Matthew David Brozik

I don't know why I didn't review this immediately after I finished it because I loved it. I'm a word nerd, and any world where words and literature are as important as they are in this one is all right by me! I didn't read it for the story, although I found myself intrigued, but the use of words and the characterization charmed me. I took Ivy very seriously and would love to know what happens in her life next.

It’s times like this that I wish I was still teaching. This book would definitely have been on my list of acceptable books for book reports. I might even have purchased a classroom set! The book is absolutely brilliant! After reading a few lines, I almost deleted it. Something told me not to do that and I’ll be forever thankful to Something. This book was seriously funny. The mix of the old and new kept me in stitches. I dare you to read this and not laugh out loud.

I knew this wasn't going to be good before I read it, but I didn't think it would be this bad. It's a collection of [[P. G. Wodehouse]] pastiches in which Jeeves and/or Bertie Wooster encounter literary or pop culture figures or get involved in situations based off of literary works (the first story is a nod to The Metamorphosis in which Bertie transforms into a parakeet and there's a Scandal in Bohemia story that pretty much just changes the names and setting). Don't make the mistake of show more thinking any of these stories will be funny or clever. They aren't, and some of them barely even qualify as stories as nothing much happens in them except an encounter with some other famous character. show less

I wanted to like this, I really did. Unfortunately, I found the jokes to be lame, the style to be stale, and the "examples" to be uninspiring. I'm sorry if this sounds harsh as I understand the mold of how the book is set (as a guide manual) but it just did not live up to my expectations.

The breakdown of categories had some hints of laughter, but with the examples using heroes so well-known without naming them (like superman, batman, and spider-man) were so tongue-in-cheek that it didn't show more bring anything new or fresh.

Perhaps the humour was too dry for me? Maybe I know too much about comic books and superheroes? I couldn't figure out who the audience was supposed to be. show less