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A review by ehays84
Right Ho, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
5.0
This is my last read of 2018, and was a perfect fun read for my Christmas break.
Wodehouse is an absolute master, and I have loved him for a long time now, ever since my grandparents purchased me a big collection of his various stories called The Most of Wodehouse. That book contains many of the most famous Jeeves stories, so I have read a smattering of these before now, and Amy and I have watched every episode of the TV version with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie (many of which we own and have watched over and over).
This story, with the unforgettable Finknottle and Glossop, is probably my very favorite (at least that I know of so far) after the Purity of the Turf, in which a gang of Bertie's friends attempt to rig a church fair so they can win the various betting opportunities available there.
What Right Ho, Jeeves has on some others is a serious attempt by Bertie to do things on his own, and of course the hilarious results. He is to some extent onto Jeeves, because he knows that if Jeeves saves his bacon, he will have to give in and follow one of Jeeves's sumptuary rules, despite Bertie's desires to dress more flamboyantly. That is only really funny because of the background of other Jeeves and Wooster stories, so you know how things usually play out.
Yet another of my all-time favorite British inter-war years books, such as The Box of Delights or many of the James Herriot stories.
Do yourself a favor and turn off the news or get off twitter for a week or two and just read any of these stories. You won't regret it.
Wodehouse is an absolute master, and I have loved him for a long time now, ever since my grandparents purchased me a big collection of his various stories called The Most of Wodehouse. That book contains many of the most famous Jeeves stories, so I have read a smattering of these before now, and Amy and I have watched every episode of the TV version with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie (many of which we own and have watched over and over).
This story, with the unforgettable Finknottle and Glossop, is probably my very favorite (at least that I know of so far) after the Purity of the Turf, in which a gang of Bertie's friends attempt to rig a church fair so they can win the various betting opportunities available there.
What Right Ho, Jeeves has on some others is a serious attempt by Bertie to do things on his own, and of course the hilarious results. He is to some extent onto Jeeves, because he knows that if Jeeves saves his bacon, he will have to give in and follow one of Jeeves's sumptuary rules, despite Bertie's desires to dress more flamboyantly. That is only really funny because of the background of other Jeeves and Wooster stories, so you know how things usually play out.
Yet another of my all-time favorite British inter-war years books, such as The Box of Delights or many of the James Herriot stories.
Do yourself a favor and turn off the news or get off twitter for a week or two and just read any of these stories. You won't regret it.