The Cat-Nappers

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Summary: Plenty of Smiles
Review: My first Wodehouse read, and I was not let down. This tightly written novel, unlike so many others, manages to put comedy on virtually every page. With plenty of dry-humor, and many funny turns-of-phrases, the well-drawn characters and playful dialogue steal the show. I strongly recommend looking for this slim volume and then enjoying the escapades of Jeeves and Bertie.

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Summary: Jeeves & Bertie #13
Review: Previous: Jeeves and the Tie that Binds (Much Obliged, Jeeves)

This book, like Thank You, Jeeves, appears to be out of print, though I can't fathom why it should be. A bit shorter than the rest, and with a different setting, it is still much of the fare we are used to-Bertie's Aunt Dahlia has gotten herself into the soup with an ill-judged wager, and it falls to Bertie and Jeeves to get her out. Meanwhile, Bertie runs into a former flame named Vanessa (Florence Craye on steroids), whose rocky relationship with her revolutionary boyfriend spells trouble for Bertram. Add to this a cat that shows up at the most inopportune moments and a certain Captain Plank, who is still under the misapprehension that Bertie is Alpine Joe, and you have a hilarious little tale that fully lives up to the Jeeves and Bertie standard. A far cry better than Jeeves and the Tie that Binds, it is a worthy way to end a wonderful series, and one of the best of the lot.

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Summary: Wodehouse at the Top of his Game
Review: This is the very best of the Jeeves series, warm and laugh-out-loud funny. Bertie is completely irrepressable, as always, and Jeeves is ever-faithful and supportive of him, no matter what situation they find themselves in. In this tale, Bertie and Jeeves find themselves in the countryside under doctor's orders. The two are staying at a cottage of a friend of Aunt Dahlia's, and in the thick of trouble between rival horse owners. This book is worth the search; go to your library and borrow it, then try to add it to your collection (if you can find it!)