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A review by samyukta_24
Galahad at Blandings by P.G. Wodehouse
4.0
Galahad Threepwood, Lord Emsworth’s younger, more outrageous brother, comes to Blandings Castle to stir up more mischief, bring together hearts, and facilitate at least one case of mistaken identity.
Similar to previous books, this one has a wide cast of eccentric characters and quite a few precipitous relationships hanging delicately in the balance. In the midst of all this is Gally, who has his hands full in making engagements, breaking engagements, and leading the cops on a wild goose chase. The Empress is only slightly more than a cameo here, with one pivotal role at the very end.
Some of the incidents and directions the subplots were taking brought up my old complaint of Wodehouse needlessly complicating matters, to the point where it loses any aspect of humor and becomes plain exasperating. However, there were only rare circumstances of this happening, and on a whole, I thoroughly enjoyed the various mix-ups, the impossible strings connecting different characters, and most of all the descriptions and dialogues between them. A master at humorous descriptions of people and their surroundings, Wodehouse, as usual, expertly managed to paint a vivid picture of every scene. This was undoubtedly the best part, making it an extremely fast read.
In my eyes, with Wodehouse books, the plots always come second, with the relaxed atmosphere and ✨sparkling✨ conversation taking up the first place by a good mile. In those respects, this book ranks very high on my list!
Similar to previous books, this one has a wide cast of eccentric characters and quite a few precipitous relationships hanging delicately in the balance. In the midst of all this is Gally, who has his hands full in making engagements, breaking engagements, and leading the cops on a wild goose chase. The Empress is only slightly more than a cameo here, with one pivotal role at the very end.
Some of the incidents and directions the subplots were taking brought up my old complaint of Wodehouse needlessly complicating matters, to the point where it loses any aspect of humor and becomes plain exasperating. However, there were only rare circumstances of this happening, and on a whole, I thoroughly enjoyed the various mix-ups, the impossible strings connecting different characters, and most of all the descriptions and dialogues between them. A master at humorous descriptions of people and their surroundings, Wodehouse, as usual, expertly managed to paint a vivid picture of every scene. This was undoubtedly the best part, making it an extremely fast read.
In my eyes, with Wodehouse books, the plots always come second, with the relaxed atmosphere and ✨sparkling✨ conversation taking up the first place by a good mile. In those respects, this book ranks very high on my list!