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hbhampton's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
old_crockern's review
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
extremelysoundyoungpotato's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty good stuff, but a few plot elements were repeats of earlier stories, and it overall lacked the sparkle apparent in other Jeeves and Wooster affairs. Still, a few highlight moments here and there and worth the read.
littletaiko's review against another edition
4.0
What to say - Wooster and Jeeves and the usual funny shenanigans.
joweston's review against another edition
3.0
Listened to abridged radio adaptation, just not fully brought to life as previous adaptations have been.
dantastic's review against another edition
3.0
After finding some spots on his chest, Wooster heads to the country town of Maiden Eggesford for some relaxation in tow. Too bad Aunt Dahlia wants him to steal a cat in order to win a horse race and Orlo Porter things Bertie is in town to woo Vanessa Cook out from under him...
My Jeeves novels reread is complete with Aunts Aren't Gentlemen, aka The Cat-Nappers. This, the last ever Jeeves book penned by Wodehouse during his lifetime, is kind of slim at 140 pages in the edition I've now read twice. Still, old Plum crammed a lot of twists into this one. It's a little odd having Wooster encounter protesters in the early 1970s, though, since he's been a man about town for around 50 years at this point. The ending wasn't that great either but Plum was into his 90s when he wrote it so I'll cut him some slack.
My Jeeves novels reread is complete with Aunts Aren't Gentlemen, aka The Cat-Nappers. This, the last ever Jeeves book penned by Wodehouse during his lifetime, is kind of slim at 140 pages in the edition I've now read twice. Still, old Plum crammed a lot of twists into this one. It's a little odd having Wooster encounter protesters in the early 1970s, though, since he's been a man about town for around 50 years at this point. The ending wasn't that great either but Plum was into his 90s when he wrote it so I'll cut him some slack.
glowbird's review against another edition
4.0
Wodehouse wrote the Jeeves and Wooster stories over 50 years. It blows my mind that this farce, written is the 70s, feels exactly like The Inimitable Jeeves, written in the 20s. It's always Bertie, writing in his diary. I just love that.
galaheadh's review against another edition
I must have liked this book a lot in the past, since it survived a few stages of book culling to still be on my shelf today, but rereading it this time I was very underwhelmed. It has the features of Wodehouse without the strengths of Wodehouse: the narration veered between mildly amusing and completely tedious, and the plot was constant shenanigans without actually being funny. The cast was dull (shoutout to Aunt Dahlia, easily MVP) and I would also like to say a big no thank you to the flippant racism. If you’ve decided to be an apolitical writer, maybe don’t write books featuring explorers of Equatorial Africa, communism and political protest.
Naturally suffers by comparison when reading it directly after Leave it to Psmith, which is exceptionally well-written and exceptionally funny even after countless rereads, but even so I found it a chore to read and won't be doing so again. This one can come with me next time I visit the street library.
Naturally suffers by comparison when reading it directly after Leave it to Psmith, which is exceptionally well-written and exceptionally funny even after countless rereads, but even so I found it a chore to read and won't be doing so again. This one can come with me next time I visit the street library.
Content Warnings
Minor: Colonisation and Racism
forever_day's review against another edition
4.0
OVERALL:3.75/5
PLOT:3.5/5
CHARACTERS:4/5
HUMOUR:4/5 (It's a very distinctive brand of humour)
ROMANCE:1/5
WRITING STYLE:4.5/5
WARNINGS: None
My first Wodehouse and I enjoyed it. The style is great, though it took me a while to 'get' it once I had it was brilliant. I'm looking forward to reading more.
PLOT:3.5/5
CHARACTERS:4/5
HUMOUR:4/5 (It's a very distinctive brand of humour)
ROMANCE:1/5
WRITING STYLE:4.5/5
WARNINGS: None
My first Wodehouse and I enjoyed it. The style is great, though it took me a while to 'get' it once I had it was brilliant. I'm looking forward to reading more.