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Thank You, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse

16 reviews

lct's review

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2.75

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b_harrington's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

The overall silliness, humour, and lightheartedness of the story was negatively impacted by how many racist remarks there were throughout. I know the book is “of it’s time”, but it was still unpleasant.

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emelkay24's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

I loved this book! It kind of felt like a tv movie, where the short stories are the episodes and then the book escalates all the stakes and tropes beautifully.

I love Jeeves quitting at the beginning, though I do kinda wish there was a little more emotionality to it and their subsequent meetings (do I have shipping goggles on? Maybe.), I love the tangled love triangle stuff where Bertie and the gal he’s managed to get himself engaged to actually do (platonically) like each other, and the ending where they all sweet talk Bertie into becoming their patsy by listing all his good qualities felt like such a tv movie climax, I loved it.

What I didn’t like was all the blackface - Jesus, it’s literally 50% of the book, Bertie puts on the black shoe polish halfway through and it doesn’t come off until the penultimate chapter.

Even worse is when Roderick Glossop joins in and there are TWO characters running around blacked up.

Reminds me of Swing Time, the Fred and Ginger movie with the best relationship yet the only one to feature blackface. Ugh, the early 1900s. If only Wodehouse had decided to feature circus clowns or something instead.

Still, this book really showed me how alike mysteries and farces are, with all the setting up and paying off. Wonderfully clever.

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xsquared's review against another edition

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1.0

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alesseia's review

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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heather_freshparchment's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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buildingtaste's review

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

I picked this up in a little free library--one of the pocketbook editions from the 70s. If you want to introduce someone to Wodehouse's breezy brand of battiness, don't pick this one. Not only are Jeeves and Wooster separated for much of the book, but

Bertie spends the last third or so in blackface.

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