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eor9. P. G. Wodehouse "Bertie Wooster Sees It Through"
I finished up "Bertie Wooster Sees It Through" this morning. This was novel #2 in the collection of five novels in one volume. This was a solid Bertie and Jeeves story with all the bits you would expect: aunts in need, country houses, unwanted engagements, romantic entanglements galore, and characters generally in the soup. There wasn't a lot of Jeeves action in this one, generally Bertie muddles through in his offbeat way. I thought this one was stronger than "The Return of Jeeves" with characters consistent and the plot twisty enough to carry the day.
Like any Wodehouse book I ended up with words I needed to look up. The man must have had an incredible mind to sprinkle in the obscure vernacular the way he did. He also makes references to culture references instead of making the direct reference. So if he were to wish to refer to Bob Geldof he might say "that guy who drummed up that charity gig for feeding Africa." It's a fun bit of redirection, makes you puzzle it out, and avoids the whole name dropping thing, all in the guise of Bertie not being able to remember the details but having some vague idea.
I finished up "Bertie Wooster Sees It Through" this morning. This was novel #2 in the collection of five novels in one volume. This was a solid Bertie and Jeeves story with all the bits you would expect: aunts in need, country houses, unwanted engagements, romantic entanglements galore, and characters generally in the soup. There wasn't a lot of Jeeves action in this one, generally Bertie muddles through in his offbeat way. I thought this one was stronger than "The Return of Jeeves" with characters consistent and the plot twisty enough to carry the day.
Like any Wodehouse book I ended up with words I needed to look up. The man must have had an incredible mind to sprinkle in the obscure vernacular the way he did. He also makes references to culture references instead of making the direct reference. So if he were to wish to refer to Bob Geldof he might say "that guy who drummed up that charity gig for feeding Africa." It's a fun bit of redirection, makes you puzzle it out, and avoids the whole name dropping thing, all in the guise of Bertie not being able to remember the details but having some vague idea.
