Review: Jeeves and the King of Clubs by Ben Schott
The British government needs the help of an inimitable valet's hapless gentleman employer! Apparently.
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Historical Fiction | Humor
Jeeves and the King of Clubs by Ben Schott
Description
Jeeves, the inimitable valet, has long been an agent of British Intelligence. But now with treason afoot in high social circles, His Majesty's Government must turn to the one man who can help . . . Jeeves's hapless gentleman employer, Bertie Wooster. In this homage to P.G. Wodehouse, there is treachery to be foiled, naturally, but also horses to be backed, auctions to be fixed, marital engagements to be escaped, madmen to be blackballed, and a new variety of condiment to be cooked up.
My Thoughts
Because I've only read three of Wodehouse's books so far, I think I'm comfortably but not expertly familiar with the original Jeeves and Wooster characters. With that in mind, I’d say that the mash-up of little doings and amusing nothings in this homage to Wodehouse isn’t out of keeping with what I've read from Wodehouse himself so far.
Quirky Fun with a Side of Mystery
I liked the generally jocular bounce to this novel, the quirky expressions and imagery, and I was pleased to have some laugh-out-loud moments. One particular scene even had me cracking up—hard enough to have to stop reading for a minute or two. Granted, the different editions of the book covers had me expecting the mystery thread would be more dominant than it turned out to be. But I wasn't disappointed in finding all the comedy here.
In all, an entertaining jaunt for me.
More reading ahead!
In the near future, I plan on reading the sequel, then a different author's homage novel to Wodehouse, and of course, more of the original Jeeves and Wooster stories.
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