I don’t know if two authors count as the start of a trend, but I find that when it comes to comic series, the first few books aren’t necessarily the best. It’s like that for the first few Discworld books (one of the reasons why I’m not a huge Rincewind fan) and I find that… Read More Book Review: Thank You, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
I was reading this book while riding the bus with my roommate, and after we got off, she said to me: “I could see you laughing.” Which is totally true, but unfortunately, in the process of explaining the book to her, I realised that a lot of the humour gets lost while you explain it,… Read More Book Review: Right Ho, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
It seems like I’m exhausting my local library’s supply of Wooster and Jeeve books, because it took me quite a while to find something I haven’t read. While I could always venture into a new series (if you have a non-Ukridge favourite, please let me know!), I wanted something I knew I would enjoy. In… Read More Book Review: Aunt’s Aren’t Gentlemen by P.G. Wodehouse
I’ve finally finished another Jeeves and Wooster book, after a longer-than-expected break after the slightly unpleasant read that was Ukridge. I didn’t actually get put off Wodehouse by Ukridge, but my TBR list has been out of control lately and library vists are slightly less frequent now. I mentioned in my review of Ukridge that… Read More Book Review: Jeeves in the Offing by P.G. Wodehouse
Wodehouse is fast becoming a comfort read, along with Miss Read’s series of books. But while I read Miss Read for the charm of old-time rural England, Wodehouse appeals for the sense of humour that suffuses his works. Joy in the Morning has Bertie Wooster endeavouring to evade marriage (again) and the wrath of his… Read More Book Review: Joy in the Morning by P.G. Wodehouse