Jeeves in the Morning

OK, I lied. I said I’d probably read something by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. after I finished Gravity’s Rainbow*. But one day Patrick and I were laughing about some of the scenes from the television show Jeeves and Wooster, so I thought I ought to read one of the books by P.G. Wodehouse.

Jeeves in the Morning* (also published as Joy in the Morning) delights! Since I saw the TV show before reading any of the books, I actually picture Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry acting out the scenes as I read. Big time. And of course, I laugh out loud quite a bit.

Listen to this gem (Wooster is in bad need of an adult beverage): “I headed for my destination […] and was speedily in conference with the dispenser of life savers.” “Dispenser of life savers.” I love it! Oh. And by the way, Patrick’s now a “dispenser of life savers” at The Civil Life Brewing Company’s pub.

If you’ve enjoyed the TV show but haven’t read any of the books, you ought to get them all and start reading them right away. Heck! Even if you haven’t watched the TV show, get the books and start reading them right away. If you’ve seen, but not enjoyed the TV show, well, your taste probably differs from mine a good deal, so you can ignore everything I just said.