Reading Wodehouse discussion

Hello, I'm Nicqui (pronounced Nikki). Glad to be here. Looking forward to participating in the discussions and activities (if not being able to do the monthly reads because I'm behind on the catalog).

Hello,I'm Geetanjali.I've always wanted to read a Wodehouse,but someday haven't gotten around to reading one yet.Recently,I bought a few Wodehouse books including his autobiographical novel.I think reading in a group will keep me motivated.
I'm planning to start with My Man Jeeves.What other books would you recommend to a Wodehouse beginner?

Hi, Geetanjali!

I loved Something Fresh too!

Lovely to have a new member, welcome! :)

Something Fresh and the Code of the Woosters are really good, and anything with Jeeves in the title and you really can't go wrong!

Thank you so much for the warm welcome and your suggestions everyone. :)

I've got Something Fresh with me.I'll try to come up to speed on the group reads.

hello everyone i am aniket.
i have been a great wodehouse fan!
but i havent read psmith novels. can you guys suggest as to which psmith series would be best to start with?

Hi, Aniket.

Welcome!

hi nicqui :)

ok.. thanks anyways wart :)

Hi all, my name is is Tom.

In my twenties I used to be a big Wodehouse fan and scoured the secondhand bookshops in the Netherlands & UK to get a more or less complete collection.
A few early ones remain missing, 2 or 3, but the rest is all here gathering dust...

I also really liked the Fry & Laurie Jeeves & Wooster series. Was also a big fan of the radio dramatizations of the J&W novels (not audiobooks but real dramatizations).

I also have a number of books on Wodehouse, including a quizbook, the result of which you could send to the
publisher to get a certificate...

Like what is the colour of the Pyjamas in Joy in the morning (an easy one ;-))

Hi Aniket,

Psmith first made his appearance in the schoolboy novel Mike which was later split in two: Mike at Wrykin and Mike and Psmith. These are the books that transitioned PGW from Schoolboy novels to more mainstream comedy novels.
After that there's Psmith in the City and Psmith Journalist.

Psmith in the city I would need to reread, but Psmith Journalist is a pretty good book.

Psmith also figured in some Blandings novels but that was later on and his character was watered down and more stereotypical.

hi Tom!
welcome..
and thanks a lot for the info :)

Hi Guys, this is Anish Shankar ... A die-hard fan of Wodehouse. I started with the Psmith stories, Uncle Fred, Jeeves and Wooster, and Lord Emsworth and his motley crew of imposters and till date he has been the writer who has had the most impact in my life ... sunny optimism!

Hi Anish,

Welcome to the club..

Wart wrote: "Welcome to the group, Geetanjali!

My Man Jeeves is definitely a good choice, I'm also fond of the Inimitable Jeeves and I really enjoyed Something Fresh when we read it a few months ago. Also, Cod..."

I just finished Something Fresh this summer. What an absolute scream of a book!

Wart wrote: "Hello, I'm Wart. I decided to create this because I've been in a massive Jeeves & Wooster mood the past couple of days - mainly because I bought the whole TV series yesterday - and I figured it'd b..."

Wart, this is such a cool group! I love the idea for it. Well played, Sir. :) Wodehouse is one of my favorites of all times. His plots are absolutely spot-on! I learned recently that he would write these 20,000-word "schemes" (basically outlines) for his novels and it makes sense, because they have such a zip and zing to them. Of course, he's also one of the funniest writers that the 20th Century produced!

Anyway, I just joined today and wanted to say I approve heartily of this group. Well done and right ho, chap!

Wart wrote: "I've never read an Psmith either, but I'm sure some'll crop up in our monthly reads eventually :)

Welcome to the group!"

Hey, thanks for having me and please, please, please put the book Leave it to Psmith on the top of your TBR list. As Adrian Monk says, "you'll thank me later." Oh mercy, I had a screaming fit reading that Psmith book. You'll howl. I guarantee it. :)

Welcome Hunter, always great to have another Wodehouse lover on board :) Thanks for the friend invite :)

Inga wrote: "Welcome Hunter, always great to have another Wodehouse lover on board :) Thanks for the friend invite :)"

Thanks, Inga! Glad to join the Wodehouse club. The man changed my fictional life. And thanks for accepting my friend request. You have excellent taste. It's nice to meet you and Wart. (Book people are my favorite people, incidentally.) :)

Huntaer wrote: "Book people are my favorite people, incidentally."

It's always such a pleasure to meet a kindred spirit :D

Inga wrote: "Huntaer wrote: "Book people are my favorite people, incidentally."

It's always such a pleasure to meet a kindred spirit :D"

YES, it is. :) Thanks, Inga.

Hello guys, I am Ellie, nice to meet you.
(I am not very good in introduction, so that's all:))

David here from UK. Avid reader, avid scribbler!

You lot don't seem to post much do you!
My love of the maestro started with the Fry and Laurie TV Series but grew into much more.
Jeeves and Wooster are the tip of the iceberg, there are so many better characters to discover, in Blandings, Uncle Fred, Mr Mulliner, and the brilliant Golf Omnibus.

Didn't expect quiet from a bunch Wodehouse readers

Hello friends, as any enjoyers of Mr. Wodehouse words must be. I'm Joe from Colorado in the US of A. I'm on a quest to read through the works of Mr. Wodehouse and have just finished Mr. Mulliner speaking. So a ways to go yet.