The Luck of the Bodkins

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Summary: One of the funniest books in the Wodehouse cannon
Review: Great books unsually start with great 1st sentences, and Luck of the Bodkins doesn't disappoint with this classic Wodehouse gem: "Into the face of the young man who sat on the terrace of the Hotel Magnifique at Cannes there had crept a look of furtive shame, the shifty hangdog look which announces that an Englishman is about to talk French." How can you possibly put a book down that starts like that! And it only gets better.

The eponomous hero Monty Bonkin is also a minor character in the Blandings novel "Heavy Weather. " This book picks up right where we left him at the end of that book making it a sequel of sorts though you defininately do not have to have read "Heavy Weather" first. Set in London, New York and Hollywood this is a great farce, which will keep you laughing to the end. Another great thing about this is that it the longest Wodehouse novel I've come across at 358pgs. so there's more to love.

Most importantly, make sure you pick this novel up (as well as the other Wodehouse books available) in the exquisite Overlook edition -- the beautifully designed, well crafted uniform editions that will last for generations and only cost a couple of bucks more than the mass marke paperback.

Rating:
Summary: One of the funniest books in the Wodehouse cannon
Review: Great books unsually start with great 1st sentences, and Luck of the Bodkins doesn't disappoint with this classic Wodehouse gem: "Into the face of the young man who sat on the terrace of the Hotel Magnifique at Cannes there had crept a look of furtive shame, the shifty hangdog look which announces that an Englishman is about to talk French." How can you possibly put a book down that starts like that! And it only gets better.

The eponomous hero Monty Bonkin is also a minor character in the Blandings novel "Heavy Weather. " This book picks up right where we left him at the end of that book making it a sequel of sorts though you defininately do not have to have read "Heavy Weather" first. Set in London, New York and Hollywood this is a great farce, which will keep you laughing to the end. Another great thing about this is that it the longest Wodehouse novel I've come across at 358pgs. so there's more to love.

Most importantly, make sure you pick this novel up (as well as the other Wodehouse books available) in the exquisite Overlook edition -- the beautifully designed, well crafted uniform editions that will last for generations and only cost a couple of bucks more than the mass marke paperback.

Rating:
Summary: Funnier the Second Time Around
Review: I read everything of Wodehouse I could get my hands on in the 1970's. I thought I was finished with Wodehouse, but then I picked up this book a few days ago and was delighted to realize I had forgotten everything in it. The biggest surprise was finding it could still make me laugh out loud. Wodehouse gets his characters into the kind of muddles that are the stock in trade of screwball comedies. But he does it better than anyone else. Anywhere you dip your spoon into this pudding you find comedy that is sparkling, gleeful, crazy fun.

Rating:
Summary: Funnier the Second Time Around
Review: I read everything of Wodehouse I could get my hands on in the 1970's. I thought I was finished with Wodehouse, but then I picked up this book a few days ago and was delighted to realize I had forgotten everything in it. The biggest surprise was finding it could still make me laugh out loud. Wodehouse gets his characters into the kind of muddles that are the stock in trade of screwball comedies. But he does it better than anyone else. Anywhere you dip your spoon into this pudding you find comedy that is sparkling, gleeful, crazy fun.

Rating:
Summary: A really great book!
Review: I very highly recommend this book. It's very funny and entertaining. I really enjoy all of P.G. Wodehouse's books, and this is one of my favorites. He is truly a genius at writing and entertaining his readers. I'd give it more stars if I could.

Rating:
Summary: A really great book!
Review: I very highly recommend this book. It's very funny and entertaining. I really enjoy all of P.G. Wodehouse's books, and this is one of my favorites. He is truly a genius at writing and entertaining his readers. I'd give it more stars if I could.