Thank You, Jeeves (Library Edition) Review
P.G. Wodehouse's novels reflect a bygone era, which may cause his novels to seem somewhat dated in terms of modern comparisons. Yet his main character's adventures and misadventures are as funny and fascinating as ever, transcending time with comic genius. In "Thank You, Jeeves", Bertie Wooster finds out what happens when he believes he does not need his irreplaceable valet Jeeves.
The separation of lord and servant begins with Bertie's refusal to give up the banjolele and Jeeves refuses to remain with him. After some trouble with others in his apartment building, Bertie Wooster repairs to Chuffnell Regis, a town run by an old school friend, so that he can play his instrument to his heart's delight in a cottage by the harbor. But matters are complicated when he goes to lunch with his old pal, and finds a former fiance in attendance, as well as her less-than-happy-to-see-Bertie-Wooster father and the man who was responsible for ruining their engagement. Bertie quickly sees that his friend and former fiance are in love, and does everything he can to help them become engaged, but only manages to mess everything up. It's at a time like this that he could really use Jeeves, who just happens to have been employed by said friend, to set everyone to rights again.
"Thank You, Jeeves" is a fast-paced, chuckle out loud read that is difficult to put down. For those familiar with other Wodehouse works, neither Bertie's scrapes and difficulties will come as a surprise, nor the manner in which Jeeves solves everything. The plot is extremely thin, and this novel seems much more dated than others in the series, but it is still classic Wodehouse and entirely enjoyable.
Thank You, Jeeves (Library Edition) Overview
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Thank You, Jeeves, Bertie Wooster retires to a cottage in the country without the assistance of his right-hand man, Jeeves. But after a period of lively adventure, during which the cottage is destroyed by fire, Bertie returns to London, accompanied once more by the invaluable Jeeves.
Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves are perhaps the most beloved characters in all of English literature--certainly the most humorous. P. G. Wodehouse's classic novels reflect the glories and absurdities of a vanished era.
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Customer Reviews
Thank You PG for Jeeves! - Marie Martin -
I just loved Thank You, Jeeves - such a character - I think he's one of the best characters PG made!!! I think in our hearts we all wish we had a friend like Jeeves....so he's the best! But then again I am such a sucker for all of Wodehouse and the wacky people he created, and will never stop reading his stories, (or watching some of the Jeeves and Wooster on DVD), and you are going to enjoy Jeeves too, and you are going to laugh. But that's not all, you get great word play, you get comedy, you get farce, but you also get human emotions and last but not least, you get a look back in time - not really that far back only 100 years or so, give or take, but at a time that we can remember but without cell phones, where newspapers came out two or 3 times a day, where telegrams were sent like we email and where you could still get away with a clever impersonation! Enjoy! And if you are looking for some more Wodehouse fare, these are a few rare but VERY funny books that you will enjoy every last page of......
The Head Of Kay's: A British Humor Classic
The Gold Bat: A British Humor Classic
The Gem Collector: A British Humor Classic
The Coming Of Bill: A British Humor Classic
The Clicking Of Cuthbert: A British Humor Classic
Enjoy each and every Wodehouse you can find! :)
A Timely Clarification - Mr. Orlando R. Barone - Doylestown, PA United States
This series of reviews has addressed the issue of the use of the N-word as well as the wearing of blackface in this 1936 Wodehouse classic. To be clear, the N-word certainly had negative connotations, even in the England of the 1930's. The upper classes, of course, saw nothing offensive in using demeaning terminology to describe inferior peoples, and for Wodehouse and his peers, Blacks were about as inferior as people got. In an unrelated short story (not in this volume) Wodehouse writes of an adventurous Englishwoman who would not marry a man she found enticing because he was "black as the ace of spades." It was a laugh line whose humor depended on your acceptance that such an interracial union was absolutely beyond serious consideration.
You can view this as offensive or just the way folks like Wodehouse saw things in 1936. But please don't claim that it is not horrifically disparaging to people of African ancestry.
Learn your history, please - Thomas D. Fuller - Springfield, VA United States
This is one of the funniest of the uniformly funny Jeeves and Wooster books. The scene with Chuffy, Pauline, and Bertie in the bedroom is worth the entire price of the book.
Some reviewers have objected to the use of the word "nigger" in the book. This is a British book written in 1936. The word had absolutely no negative connotations in that context at the time (the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, models of decorum, use the word more than once), and to complain of it is sheer ignorance. Here, as always, if you don't know what you're talking about, it's better not to talk.
Wodehouse fans -- if you haven't read it, read it now.
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