My Man Jeeves By P.G Wodehouse
…“Burglars never shoot,” said Bill. Which was comforting provided the burglars knew it.
This book is a collection of humorous short stories by P.G Wodehouse based on life of the protagonist Mr. Wooster and his valet Mr. Jeeves. The stories are mostly unrelated but sill loosely connected and similar theme based.
The best thing about this book is that its humor is unbidden, for the readers, as well as I suspect the author himself. It does not stand in the league of Leacock’s effortless wit, but it is sure to make you laugh. The language is British dialectical with words like “chummy”, “rummy” and “Johnny” sliced between every two sentences. Flow of thoughts is fairly easy to grasp. The reader does not feel any stress while turning the pages. Some stories are fairly predictable, some partially predictable. It is recommended that the reader does not try to jump to the ending but enjoy the dialogues and hidden satire. The culture of New York has been brought in not so close parallels with Britain. What I mean to say is that the book is sort of a farce based in and, at times, on New York. I feel the author could have put more variety of material in this book. Some of the stories will seem too similar for their own good. However, a few are so mischievous that they are sure to make you pat yourself for buying this book. It is recommended for everyone who wants to have a good laugh in his or her idle days.
…“Burglars never shoot,” said Bill. Which was comforting provided the burglars knew it.
This book is a collection of humorous short stories by P.G Wodehouse based on life of the protagonist Mr. Wooster and his valet Mr. Jeeves. The stories are mostly unrelated but sill loosely connected and similar theme based.
The best thing about this book is that its humor is unbidden, for the readers, as well as I suspect the author himself. It does not stand in the league of Leacock’s effortless wit, but it is sure to make you laugh. The language is British dialectical with words like “chummy”, “rummy” and “Johnny” sliced between every two sentences. Flow of thoughts is fairly easy to grasp. The reader does not feel any stress while turning the pages. Some stories are fairly predictable, some partially predictable. It is recommended that the reader does not try to jump to the ending but enjoy the dialogues and hidden satire. The culture of New York has been brought in not so close parallels with Britain. What I mean to say is that the book is sort of a farce based in and, at times, on New York. I feel the author could have put more variety of material in this book. Some of the stories will seem too similar for their own good. However, a few are so mischievous that they are sure to make you pat yourself for buying this book. It is recommended for everyone who wants to have a good laugh in his or her idle days.
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