The inimitable Jeeves

253 pages

English language

Published Nov. 18, 2007 by Overlook Press.

ISBN:
978-1-58567-922-5
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OCLC Number:
127382322

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5 stars (2 reviews)

Jeeves, valet to aristocrat Bertie Wooster, helps his employer's lovesick pal Bingo, who is deperate to marry.

22 editions

Very Well Crafted, Had Trouble Clicking With It

4 stars

This is one of those books where me rating it highly is more a matter of recognizing it's well crafted that feeling fully bought in. The characters were funny and the language was very artfully crafted, but I still had trouble feeling excited about it for some reason.

I do enjoy that there's a little edge to the entire situation. Jeeves is a thousand times more competent than Wooster. Is the class system just so powerful that this is the best Jeeves can do, or is Jeeves in it just because it's easy and he enjoys messing with Bertie?

No big urge to jump into another one, but I will revisit when I'm in a different mood.

Need a little fun in your reading?

5 stars

If you’ve got a book hangover from reading something intense and you just need something light and fun to help you recover, this is your book. Bertie Wooster’s silly notions are beautifully balanced by Jeeves' big brain and common sense. Bertie gets himself into trouble, and Jeeves gets him out. Along the way, you’ll laugh and recover from your hangover. Give Jeeves and Wooster a chance. You can thank me later.

Subjects

  • Bertie Wooster (Fictitious character)
  • Valets
  • Jeeves (Fictitious character)
  • Single men
  • Fiction

Places

  • England