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A review by imyerhero
The Girl in Blue by P.G. Wodehouse
4.0
I’ve recently found that no one can make me laugh with such highbrow British humor like P.G. Wodehouse can. While his stories can sometimes seem (to steal a term from a fellow reviewer) formulaic, they are nevertheless entertaining each time, with characters that delight and plot twists that leave you giggling and groaning with anticipation at what zany fiascoes will pop up next. Nothing is ever quite what it appears or as easy as you hope in the Wodehouse world, and we readers are the better for it.
In this Wodehouse novel, we meet several slightly absurd characters. Firstly are the Pyles. Homer, the American businessman, and his sister Bernadette (or Barney) Clayborne. Barney has just been apprehended for shoplifting, and Homer is wondering if a nice trip to England might not be just what the society pages ordered. Meanwhile, as he has been serving jury duty in London, Jerry West has just fallen in love with the girl of his dreams. The only problem is, he doesn’t know her name and he is also engaged to someone else. Finally, we have Crispin and Willoughby Scrope. The elder of the Scropes (Crispin) is in possession of a large country house and a non-traditional butler named Chippendale, and the younger is in possession of a vast deal of money which the elder envies. Enter all of this a small and valuable miniature painting – “The Girl in Blue” – and you have yourself a story.
This, while not quite as entertaining as the two other Wodehouse novels I’ve read, is still a gem of a book and comes highly recommended for high humor from me, to you.
In this Wodehouse novel, we meet several slightly absurd characters. Firstly are the Pyles. Homer, the American businessman, and his sister Bernadette (or Barney) Clayborne. Barney has just been apprehended for shoplifting, and Homer is wondering if a nice trip to England might not be just what the society pages ordered. Meanwhile, as he has been serving jury duty in London, Jerry West has just fallen in love with the girl of his dreams. The only problem is, he doesn’t know her name and he is also engaged to someone else. Finally, we have Crispin and Willoughby Scrope. The elder of the Scropes (Crispin) is in possession of a large country house and a non-traditional butler named Chippendale, and the younger is in possession of a vast deal of money which the elder envies. Enter all of this a small and valuable miniature painting – “The Girl in Blue” – and you have yourself a story.
This, while not quite as entertaining as the two other Wodehouse novels I’ve read, is still a gem of a book and comes highly recommended for high humor from me, to you.