Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (1963)

My copy has NO isbn! And "50 cents" printed on the cover! Wheee. ( )

Jonathan Cecil makes me laugh out loud. Like, LOUD. I've read a few Wodehouse books, but they're so much funnier when Jonathan Cecil reads them to me. ( )

As an adaptation, not as good as the others in this set - but I will always love the Alpine Joe gag. ( )

I always laugh aloud while reading Wodehouse, and this book was no exception. I love all Bertie Wooster's turns of phrase, self-deprecating wit, and ridiculous adventures. Great fun! ( )

Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster series was published from 1919 to 1974 and I suspect that by the time STIFF UPPER LIP was published the timeless Bertie Wooster may have lost most of his followers. Certainly by 1963 the style and content of this novel would have felt very dated. Part of me recognises that it is meant to be hilariously funny, and another part recognises that it is a spoof, but most of my brain didn't like it.

So why did I listen to it? Well, I was trying to add to the novels that I am reading and listening to for Cruisin' thru Cozies Reading Challenge reading challenge. I kept listening because I thought I might come across a redeeming feature but sadly it got no better. A niggling voice at the back of my mind kept asking me why I was persisting.

But then if you, unlike me, enjoy the comic mixed in with your crime fiction, and are looking for a light read/audio then you might enjoy a dabble in the Jeeves/Wooster novels. Predictably, you won't find me there. My tastes are definitely darker. ( )