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Title: Carry On, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse ISBN: 0-14-028408-7 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 05 June, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.79 (19 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: My first Jeeves
Comment: P.G. Wodehouse's CARRY ON, JEEVES, is a masterpiece of hilarity! Jeeves is Bertram (Bertie) Wooster's manservant in jolly old England. Jeeves is always there to get poor Bertie out of his farcical jams. This book was first published in 1925, but the comedy plays out just as well today. I especially love the variety of turns of phrases that pop up on every page. (Imagine being described by Bertie as: "As vague and woollen-headed a blighter as ever bit a sandwich."!) Each of the ten short chapters is another adventure, with the last adventure being told from Jeeve's own point of view. I highly recommend this book, and I can't wait to read the others in the series!
Rating: 5
Summary: Classic Wodehousiana!
Comment: Martin Jarvis' reading of Carry On, Jeeves runs circles around Jonathan Cecil's reading of anything (for more on Cecil, see Psmith: Journalist). He simply embodies the characters of Bertie Wooster, Jeeves, Biffy, Corky, and all the cast (albeit with the same typical attempt at an American accent).
Carry On, Jeeves contains eight of the ten stories available in the print version (the remaining two stories appear on My Man Jeeves), so completists will want that, but for pure enjoyment, you can't go wrong with this. Even the titles Wodehouse writes are funny, my favorite being "The Rummy Affair of Old Biffy." They simply roll off the tongue.
The stories here include "Jeeves Takes Charge" (chronologically the first as it tells the story of Jeeves' entry into Bertie's life). The others, namely "The Artistic Career of Corky," "Clustering Round Young Bingo," "Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest" (about a young cousin of Bertie's who goes wild under his wing), and "Jeeves and the Hard-Boiled Egg" are all classics of the Wodehousian genre and show Jeeves at his problem-solving best.
This would easily appeal to the casual Wodehouse fan, and is perfect for long road trips or any other situation where a laugh is needed. Wodehouse exceeds all others in humor and, one assumes, will remain that way for centuries to come.
Rating: 5
Summary: Jeeves & Bertie #2
Comment: Previous: The Inimitable Jeeves
While some of the stories in this collection pre-date The Inimitable Jeeves, it was published as a collection two years later, and so I'm calling it the second book in the series. The stories in this set are all stand-alone and unrelated. While many of them are charming, there is one that stands out far and away more noticeably than the others - the ingenious Bertie Changes His Mind. I will not give away the wonderful twist of this story, except to say that Wodehouse pulls it off with flying colors, and it is surprisingly hilarious. If the first couple paragraphs throw you a little, keep reading - you'll catch on, and you will be utterly charmed. Another notable story in this collection is The Rummy Affair of Old Biffy, in which Bertie looks like a genius in comparison.
Next: Very Good, Jeeves
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Title: The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse ISBN: 0394720288 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 12 November, 1975 List Price(USD): $9.00 |
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Title: Thank You, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse ISBN: 1585674346 Publisher: Overlook Press Pub. Date: 15 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Life With Jeeves: The Inimitable Jeeves, Very Good, Jeeves!, and Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse ISBN: 0140059024 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: September, 1983 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Hot Water by P. G. Wodehouse ISBN: 1585673897 Publisher: Overlook Press Pub. Date: 31 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: A Gentleman of Leisure by P. G. Wodehouse ISBN: 1585673919 Publisher: Overlook Press Pub. Date: 31 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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