I've decided that the first fiction book of the year (although it's May!) has to be a Wodehouse. Usually I don't read them in any paricular order and just dive in to the nearest one to hand. However I decided that actually it might be good to start with the very first Wodehouse, all the way from 1902 where he was just a mere slip of a guy at 21 years old.
It's one of those books where you might praise it for being Wodehouse, but if it wasn't him you wouldn't give it a second thought. It was moderately funny, and reminded me a bit of Billy Bunter and 'old boy' stories with the lovely descriptions of a traditional school, and I love the dialogue from that long ago (although sometimes I must admit I can't undersand what he's actually talking about!). It wasn't anything special though and I actually found the story rather weak compared to some of his later ones. It seemed to me to have a somewhat 'darker' tone than others I have read which I didn't like.
However, as a big fan of Pelham Grenville I'm glad to say that I have read it and can tick it off my list.
Started 15th May
Finished 17th May
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