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Title: Carry On, Jeeves: Library Edition by P. G. Wodehouse, Frederick Davidson ISBN: 0-7861-9949-0 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Pub. Date: January, 2000 Format: Audio CD Volumes: 6 List Price(USD): $48.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.79 (19 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: a balm and a comfort
Comment: It's almost impossible to write funny about humor, and anyone who writes seriously about it is doomed to come off as a fuddy duddy. E.B. White, a funny writer himself, once said that analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog, in that the thing tends to die in the process and the results will be interesting only to the purely scientific mind. -Andrew Ferguson, Divine Comedy : P.G. Wodehouse's perfect pitch
Two things the critics generally agree on are that : (1) P. G. Wodehouse is one of the funniest writers in the English language; and, (2) it's almost impossible to explain why. Among the various authorities cited for the difficulty in analyzing humor are Evelyn Waugh and Sigmund Freud, themselves authors of hilarious fictions. Suffice it to say, and I mean this in the very best sense, the enjoyments of the Jeeves and Wooster stories are much the same as those of the great TV sitcoms. Wodehouse created these two great comic characters, surrounded them in each story with oddballs, plunked them all down in trying situations, and then had the inimitable Jeeves extract Bertie and his upper-class nitwit friends from their difficulties through various stratagems and diversions. Though Andrew Ferguson and others deny that there is any deeper meaning or political content to the stories, it is at least notable that the finest young gentlemen in all of England are hopelessly overmatched by life unless Jeeves steps in to save them. The resulting stories have a certain sameness to them--of course, just try watching ten episodes of Cheers in a row and see if it's still fresh and amusing in hour five--but read in moderation they are immensely enjoyable and their very familiarity becomes quite comforting.
GRADE : A+
Rating: 4
Summary: Great Fun, Light-Hearted Reading
Comment: These funny, light stories by P.G. Wodehouse are a must-read for any fans of him or British humor in general. This collection is the first of many featuring Bertie Wooster, a none-too-bright English gent, and his ingenius butler Jeeves, who is constantly thinking of schemes to get Bertie and his friends out of trouble. The Jeeves stories are a great place to start for anyone interested in Wodehouse's funny work. Though the stories are sometimes a bit long and may drag a little, they are still charming, charming tales. Delicious reading.
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!
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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: 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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Title: Leave It to Psmith by P. G. Wodehouse ISBN: 158567432X Publisher: Overlook Press Pub. Date: 15 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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