Comments on: 14 of 15: “The Catnappers” by P.G. Wodehouse

By: girldetective

girldetective — Sun, 02 May 2010 14:11:48 +0000

Sherry & Tulip, you did great! No apologies!

By: Sherry

Sherry — Sun, 02 May 2010 04:29:11 +0000

Love Wodehouse. Bertie and Jeeves are a great antidote to the blues. I didn’t quite make it through 15. But I did read about 10 books in the 15 days, so I’m saying I did OK.

By: Jessica Snell

Jessica Snell — Sat, 01 May 2010 00:38:46 +0000

Ooh, okay, I just went and read the Fry essay that Mental Multivitamin linked to . . . Fry says about the same thing in the end, about what Wodehouse is good for. I love that last paragraph; it’s excellent.

By: Jessica Snell

Jessica Snell — Sat, 01 May 2010 00:31:01 +0000

I finished Aristotle! I admit, I read him in the gaps of the previous 13 books, because there was no way I was finishing him all in one day:

http://churchyear.blogspot.com/2010/04/book-14-of-15-nicomachean-ethics-by.html

I’m glad you enjoyed Wodehouse! I like your comment about him being cheering in the midst of your darker reads. I remember reading an article on Wodehouse once where the author argued that Wodehouse’s critics (who dismiss him as trivial) should look at his laughing literature as a wartime effort that kept spirits high during a very dark time in England. I don’t remember the rest of the context, but it struck me that it might be true that writing so brightly (and so well) during a war might have been very hard indeed.

By: MFS

MFS — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:49:38 +0000

My update is embedded in today’s “On the nightstand” entry:

http://mentalmultivitamin.blogspot.com/2010/04/on-nightstand.html

Love Wodehouse. Have you read Stephen Fry’s article on the author?

http://www.pgwodehousebooks.com/fry.htm

MFS

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:25:05 +0000

I love Jeeves and Wooster. This reminds me I should keep a look out for them at used bookstores to have around as cheery antidotes.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:20:35 +0000

I’ve never read any Wodehouse. Big gap in my reading history.

I tried to fill another gap with book 14, A Short History of Myth: http://www.newcenturyreading.com/2010/04/the-151515-projectday-14.html

With only 20 pages left in book 15, I’m cautiously optimistic that I’m going to finish this challenge on time!

By: Inquirer

Inquirer — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:33:10 +0000

14 of 15 … Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats. I celebrated day 14 and “Poem in Your Pocket Day” with this funny little volume. I don’t like cats, but this was a great read-aloud with the boys.

http://alwayschasingboys.blogspot.com/2010/04/i-carried-it-in-my-pocket.html

Do you know what you are reading today? Does it have some special meaning? Or is it just a book so you can finally be done? I have my book picked out … and I put a little thought into it. I can’t wait.

By: Farheen

Farheen — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:41:55 +0000

Jeeves is brilliant, isn’t he? I’m glad you enjoyed the book!

http://beanbagtales.blogspot.com/2010/04/book-14-brave-new-world.html