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A review by atelierofbooks
Mike and Psmith by P.G. Wodehouse
4.0
I had my doubts about this one since it's very early Wodehouse and I, moreover, dislike boarding school stories. But it was as joyful and witty as any Wodehouse, albeit written in a very different style to the Jeeves books. And what a character Psmith is! I can't wait to see him all grown in the Blandings Castle series, because he's already a very elegant, supremely condescending enfant terrible terrorizing his school mates and masters with irreproachable manners and a criminal mind only tempered by a good heart. Mike is a great foil for him, a likable if unassuming boy who you can't help but cheer for.
'Mike nodded. A sombre nod. The nod Napoleon might have given if somebody had met him in 1812 and said, "So, you're back from Moscow, eh?”'
As a side note, there is a lot of cricket in this book. I have never seen cricket, don't know anything about it, etc. but still found this readable. I think you can still understand the general plot/character dynamics that arise from the cricket matches, even if the actual mechanics elude you.
'Mike nodded. A sombre nod. The nod Napoleon might have given if somebody had met him in 1812 and said, "So, you're back from Moscow, eh?”'
As a side note, there is a lot of cricket in this book. I have never seen cricket, don't know anything about it, etc. but still found this readable. I think you can still understand the general plot/character dynamics that arise from the cricket matches, even if the actual mechanics elude you.