tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post1872976107327937761..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Right Ho, Jeeves - P.G. WodehouseStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-74259070251860520332012-03-01T08:29:16.747+00:002012-03-01T08:29:16.747+00:00Jeeves has established his justifiable reputation ...Jeeves has established his justifiable reputation as an invaluable solver of problems of all kinds. However, when Gussie Fink-Nottle follows Jeeve's advice to attend a fancy dressed party rigged out as Mephistopheles, he comes badly unstuck. Could it be that Jeeves has lost his grip? Bertie decides that Jeeves is not the only onion in the hash and he embarks on a plan that will, he believes, make Madeline become engaged to Gussie, that will re-unite cousin Angela with Tuppy and will make Uncle Tom cough up some cash for Aunt Dahlia. However, as you may expect, Bertie's schemes have a knack of going awry and, before long, everything and everyone is in a state of confusion.hollisterhttp://www.hollisterolympic.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-19643449849862792762012-02-22T00:48:38.369+00:002012-02-22T00:48:38.369+00:00Right Ho, is always the first book I hand to my k...Right Ho, is always the first book I hand to my kids to introduce them to Wodehouse. My youngest just finished it and is racing for the bookshelf for more. Many times we've wished Jeeves lived at our house! :)Susan in TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550766549670690646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-42773762985448169262012-02-21T16:34:59.441+00:002012-02-21T16:34:59.441+00:00I'm pretty sure What-Whatley was in Thank You,...I'm pretty sure What-Whatley was in <em>Thank You, Jeeves</em>. And yes, Psmith. In reading to myself, inside my head, I can't break the habit of thinking pea-smith.Juliahttp://www.pagesofjulia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-35297854223069817612012-02-20T22:56:34.307+00:002012-02-20T22:56:34.307+00:00Am I alone in suspecting that you do remember who ...Am I alone in suspecting that you do remember who said it, Mother, but wouldn't dream of admitting it?Colinhttp://www.colinjthomas.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-5125426442616719072012-02-20T20:31:58.010+00:002012-02-20T20:31:58.010+00:00Oh dear...showing my age...never heard of the song...Oh dear...showing my age...never heard of the song. You must have been a wee bairn when it came out. I suppose you knew it would come in handy later in life.Margaret W.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-86896690150585454032012-02-20T20:29:09.912+00:002012-02-20T20:29:09.912+00:00There's nothing like Jeeves and Wooster to mak...There's nothing like Jeeves and Wooster to make you smile. And laugh. And sometimes roll about on the floor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-54304614276395910812012-02-20T20:13:07.230+00:002012-02-20T20:13:07.230+00:00Haha! - oh, yes, shame to be heaped upon your head...Haha! - oh, yes, shame to be heaped upon your head forthwith.<br />I am 110% (as they say on X Factor) confident that you'll love PGW when you get around to him - but no hurry. You'll just kick yourself at the time you wasted in not reading him ;)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-78722640158639918012012-02-20T20:12:12.383+00:002012-02-20T20:12:12.383+00:00Yes, one definitely wouldn't read these books ...Yes, one definitely wouldn't read these books to find out what happened! It's all about the wordplay. Aunts Aren't Gentlemen was my first Jeeves and Wooster - I love the title so much, and it's all great fun!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-41920595705134195072012-02-20T20:09:15.810+00:002012-02-20T20:09:15.810+00:00Sounds like it could well have been him!Sounds like it could well have been him!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-61011851557435245562012-02-20T20:08:57.850+00:002012-02-20T20:08:57.850+00:00I've not heard of What-Whatley - brilliant! Hi...I've not heard of What-Whatley - brilliant! His use of language really is second to none. Even the name 'Psmith' makes me laugh - I've only read one Psmith book (Psmith Journalist) but will, of course, read more.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-79257081155954893792012-02-20T20:06:21.249+00:002012-02-20T20:06:21.249+00:00I must confess that my familiarity with the expres...I must confess that my familiarity with the expression comes from a 1990s song by Space!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-31450340385703507742012-02-20T20:04:45.566+00:002012-02-20T20:04:45.566+00:00Brilliant!
Yes, I can imagine that PGW in a car wo...Brilliant!<br />Yes, I can imagine that PGW in a car would cause a sharp increase in accidents... At his best, he really is a laugh-out-loud writer. I must refamiliarise myself with the TV series, which I haven't seen for years - and even then I only saw two or three.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-14369753693581705642012-02-20T20:02:16.511+00:002012-02-20T20:02:16.511+00:00Wonderful, isn't it? I feel pretty sure you&#...Wonderful, isn't it? I feel pretty sure you'd love Wodehouse. And Saki, but PGW is less biting in his humour, if that helps you decide at all!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-74319885532340345942012-02-20T20:01:38.178+00:002012-02-20T20:01:38.178+00:00Amen! So few authors can truly be called unique, b...Amen! So few authors can truly be called unique, but I think PGW is one who can.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-70816947328654070412012-02-20T20:01:07.786+00:002012-02-20T20:01:07.786+00:00That is unexpected! I will have to keep an eye ou...That is unexpected! I will have to keep an eye out for Alan as Lady C... or an ear out, I suppose.<br /><br />They really are wonderfully cheering - and undemanding - so I must get a stock in next time I'm ill.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-78784512796255835632012-02-20T20:00:19.118+00:002012-02-20T20:00:19.118+00:00Very good point - apart from the would-be poets, t...Very good point - apart from the would-be poets, the women in PGW tend to be strong, independent people. Who knew - PGW a feminist! The soppy ones are irritating, but in a way I love - in this novel I especially loved the scenes where Bassett was besotted with Bertie, and he was trying to manfully reply. When she says she will spend the rest of her life devoted to his pleasure, he simply replies "A matey scheme!"StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-57727842367080510112012-02-20T19:58:24.324+00:002012-02-20T19:58:24.324+00:00I will forgive you! Well, there is nothing to for...I will forgive you! Well, there is nothing to forgive - I can see how people would find him irritating, and I doubt you'll ever be persuaded otherwise. But do try, by all means - if you can crack him, you'll have a lifetime of laughter available!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-22230967234887597702012-02-20T19:57:37.526+00:002012-02-20T19:57:37.526+00:00I do wonder how many I could read in a row without...I do wonder how many I could read in a row without getting tired? I did have a spate of them in 2003 or thereabouts, but only three or four in a row.<br /><br />And he is oddly absent from the blogosphere, actually, isn't he? I sort of assume that everyone has read him, but perhaps a lot of people my age haven't.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-55988035030479205122012-02-20T19:56:22.605+00:002012-02-20T19:56:22.605+00:00I love the idea of your dogs being suspicious of y...I love the idea of your dogs being suspicious of your laughter at PGW! Lovely.<br />If I had an ereader, I definitely be downloading the free copies... but I do have a backlog of his anyway. And, with 91 novels published, I'm not likely to run out!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-29888108381151757542012-02-20T19:55:25.851+00:002012-02-20T19:55:25.851+00:00Thanks, Claire!
You could probably cover about 70...Thanks, Claire! <br />You could probably cover about 70 years just with Wodehouse, couldn't you? I might well resort to a diet of him come winter...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-74720045448331114802012-02-20T19:29:55.470+00:002012-02-20T19:29:55.470+00:00This has shamelessly reminded me that I have not r...This has shamelessly reminded me that I have not read any P.G Wodehouse and you sent me two of them, shame, shame, shame. Shame on me.Simon (Savidge Reads)http://savidgereads.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-88103342711269364982012-02-20T19:05:33.105+00:002012-02-20T19:05:33.105+00:00I've only recently discovered the delights of ...I've only recently discovered the delights of Wodehouse since late last year, starting with Aunts Aren't Gentlemen (audiobook) followed by Something Fresh, and The Inimitable Jeeves (also audiobook). You're right, it is the same formula being recycled again and again in most of his stories, especially so in the Wooster and Jeeves series. But as you have also pointed out, the pleasure and beauty of Wodehouse lies in his fantastic wordplay. Definitely a welcomed source of comfort and delight every now and then!michellehttp://inkyfoot.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-91881217621697523112012-02-20T18:54:53.083+00:002012-02-20T18:54:53.083+00:00I can't remember who said "The truly well...I can't remember who said "The truly well-educated misquote the classics - only the poorly educated take the trouble to be accurate" (or some such similar wording). Wooster to a tee!OVWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-39904322612346559212012-02-20T17:33:11.773+00:002012-02-20T17:33:11.773+00:00Ice cream and master of language indeed - LOVE Wod...Ice cream and master of language indeed - LOVE Wodehouse! I am actually just now reading <em>Leave It to Psmith</em> and he's such a joy. It's the language (including those funny abbreviations as you gave an example of) that does it - I mean, the plots are great comedy, but I think you've nailed it all around. Husband goes mad for the names. He's still not over What-Whatley (or however you spell it - heard that one on audio, and +1 to Kim on Jonathon Cecil. he's perfect).Juliahttp://www.pagesofjulia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-62335764669230836232012-02-20T17:04:05.481+00:002012-02-20T17:04:05.481+00:00I love Wodehouse. Like Claire, I find the plots b...I love Wodehouse. Like Claire, I find the plots blur together in my mind. Your phrase, "Wodehouse uses language like an acrobat" is well said. I completely agree. I have to admit I didn't know my Kipling well enough to get the "f of the s is more than the d of the m. In case anyone else didn't get it, I looked it up: "For the female of the species is more deadly than the male." Ha!Margaret W.noreply@blogger.com