Joy in the Morning (1947)

it's interesting to hear other actors besides fry + laurie. jeeves was ok. mostly he says stuff like "very good sir" but bertie sounded stupid. laurie is so good looking and he never sounds stupid. he just is. ( )

I can't remember the last time a book made me laugh out loud like this one does. ( )

Comical and artfully written. A master of words. ( )

I had absolutely forgotten how delightful this book is, and this cast was glorious. ( )

Full Disclosure: As a huge fan of P.G. Wodehouse, my default rating is a hearty four stars.

Joy in the Morning has grown on me. The more often I read it, the better I like it. It still doesn't reach the heady heights of The Mating Season, but I love it nonetheless. It has all the right elements--scheming school friends, fancy dress balls, exploding houses, and of course, Jeeves to save the day. The lighthearted nature is all the more surprising when you consider that most of the book was written while the author was interred by the Nazis, and was edited and published when he was in national disgrace for his ill-judged broadcasts from Berlin.

Recommendation: An indispensable chapter in the Jeeves series. ( )