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| Original Title: | The Code of the Woosters |
| ISBN: | 0393339815 (ISBN13: 9780393339819) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Jeeves #7 |
| Characters: | Reginald Jeeves, Dahlia Travers, Roderick Spode, Stephanie Byng, Watkyn Bassett, Bertram Wilberforce Wooster, Richard P. Little, Anatole, Augustus Fink-Nottle, Madeline Basset, Agatha Wooster, Aubrey Upjohn, Thomas Portarlington Travers, Spenser Gregson, Seppings, Mrs. Wintergreen, Eustace Oates, Harold P. Pinker, Butterfield, Cyril Fotheringay-Phipps, Pomona Grindle, Claude Cattermole Potter-Pirbright, Frederick Fotheringay Widgeon |
| Setting: | United Kingdom |
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| Title | : | The Code of the Woosters (Jeeves #7) |
| Author | : | P.G. Wodehouse |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 272 pages |
| Published | : | July 5th 2011 by W. W. Norton Company (first published 1938) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Humor. Classics. Comedy |
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Review updated on January, 4 2020."I mean, imagine how some unfortunate Master Criminal would feel, on coming down to do a murder at the old Grange, if he found that not only was Sherlock Holmes putting in the weekend there, but Hercule Poirot, as well."
I love this quote. It came from this book.
For those who somehow manage to avoid knowing anything about this classic British humor series the main heroes are Bertie Wooster and his servant Jeeves. Bertie's job is to get into all kind of absurd and improbable (from the normal logic point of view) situations arising from his noble attempts to help his two aunts and countless friends and Jeeves' job is to get him out of yet another trouble using some truly ingenious tricks.
This time it all started very much innocently. Bertie suffering from a hangover from a previous night's party visited one of his aunts - Dahlia. She asked him to go to an antique dealer to pick up a cow-creamer for her husband - an antique collector.
At this point I have to talk about this particular kitchen utensil. A cow-creamer is a creamer (a vessel to serve cream in, for example for tea) made of silver in form of a cow; according to the description and Bertie's impression very ugly. I will let Bertie himself describe it.
"It was a silver cow. But when I say 'cow', don't go running away with the idea of some decent, self-respecting cudster such as you may observe loading grass into itself in the nearest meadow. This was a sinister, leering, Underworld sort of animal, the kind that would spit out of the side of its mouth for twopence."
We all know that there is a very fine line between an enthusiastic collector and fanatical one, so seemingly easy mission of Bertie turned out to be very important.
Bertie managed to fail, completely and promptly. This failure resulted in his visit to a countryside, double, triple, and quadruple blackmail, desperate attempts to help two couples in love overcome all obstacles in their way, equally desperate attempts to stay out of jail, and avoid getting beaten to pulp. May I remind you the centerpiece of all this excitement was a cow-creamer which antiquity was under serious doubt. Absurd and funny situations guaranteed.
Let me start with good parts. At times the tale was really funny. I laughed out loud several times with one scene being particular good, especially considering this whole scene was played out in Bertie's imagination. So as a humorous book it works - most of the time.
Speaking about my problems with it, during my first read I thought one of them was entirely my fault. Some scenes in the beginning depend on the knowledge of the previous adventures to be funny. Yours truly jumped from the first book straight to book seven - this one, so some jokes happily flew over my head unnoticed. The second time around I reread the book just for this reason: I recently finished all six previous books and wanted to check if the knowledge of the background would make the book funnier. It did not.
The following problems did not depend on the knowledge of the previous books. This book strongly reminded me of a joke. A very funny joke with great payoff, but overly long - like it took this whole book to tell this one joke. Before I read the previous book (more details on it below) I thought that the short story format works much better for Bertie Wooster and Jeeves. Book 6 proved otherwise.
I was not much impressed with Jeeves' solutions for the impossible situations. They seemed to me sort of ordinary; nothing like a brilliant work of mind of Jeeves in the second short story of the first anthology. That one made me an instant fan of the guy.
I compared the quotes from the previous book, Right Ho, Jeeves which I consider to be the funniest of the series so far with this one. The former has more brilliant ones, so my initial opinion is still valid: when it comes to humor, book 7 (this one) is not quite on the level with book 6.
So the final conclusion: good and at times funny one, but its length became its problem - 3 stars. I still want to continue reading the series.
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Ratings: 4.36 From 20966 Users | 1459 ReviewsNotice About Books The Code of the Woosters (Jeeves #7)
This is a nice "feel good" story that will both entertain and genuinely brighten your mood. It's the kind of story you read when you need to recharge your happy battery and need a big fat smile. Bernie Wooster is especially attrative if you are a fan of British comedy, which I have a real weakness for. The dry humor, the purposely clever phrasing and the awkward social settings were right in my wheelhouse. It reminded me of a gentler, less acerbic (and, admittedly, less funny) version of theA classic piece of Wodehouse silliness, involving Bertie Wooster, his formidable Aunt Dahlia and (of course) Jeeves in a scheme to steal an 18th century cow-creamer during a weekend party at an English country house. Written in 1939, it also features a would-be fascist dictator of England named Spode, head of an organization called "The Black Shorts" (by the time he started his movement, the shirts had already been taken). Laugh-out-loud funny. Highly recommended.
"You might put it that Hell's foundations are quivering. That is not overstating it, Jeeves?""No, sir."P.G. Wodehouse was an English writer whose career spanned over seventy years and whose work included almost 100 novels, numerous short stories, 15 plays and 250 lyrics for some thirty musical comedies. Despite his impressive resume and reputation as a "master of English prose", I, unfortunately, wouldn't have known he existed if it hadn't been for Rory Gilmore. I guess that makes me more of a
Meh. For whatever it's worth, I pinky swear I'll review this one.
I read an unusual question the other day. It asked, "In a sensationalist age, when everything quickly becomes a matter of passionate intensity, is there a place for the airy trifle?"There are two correct answers to this question. The first is 'Yes, definitely.' The second, and best way to answer this is to just hand the person asking a copy of any Jeeves & Wooster book or, for that matter, anything written by the brilliantly hilarious P.G. Wodehouse. In this insane world, who doesn't need a
A classic piece of Wodehouse silliness, involving Bertie Wooster, his formidable Aunt Dahlia and (of course) Jeeves in a scheme to steal an 18th century cow-creamer during a weekend party at an English country house. Written in 1939, it also features a would-be fascist dictator of England named Spode, head of an organization called "The Black Shorts" (by the time he started his movement, the shirts had already been taken). Laugh-out-loud funny. Highly recommended.
Never let a pal down.If someone told me how hilarious The Code of the Woosters was I wouldnt have believed them with a bat of an eyelash. As someone who doesnt laugh very easily Im surprised by the countless of guffaws and snorts I let out as I made my way through this charming novel. P.G. Wodehouses prose is easy-breezy with an amusing lyrical clang that bangs with comical twists and ingenious schemes. Wonderfully stitched, it tells of Bertram Wooster and a series of seemingly ridiculous
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