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Firstly, I thought I heard some profane words while listening to this audiobook. My ears pointed straight up at it, not in offense but mostly in interest to clarify what I heard. I pursued the physical book at the library after finishing the audiobook. No, the line on page 50 does not read, "You b*tch!" Rather it is, "you betcha!" Wodehouse, as far as I know, writes clean comedy. Davis's Wooster voice was acceptable (maybe if he talked slightly clearer there would not have been a mix-up).
I would like to attempt to read the thick book to draw out of it all of the conflicts— or as I like to call them, mini-plots— that arise throughout the larger plot. However, time does not permit such things. Instead, I will once again praise Wodehouse for his skills in making the incidences in Wooster's life so entertaining. It is very difficult to follow a narrative when the initial conflict leads to another one, spiralling into chaos, that is eventually resolved. Wodehouse eases the daunting thought of reading such a complex book with hilarious uses of linguistics, made unique by each character's quirkiness and comical actions.
Even though I am aware of Jeeves' presence and role as the renowned problem-solver, I feel as if I barely read much about his involvement. Must have been something to do with his Uncle Charlie, butler-ing at Deveril Hall. Although lovers' issues are almost always the main theme of these stories, this novel is particularly drenched in it (hence the name).
It's not the most exciting Jeeves' novel by Plum. There's usually more thrill with Aunt Dahlia, Spode, and the more chaotic characters of the Wooster universe. The Code of the Wooster's set my expectations high, I suppose.
I would like to attempt to read the thick book to draw out of it all of the conflicts— or as I like to call them, mini-plots— that arise throughout the larger plot. However, time does not permit such things. Instead, I will once again praise Wodehouse for his skills in making the incidences in Wooster's life so entertaining. It is very difficult to follow a narrative when the initial conflict leads to another one, spiralling into chaos, that is eventually resolved. Wodehouse eases the daunting thought of reading such a complex book with hilarious uses of linguistics, made unique by each character's quirkiness and comical actions.
Even though I am aware of Jeeves' presence and role as the renowned problem-solver, I feel as if I barely read much about his involvement. Must have been something to do with his Uncle Charlie, butler-ing at Deveril Hall. Although lovers' issues are almost always the main theme of these stories, this novel is particularly drenched in it (hence the name).
It's not the most exciting Jeeves' novel by Plum. There's usually more thrill with Aunt Dahlia, Spode, and the more chaotic characters of the Wooster universe. The Code of the Wooster's set my expectations high, I suppose.
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