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maigahannatu's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mabell's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
amyl88's review against another edition
4.0
Wodehouse delivers again! So charmingly absurd and ridiculously hilarious. Such silly situations. I love it! The whole time I was reading this, I was thinking it should be adapted for the stage. It would be a great show.
Quotes:
"Apart from not allowing him to call his soul his own, she was an indulgent mother." (loc 62)
"In fact, he had rather been relying on Eustace to be the life and soul of the party. The man sitting on the bag before him could hardly have filled that role at a gathering of Russian novelists." (loc 255)
"What we call coincidences are merely the occasions when Fate gets stuck in a plot and has to invent the next situation in a hurry" (loc 1350)
I took off a star because there is a scene where the main character performs in blackface (in an imitation of an American actor who did the same, Frank Tinney), and one part where one of the older men says of the other that when he says something you can believe it because "he is a white man". LIKE WHAT. Obviously those parts would be left out of the play. I'm actually kind of torn on this. I honestly can't get enough of Wodehouse. But the casual racism, minimal as it is, bothers me. In another book, he uses the term "n***** minstrel". That is the ONLY remark like that in that book that I recall, but it just kind of drags me down. I know that he was a product of the times and his writing reflects that. I just wish he hadn't used those words/phrases/scenes.
Quotes:
"Apart from not allowing him to call his soul his own, she was an indulgent mother." (loc 62)
"In fact, he had rather been relying on Eustace to be the life and soul of the party. The man sitting on the bag before him could hardly have filled that role at a gathering of Russian novelists." (loc 255)
"What we call coincidences are merely the occasions when Fate gets stuck in a plot and has to invent the next situation in a hurry" (loc 1350)
I took off a star because there is a scene where the main character performs in blackface (in an imitation of an American actor who did the same, Frank Tinney), and one part where one of the older men says of the other that when he says something you can believe it because "he is a white man". LIKE WHAT. Obviously those parts would be left out of the play. I'm actually kind of torn on this. I honestly can't get enough of Wodehouse. But the casual racism, minimal as it is, bothers me. In another book, he uses the term "n***** minstrel". That is the ONLY remark like that in that book that I recall, but it just kind of drags me down. I know that he was a product of the times and his writing reflects that. I just wish he hadn't used those words/phrases/scenes.
sashagalkina's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The audiobook on LibriVox of this is lovely. Very light-hearted and an easy read. I found the ending problematic, but this book is a journey and is a lot of fun otherwise.
mayhap's review against another edition
3.0
Honestly, this is a Wodehouse book and should be better, but it is coming to understand what it must be and works.
alanna_ocx's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
kaitlynreadsbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Wodehouse is one of my favorites for making me feel intellectual, but not bored to death. He always makes me laugh, and he's British, so I'm being cultured too. Win-win.