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jon288's review against another edition
5.0
Maybe his best Jeeves novel! It has everything you could want all wrapped up in a convoluted and excellently woven plot. Completely daft; in a lesser writers hands it could be drivel but the language is just sublime. This one gets alluded back to quite a bit - the one with the Cow Creamer
rowenaellis's review against another edition
5.0
This book was such a delight! Comedic genius.
“I could see, that if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.”
A must-read if you need an arsenal of hilarious insults.
“She was as tough as a restaurant steak.”
“I turned to Gussie who was now looking like a bewildered halibut…”
“Where have you been, you infuriating young warthog?”
“You ghastly goggle eyed piece of Gorgonzola”
“I could see, that if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.”
A must-read if you need an arsenal of hilarious insults.
“She was as tough as a restaurant steak.”
“I turned to Gussie who was now looking like a bewildered halibut…”
“Where have you been, you infuriating young warthog?”
“You ghastly goggle eyed piece of Gorgonzola”
_ash0_'s review against another edition
4.0
This was my first 'Jeeves' book and it was funnier than the one I read about Blandings. The witty statements and paragraphs throughout the book make you laugh so hard. I look forward to reading other books in this series. Sentences though pretty long with words that we hardly use these days, were still very funny.
Some of my favourites from the book:
"Old Bassett, after a quick look in my direction to see that I wasn't stealing the carpet, turned to the constable again."
"... staring at me from time to time as if I had been a ticket-of-leave man who had got in by crashing the gate and might be expected, unless carefully watched, to pocket a spoon or two, ..."
"... Just how safe will human life be in the vicinity of those feet, assuming - as one is forced to assume - that they will inherit the combined loopiness of two such parents? ..."
"Sir?"
"I wish you wouldn't keep saying "Sir?""
Some of my favourites from the book:
"Old Bassett, after a quick look in my direction to see that I wasn't stealing the carpet, turned to the constable again."
"... staring at me from time to time as if I had been a ticket-of-leave man who had got in by crashing the gate and might be expected, unless carefully watched, to pocket a spoon or two, ..."
"... Just how safe will human life be in the vicinity of those feet, assuming - as one is forced to assume - that they will inherit the combined loopiness of two such parents? ..."
"Sir?"
"I wish you wouldn't keep saying "Sir?""
pinliepink's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
rebeccamink's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
andgineer's review against another edition
5.0
Атмосферная и забавная комедия положений.
Герои - чопорный дворецкий и его хозяин, молодой английский аристократ.
Невероятно смешно переданы мудрый но супер-вышколенный дворецкий, и его простоватый но в общем симпатичный хозяин.
Автор иронизирует над контрастом рафинированной аристократии и неизбежных житейских ситуаций, совершенно обычных и элементарных, но при их формулировании языком этого социального класса выглядящих фантасмагорично.
” There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself ‘Do trousers matter ?’ ”
" The mood will pass, sir.”
Я слушал книжку с audible в исполнении Jonathan Cecil
Он отлично передает и рафинированный выговор дворецкого и как тараторят девушки, и чопорную речь полицейского и так далее.
Но конечно все это было непросто воспринимать на слух, тем более когда привыкаешь к американскому произношению..
Герои - чопорный дворецкий и его хозяин, молодой английский аристократ.
Невероятно смешно переданы мудрый но супер-вышколенный дворецкий, и его простоватый но в общем симпатичный хозяин.
Автор иронизирует над контрастом рафинированной аристократии и неизбежных житейских ситуаций, совершенно обычных и элементарных, но при их формулировании языком этого социального класса выглядящих фантасмагорично.
” There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself ‘Do trousers matter ?’ ”
" The mood will pass, sir.”
Я слушал книжку с audible в исполнении Jonathan Cecil
Он отлично передает и рафинированный выговор дворецкого и как тараторят девушки, и чопорную речь полицейского и так далее.
Но конечно все это было непросто воспринимать на слух, тем более когда привыкаешь к американскому произношению..
simenmyk's review against another edition
5.0
Brilliant! Humour is the price at the end when you learn a language. I studied English for years only to have my exam questions set in the style of P. G. Wodehouse and I couldn’t understand half of it. Now I get more of it, though I spent most of this book wondering what a cow creamer was.
mechaniz98's review against another edition
3.0
Next time I visit family I will be sure to address them as, “my dear old faulty reasoner”, “aged relative”, “old ancestor”, & maybe even “my fluttering old aspen.” Well done, Bertie.