1000 Books Before You Die discussion

For discussion of Piccadilly Jim by P.G. Wodehouse

This was a fun read but not nearly as funny as the Blandings books.

That’s a shame - I know you enjoy the Blandings books.

They make me laugh out loud.

I read Piccadilly Jim before the Blandings books, and so found it very fresh and funny. I think it may have been my first Wodehouse. Although I had seen the brilliantly rendered Jeeves and Wooster (Fry and Laurie) on television. At any rate, Piccadilly Jim has a special place in my heart.

Incidentally, a film tragically awful version of PJ was released a few years ago. It was a miss on every level... I just don’t understand why filmmakers can’t embrace that when the source material is great, your only job is to just not mess it up. (Okay, I might be channeling some of my frustration with the recent Agatha Christie films. Blech!)