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The Code of the Woosters
The Code of the Woosters | P. G. Wodehouse
To dive into a Wodehouse novel is to swim in some of the most elegantly turned phrases in the English language.Ben Schott Follow the adventures of Bertie Wooster and his gentlemans gentleman, Jeeves, in this stunning new edition of one of the greatest comic novels in the English language. When Aunt Dahlia demands that Bertie Wooster help her dupe an antique dealer into selling her an 18th-century cow-creamer. Dahlia trumps Bertie's objections by threatening to sever his standing invitation to her house for lunch, an unthinkable prospect given Bertie's devotion to the cooking of her chef, Anatole. A web of complications grows as Bertie's pal Gussie Fink-Nottle asks for counseling in the matter of his impending marriage to Madeline Bassett. It seems Madeline isn't his only interest; Gussie also wants to study the effects of a full moon on the love life of newts. Added to the cast of eccentrics are Roderick Spode, leader of a fascist organization called the Saviors of Britain, who also wants that cow-creamer, and an unusual man of the cloth known as Rev. H. P. "Stinker" Pinker. As usual, butler Jeeves becomes a focal point for all the plots and ploys of these characters, and in the end only his cleverness can rescue Bertie from being arrested, lynched, and engaged by mistake!
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TheAromaofBooks
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The last two rounds of #LMPBC I've read some happy, lighthearted fiction with the same group. We're continuing on as our own thing because we're enjoying it so much, so I decided I would see if there was interest in a second group!! Basically low-angst, no sex/violence - just some happy fluff along the lines of Wodehouse, Heyer, Nesbit, etc. There are also plenty of other slots open if another type of book tickles your fancy!!

IndoorDame I‘m in, that sounds lovely and relaxing! Woodhouse and Heyer are both high on my TBR. 2y
TheAromaofBooks @IndoorDame - Yay!! Lately I've been very much into low-stress reading 😂 2y
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peanutnine
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The books I actually brought home from our antique shopping today. Only $7! That cover of S&S is pretty great, love the expressions
#bookhaul

Chrissyreadit Nice Haul! 2y
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mjtwo
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13-9 Jul 2022 (audiobook)
Admittedly, these books are blending into each other quite a bit, but in a very enjoyable way. I feel as though I am now quite familiar with Bertie, Jeeves et al and their machinations. And am going to be a little lost when my 60+ hours with them comes to an end. Wodehouse is an author I would have no difficulty recommending via audio - his writing translates perfectly to this medium.

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Therewillbebooks
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A very unorganized shelfie

LeslieO Oh! I spy a Dunnett! My favorite 3y
Therewillbebooks @LeslieO I really liked Game of Kings! 3y
TheLudicReader I kinda love that. 3y
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barbwire
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Oh, Plum: how you could turn a phrase!!

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bekakins
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#bookspinbingo just in the nick of time 😅 I enjoyed this more than Thank you, Jeeves, some good one liners!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! This is one of my favorites. 3y
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Therewillbebooks
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"There are moments Jeeves, when one asks oneself, 'Do trousers matter?'"
"The mood will pass sir."

#bookstagram #jeeves #sunday #wodehouse

Ruthiella 😂😂😂 4y
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AmyK1
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The Code of the Woosters is “never let a pal down” and somehow Bertie always gets dragged into his friends problems. Thankfully Jeeves is there to fix things when it all goes wrong.

My July #bookspin book and another spot for #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

wanderinglynn I love Wodehouse! Jeeves is the best. I totally need a Jeeves. 4y
AmyK1 @wanderinglynn Yes! Everyone needs a Jeeves! 4y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 4y
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AmyK1
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My #bookspin and #doublespin books for July! I‘m still getting my bingo card together 😊

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! I love it!! Also @UwannaPublishme notice how Amy managed to get a Wodehouse book picked?!?! 😂 4y
MemoirsForMe @TheAromaofBooks 😂 Somehow I‘m gonna finagle P.G. into my Bingo card! 4y
MemoirsForMe Great reads @AmyK1 ! I loved Arthur Truluv. 😊👍🏻 4y
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AmyK1
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We enjoyed our Saturday with a 5 mile walk, some lunch and a stop at a newly re-opened used bookstore. Then I came home to the tagged in the mail 😁 #bookhaul

wanderinglynn I love Wodehouse! 👍🏻 5y
TheAromaofBooks Yesssss that is possibly my favorite Wodehouse! 5y
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AmyK1 @TheAromaofBooks I remembered you said it was-that‘s one of the reasons I got it now 😁 5y
TheAromaofBooks It's definitely one of his novels where the last paragraph of every chapter just pulls the rug out from under you and sets everything topsy turvey and I love it! 5y
AmyK1 @TheAromaofBooks sounds fun! lol It‘ll be on June‘s book spin list 😉 5y
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TheAromaofBooks
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1. At this point, my husband & I are both working “essential“ jobs (technically, although they both feel like a stretch 🙄), and we are homebodies under normal circumstances so... basically the same because my life hasn't actually changed hardly at all lol
2. P.G. Wodehouse for the win!! Also love revisiting old favorites, and sometimes binge-read terrible Pride & Prejudice variations on Kindle Unlimited haha

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 🤩 5y
Aims42 You and I are twins, my answers for both questions would be the same 😂 5y
TheAromaofBooks @Aims42 - I feel awkward because everyone is going on about how drastically different their lives are, but other than it being more difficult than usual to buy bread and canned beans, I haven't noticed much difference haha 5y
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Aims42 @TheAromaofBooks Haha! That sums it up for us too, I‘m cooking more which kinda stinks, but we‘re marching on 5y
TheAromaofBooks @Aims42 - cooking is always my Waterloo, so that's still the same too 😂 5y
Aims42 @TheAromaofBooks Lol!! Meal planning for me always ended on Thursday because that would be leftovers and then Friday & Saturday we‘d eat out. Now to plan meals and grocery shop for a full week?! I am so ill equipped 🤣 5y
TheAromaofBooks @Aims42 - true story! I really need to up my meal-planning game. The weeks that I sit down & take a few minutes to figure it out ahead of time, everything is so much lower stress! I think the reason I don't always do it is because I think “it's just 2 of us - how hard can it be to just make something every night?“ - except it IS! LOL Are you not able to do any kind of carry-out where you are? All dine-in is closed, but drive-thrus are open here. 5y
Aims42 @TheAromaofBooks It is hard with 2 people, I feel like it shouldn‘t be, but it is LOL 🤣 We thankfully do have carry-out/drive thru options available still (I‘m in suburbs of Chicago), so I may still break down by Thursday and pick up dinner on my way home from work 😉 🤫 5y
TheAromaofBooks @Aims42 - my sister brought us Chipotle last night and I was way too excited 😂 5y
Aims42 @TheAromaofBooks LOL! I‘d be excited too!! I love Chipotle and the fact your sister brought it? Double win 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 5y
sheshedbooks Love watching the screen adaptation! 5y
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TheAromaofBooks
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Thanks for the tag @wanderinglynn!!!

1. Wodehouse is so funny & also so clever. The tagged one is an absolute must-read for literally everyone. Also love to reread old favorites - like visiting an old friend.
2. I don't know why, but the Oceans movies (Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen) have become my comfort movies!
3. I tend to go old school. Dick Van Dyke Show, Sanford & Son, Hogan's Heroes, etc. Also have a huge soft spot for Psych.
4. Writing, ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd), crocheting, journaling, planning what I'm going to read, journaling about what I've already read, looking for new reading challenges so I can put them in my journal, reorganizing my TBR, reorganizing my physical bookshelves, checking to see if my favorite authors are going to publish anything new soon, etc. Also hiking and, lately, playing Stardew Valley. I have many interests. 😂

#FridayFun
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wanderinglynn I love all your hobbies! ❤️ And Wodehouse is such a great choice—Jeeves & Wooster are so funny! Thanks for playing 😀 5y
Mollyanna Psych 🍍🍍🍍!! I adore all of the old shows too. Am almost done with the Mary Tyler Moore Show! Up next is The Bob Newhart Show. 5y
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NeedsMoreBooks Love the Ocean‘s movies 😄 5y
TheAromaofBooks @wanderinglynn - it's just really hard to be sad or worried when you're reading Wodehouse!! 5y
TheAromaofBooks @Mollyanna - haha yes to Psych + pineapples 😂 My family has always loved all the old shows a lot, and I always enjoy how they can be SO funny without being inappropriate. Haven't watched Bob Newhart in a while - may need to pull those out! 5y
TheAromaofBooks @NeedsMoreBooks - I don't know why, but they have become my go-to movies whenever I feel sad or when I'm sick. The dialogue is so funny and I love all the friendships between the characters. They just don't get old for me! 5y
Mollyanna Exactly! They help also help dispel the current by transporting us to a different time. 5y
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Qpri
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A cozy read featuring the one-and-only Jeeves! 🤩

*There were a couple of misogynistic remarks, but then again, the book is from 1938 🤷‍♀️

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Qpri
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Shelter-in-place = Read-from-shelf! 😬

wanderinglynn Love your built-ins! Great room. 😍 5y
Qpri @wanderinglynn 🙏 We got lucky they came with the house :) Or maybe we picked the house because it had a ‘reading room‘ 😜 5y
Nute Nice! 5y
Qpri @Nute thank you ☺️ 5y
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TheAromaofBooks
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Well, @Lizpixie it has taken me a while to create my entry for your lovely #LizPixies3x3Giveaway because I have had trouble narrowing down to three genres, much less three books! ? But here are three I love. I read a lot of what I call practical nonfiction - love learning how to actually do/make things. Wodehouse is basically his own genre, something like "overbearing aunt humor." And I do love romance that doesn't take itself too seriously. ⬇️

TheAromaofBooks Thank you again for the giveaway, and congratulations on reaching 300,000!!! 5y
BookishMe PGW is 💗💗 5y
ImperfectCJ Someone else with Backyard Homestead! We don't have a big enough yard to use most of the information now, but I still love the book. 5y
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TheAromaofBooks @BookishMe - Right?? I have so much love for his books!!! 5y
TheAromaofBooks @ImperfectCJ - I have a big soft spot for Storey Publishers in general. Backyard Homestead is one of the first of their books I ever purchased, and I was hooked, even if I can't use all the info due to space constraints!! I have loads of their vegetable gardening books, too. 5y
ImperfectCJ @TheAromaofBooks I like their books, too. I've had Carrots Love Tomatoes for several years, and I recently bought (tagged) for our patio garden hoping to grow more edibles and maybe some recall-proof romaine lettuce. I have never had much luck growing lettuce. *Sigh* 5y
TheAromaofBooks @ImperfectCJ - I've had to try different lettuces to find ones that work for me - I don't have very good luck with “head“ types, but the leaf types usually work for me as long as I keep them out of the beating sun. Some veggies are just easier for some people - I've been told carrots are the easiest things to grow, and I have terrible luck with them!! 5y
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TheAromaofBooks
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#friyayintro @howjessreads

1. Wodehouse is my go-to if I'm feeling down.
2. Gorgeous weather for bonding time with my mom and sisters!
3. Tough call. Probably Italian because pasta!!
4. Only two first cousins, but plenty of siblings! :-D
5. I don't really know anyone here yet, but I'm interested to see what everyone else has to say.

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quietlycuriouskate
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What can I say? This is utter froth and foolishness from start to finish and, as such, was the perfect pick-me-up.

Some have noted that Bertie is misogynistic. He does indeed make disparaging remarks about the women in the book but then he makes disparaging remarks about pretty much everyone: the one person to bask in his unalloyed approval is Jeeves.

quietlycuriouskate P.S. if only Jeeves could sort out this damned Brexit fiasco! All we've got is Jacob Rees Mogg, who might well look the part but whose schemes, as far as I can tell, seek only to further the interests of Jacob Rees Mogg. Somehow I don't think *his* motto is Service. 6y
Moray_Reads @kathedron Jacob Rees Mogg is such a parody of an earlier time he BELONGS in a Jeeves and Wooster novel. Jeeves would take him down a peg or two! 6y
CarolynM If only Jacob Rees Mogg's valet (I'm sure he has one) was as good as Jeeves - he would have kept him out of politics for sure!😂 6y
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quietlycuriouskate
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I knew I wouldn't get anywhere near 24 hours, so I'm content with this. I'm glad to have found The Code of the Woosters on Overdrive, for some much-needed silliness.

Sea Summit: poetry, eBook, borrowed
Scatterlings: non-fiction, paperback, owned
The Code of the Woosters: fiction, eBook, borrowed
The Song of Names: fiction, audiobook, borrowed

@TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65 I look forward to joining you again next time. 😊
#24B4Monday

BeansPage Next month will be awesome I'm sure! Andrew and I are doing a special edition of this read-a-thon. 🤩🤩🤩 6y
Dragon Bertie and Jeeves 💙💚❤️🌈 6y
Dragon PS as a tween I wanted to marry Bertie Wooster 😂😂😂 6y
Kaye Good job 👍🏼 6y
Andrew65 @TheReadingMermaid A great achievement 👍😊👏, and as @TheReadingMermaid has said the end of year Readathon will be a special event. (edited) 6y
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Ellen_C
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This is a “throwback” read and I still laugh at it. P.G. Wodehouse‘s Jeeves and Wooster series makes great reading. Think Jerome K Jerome, Nick and Nora Charles, or Stella Gibbons. Blackmail and love are at the heart of this one and Bertie is stuck in the middle. Thank goodness for Jeeves! https://cannonballread.com/2018/09/good-old-blackmail-you-just-cant-beat-it/http...

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LeahBergen
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Bertie Wooster is a bit of a #StupidMan (but I still love him so!)

#SeptemberDanes
#FolioSociety

Booksnchill That edition- love!!!! 6y
Lcsmcat That‘s a great cover! 6y
batsy Ha 😆 That cover is fabulous. 6y
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Kalalalatja That cover 😂😂 6y
Sarah83 Loving the cover 😉 6y
Aimeesue My very very favorite Wodehouse. The silver cow creamer! Roderick Spode! Glissiez Fink-Nottle, the newt fancier! Hahahahahahaha! Just thinking about it makes me giggle. 😂😂😂 6y
Melissa_J This is the only Jeeves book I‘ve read, but my goodness is it ever funny! I have several more sitting on a shelf and should make more of an effort to read them. 6y
Moray_Reads Bertie is the best. I must get these editions 😍 6y
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Gitanjali
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Lots of Hindi words sprinkled in this book

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Gitanjali
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Wodehouse is awfully misogynistic is what I‘m realizing. The entire book (up until now at least) has observations like these where women are portrayed as evil or dumb.

derr.liz 🤢 7y
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Gitanjali
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Aimeesue
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Day 2

Post a book you love each day for 7 days, without review or comment
#7Favesin7Days

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Pam.Kokomo
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Always a great idea to listen to some Bertie and Jeeves!

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SuziQoregon
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The perfect antidote to a string of murder mysteries. Love listening to Wodehouse.

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LeahBergen
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The first bit of my Winnipeg/road trip book haul. P.G. Wodehouse!

#FolioSociety
#FolioFreaks

Leftcoastzen Oh my gosh ,what a wonderful set! 7y
Bluebird How lovely! 7y
batsy 😍😍😍 7y
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Sarah83 Ohhhhhhhh... 😍😍😍 7y
TrishB Lovely 💝 7y
Jinjer Neat!!!! 7y
Libby1 You'll have fun with those! 7y
Lizpixie I have to get me one of those! 7y
Texreader Book haul trip!! How marvelous! 7y
Izai.Amorim Big car = big trunk = 📚 books, many books! 😀 7y
rubyslippersreads 😍📚😍 7y
LeahBergen @Lizpixie You do!! 👍🏻 7y
LeahBergen @Izai.Amorim Right? None of this "maximum baggage weight" stuff. ? 7y
Blaire Love it. I'm headed to Winnipeg in a couple of weeks! 7y
LeahBergen @Blaire Make sure that you pick up a copy of the used bookstore "book map" if you are book shopping! ? 7y
Blaire I'll be mostly hanging with family, but I'll pick up the book map in case I have chance to sneak out! 7y
Moray_Reads I'd love to have these! Still hunting for second hand 😣 7y
LeahBergen @Moray_Reads I found these in a secondhand bookshop and they were a pretty fair price. I snapped them up and then had to carry them around for the rest of the afternoon. 😆 7y
shawnmooney 👍👍❤️❤️ 7y
LeahBergen @Sarah83 This is it! 7y
Sarah83 I didn't find the post. It's the same edition. Thank you. 7y
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BookBrat
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One of my favorite Wooster/Jeeves book!

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magictoyshop
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Day 6: Sir Terry Pratchett and dear old Wodehouse, always. #happyreads #marchintoreading

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Shruti_ThisIsLit
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Yassssss! Bertie is my spirit animal and Jeeves is the voice of reason in my head.🙈 #nopants #jeeves #dailydoseofhumor #comedy #pgw #wooster

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MarzanaHossain
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I've read the translation of this book. I didn't have any idea about this book it was just a random pick when I went to buy few other books last month. The summary was interesting which actually influenced me to get the book. Last Friday I decided to give it a try n trust me I finished this book by the end of the day. Twist after twist after twist made this book hard not to finish. Loved it. 4.5/5