Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

If there is one thing I dislike, it is the man who tries to air his grievances when I wish to air mine.

Love Among the Chickens by PG Wodehouse

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There’s a Jeeves and Wooster story about eggs and how if someone were really ready to give it a go they could start with one set of hens, and then their egg business would have to grow exponentially. This is the novel Wodehouse wrote some 15 years earlier (his first novel, apparently) that really gave this idea a go. This book begins with Jeremy Garnet, a writer of light fiction (and of middling talent), in a funk. He comes across a friend, Ukridge, who breaks […]

Have you ever been turned down by a girl who afterwards married and then been introduced to her husband?

My Man Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse

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This is the first of the Jeeves book and contains eight short stories, three of which are more or less about Bertie Wooster, in the early persona of Reggie Pepper. These earlier stories are good in their own right, and especially kind of dark and villainous in hilarious ways, but they lack two essential qualities of the rest of the series — Wooster’s affable ineptitude and Jeeves’s understated brilliance. The other stories include my first introduction to the characters, and also apparently the only story […]

Life Can Be Delish with a Cheery Disposish

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I read My Man Jeeves a few weeks ago on a plane ride. This book was just perfect for a plane ride. In addition to being hilariously witty and delightful, it’s a collection of short stories. Since each one wraps up with a nice little bow at the end, they’re extremely satisfying, and they never get boring. For those unfortunate souls who aren’t yet familiar, the Jeeves and Wooster stories take place in the early 20th century and revolve around Bertie Wooster, an independently wealthy […]

A Jolly Little Romp, What?

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Do I really need to write a review of this book? Surely you all know about Bertie Wooster and Jeeves already. Right Ho, Jeeves finds the dynamic duo staying at Aunt Dahlia’s house, and quickly wrapped up in the romantic misadventures of Bertie’s friends Tuppy Glossop and Gussie Fink-Nottle (one of the best parts of any Jeeves and Wooster book is the names of his friends). Tuppy’s engaged to Bertie’s cousin Angela and Gussie is in love with another houseguest, Madeleine Bassett. Naturally hijinks ensue, […]

ElCicco #CBR6 Review #1: Jeeves and the Wedding Bells: an Homage to P.G. Wodehouse by Sebastian Faulks

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PG Wodehouse fans should be delighted by this novel. Faulks revives our favorite duo, Jeeves and Bertie Wooster, for a fun summertime romp at Lord Henry’s country estate. At stake is the happiness of Bertie Wooster’s friend Woody. His engagement to Lord Henry’s daughter Amelia is in jeopardy due to a combination of misunderstanding and financial crisis. Complicating the situation are Amelia’s beautiful and lively cousin Georgiana and a hilarious plot contrivance that requires Bertie to play the valet Wilberforce to Jeeves’ Lord Etringham. If […]



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