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How Right You Are, Jeeves: A Jeeves and Bertie Novel by P.G. Wodehouse

hidingzeus's review against another edition

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4.0

Re-read! 3/2020

tommcdonough55's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

wordswithjustine's review against another edition

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slow-paced

3.0

I adore the Jeeves books, but this one fell flat for me.

zenithharpink's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5 stars. I really enjoyed this read! I love Bertie and Jeeves in these books, and in this one my usual gripe wasn't present-Bertie wasn't endlessly bullied and manipulated! My only complaint was that Jeeves wasn't as present as in other books.

I recommend this books to fans of the series, those looking for a good humor read, or those interested in starting the series.

jonathanrobert's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

greenlight22's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

roshk99's review against another edition

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5.0

A fantastic book that keeps you rolling on the floor laughing at the characters` antics.

birdkeeperklink's review against another edition

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5.0

The usual hijinks and misunderstandings, all wrapped up in a Jeevesian bow. There’s a lot less Jeeves-Bertie banter than one could wish for, but it still goes down sweet and smooth as hot chocolate on a frosty day.

emelkay24's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I feel like Wodehouse took the wrong lesson from Ring for Jeeves, and now Jeeves is barely in the books :(
This time we’re not even present when he wraps everything up neat and nice, and not even because sending Bertie away is part of his plan. (Granted I think that also happened in the short stories when he fixes the Rosie M Banks conundrum by convincing Bingo’s uncle that’s he’s insane offscreen, but somehow I didn’t mind that as much. Probably because it results in Bertie visiting the uncle, getting confused by his odd behavior, then having things illuminated by Jeeves. Or maybe because it’s the first time that happened, I don’t know.)


Anyway, seeing Bertie and Roderick be besties was fun. Not a good replacement for Jeeves’s though.

judyward's review against another edition

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4.0

I'm just wild about Bertie Wooster and his man Jeeves. In fact, knowing that there is a limited supply of P. G. Wodhouse books, I ration them like we are living during World War II. In this comedy of errors, Bertie reads his engagement in the Times (to his utter surprise), a public school friend, Kipper Herring wins, loses, wins, loses, and wins again the hand of a socialite while at the same time writing a book review that libels their former headmaster, and a leading British psychiatrist is pretending to be a butler in the country house of Bertie's aunt. Pure mayhem, pure Wodhouse, pure delight.