PG Wodehouse
I took a quick skim of the threads and noticed a lot of Ellis but no mention of Wodehouse, so I thought I'd make the point of bringing him up. I recently finished reading Code of the Woosters by him, and while I thought I wouldn't find a more amusing book than Catch-22, I have. It's not necessarily the convoluted plot threads that make up the otherwise formulaic plotline that amuses me so much as the incredible word play that Wodehouse is engaged in. I was chuckling constantly as I read it, and have now - from time to time - taken up writing e-mails and whathaveyou in a style akin to ol' Bertie, just because I can't let go of how incredibly funny the writing is. Has anyone else stumbled onto Wodehouse and had a similar enjoyment?
Great, great call, Alexander (the Great).
I can't fault any writer with lines like:
"She gave me the sort of look she would have given a leper she wasn't fond of."
I used to read a bit of Wodehouse when I was younger, but I haven't picked any up for a while. You've just prompted me to seek out a couple of new ones - though having a quick look at wiki's list of Wodehouse novels I see he wrote 96.
I'll say that again, NINETY SIX!
Plenty to get through then.
Also, I love it when snobs look down their noses at writers like Wodehouse, Douglas Adams, Jerome K Jerome, Vonnegut etc. These quirky nutters crafted more fine (and hilarious) lines, and more brilliantly memorable characters than fifty....I dunno, Thomas Hardys (Hardies?). Anyway, that's maybe a bit unfair on Hardy - but you get what I'm saying.
Sounds good to me. I'd love to try one of his books. Which one is the best, or maybe the best to start with?
I wish I could answer you, but unfortunately I have only read Code of the Woosters. I will tell you that that book is endlessly enjoyable, so if you find no one else who is better versed in Wodehouse offering you an opinion, I would suggest starting there.
I LOVE PG Wodehouse! My local library back in Nebraska had a large selection of his books, and I started reading them in high school. After that it's been a pretty constant love affair. My favorites are the Jeeves and Wooster books--the first one in the series is called [i]Jeeves[/i]. He's the prototypical English butler that everyone plays off of today. He also has written jewel heist stories and a book about golf, apparently.
Also, did you know he became a naturalized American citizen near the end of his life? It's true!
There is hope, but not for us.
His Psmith books are also worth checking out.
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