes you understand the power dynamic between master and servant, and how well Jeeves is aware of it too.
I absolutely highly recommend this series to anyone neeeding a break and a laugh. The short stories are short enough to read in ten minutes or on a lunch break, and indeed that's how I read this book the first time while I was working my first job.