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Jeeves in the Offing
by P.G. Wodehouse
Three and a half stars.
The audio was read by Ian Carmichael. I believe this is the first book I've listened to that was narrated by him. For the first time ever, I had to adjust the listening speed to be slower. I listened to about two-thirds of the book at .8, then bumped it up to .9 when I got used to his reading cadence.
This was first published in 1960. I would never, ever have guessed it without the clue of this being the 12th Jeeves book, thus late in Wodehouse's career. There is not even the slightest hint of modernity. It is a world without radio, and certainly without television. The Times is the source of any news worth learning, Anatole is still cooking for Aunt Dahlia, Jeeves is still butlering for Bertie, and all's right with the world.
I was delighted to see the return of the silver cow-creamer, as The Code of the Woosters is my all time favorite Wodehouse book. Several of the high jinks were recycled from previous books. Even the characters admitted it, saying something like "This worked great on so-and so a few years ago, so let's try it again." Spoiler alert-- if Bertie is involved, the scheme will likely gang aft agley.
The audio was read by Ian Carmichael. I believe this is the first book I've listened to that was narrated by him. For the first time ever, I had to adjust the listening speed to be slower. I listened to about two-thirds of the book at .8, then bumped it up to .9 when I got used to his reading cadence.
This was first published in 1960. I would never, ever have guessed it without the clue of this being the 12th Jeeves book, thus late in Wodehouse's career. There is not even the slightest hint of modernity. It is a world without radio, and certainly without television. The Times is the source of any news worth learning, Anatole is still cooking for Aunt Dahlia, Jeeves is still butlering for Bertie, and all's right with the world.
I was delighted to see the return of the silver cow-creamer, as The Code of the Woosters is my all time favorite Wodehouse book. Several of the high jinks were recycled from previous books. Even the characters admitted it, saying something like "This worked great on so-and so a few years ago, so let's try it again." Spoiler alert-- if Bertie is involved, the scheme will likely gang aft agley.