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The Code of the Woosters
by P.G. Wodehouse
“There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself, 'Do trousers matter?'"
"The mood will pass, sir.”
I realized it had been a while since I had picked up a book by P.G. Wodehouse, and I quite missed Bertie, who, like me, can't get through a morning without his cup of tea (or Jeeves). Although a mere cup of tea couldn't save Bertie from the scrapes he gets into in this installment.
I can't tell if it's because I hadn't picked up a Wodehouse gem for a bit, or if The Code of the Woosters is one of the superior books in the series, but I was grinning from ear to ear, if not laughing outright while reading this book.
I had some qualms about the previous book - I think there was a scene of Bertie doing blackface - and explicit mentions of the n-word as a tool for humor. While there is one mention of the latter in this one as well, I'm chalking it up to Wodehouse being part of a class and time who thought this attempt at humor was okay (it wasn't then, and it isn't now, but we'll let it go).
That caveat aside, this book was hilarious. It lifted me up and reminded me of why it's important to have a good, hearty laugh every now and then.
"The mood will pass, sir.”
I realized it had been a while since I had picked up a book by P.G. Wodehouse, and I quite missed Bertie, who, like me, can't get through a morning without his cup of tea (or Jeeves). Although a mere cup of tea couldn't save Bertie from the scrapes he gets into in this installment.
I can't tell if it's because I hadn't picked up a Wodehouse gem for a bit, or if The Code of the Woosters is one of the superior books in the series, but I was grinning from ear to ear, if not laughing outright while reading this book.
I had some qualms about the previous book - I think there was a scene of Bertie doing blackface - and explicit mentions of the n-word as a tool for humor. While there is one mention of the latter in this one as well, I'm chalking it up to Wodehouse being part of a class and time who thought this attempt at humor was okay (it wasn't then, and it isn't now, but we'll let it go).
That caveat aside, this book was hilarious. It lifted me up and reminded me of why it's important to have a good, hearty laugh every now and then.