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The Heart of a Goof
The Heart of a Goof | P.G. Wodehouse
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A Golf collection From his favourite chair on the terrace above the ninth hole, The Oldest Member tells a series of hilarious golfing stories. From Evangeline, Bradbury Fisher's fifth wife and a notorious 'golfing giggler', to poor Rollo Podmarsh whose game was so unquestionably inept that 'he began to lose his appetite and would moan feebly at the sight of a poached egg', the game of golf, its players and their friends and enemies are here shown in all their comic glory. One of Wodehouse's funniest books, The Heart of Goof is a collection of peerlessly comic short stories.
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TheAromaofBooks
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Only Wodehouse could make me enjoy reading a collection of short stories centered around golf!! Tales told by the "Oldest Member" of the golf club to generally unwilling audiences, these stories are typical Wodehouse fluff. If you aren't into golf and have never read Wodehouse, I probably wouldn't start here, but if Wodehouse is your jam, these were pretty fun, even if a bit ridiculous!!
Published under different US/UK titles because WHY

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I don‘t think I could do it 😂😂 2y
mabell I haven‘t heard of this one! 2y
mabell Love your copy! And the title 😄 2y
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CarolynM Wonderful 😍 2y
TheAromaofBooks @mabell - It's one of those that was published as one title in the US and a different title in the UK, so that can lead to confusion 😂 And since it's a lot about golf (and of course ridiculous hijinks of all kinds) I don't think it's his most popular work haha These aren't his funniest stories ever, but Wodehouse is one of the few authors where I love his shorts as much as the full-length novels. He has suck a knack for timing. 2y
UwannaPublishme You actually finished a book about golf? P.G. has you under his spell!!! 😆 2y
TheAromaofBooks @UwannaPublishme - Right?! These actually were super hilarious, like all the romances were about whether or not they matched with their golf handicap and that kind of thing haha 2y
UwannaPublishme 😂🙌🏻 He sure has a knack to make any subject hilarious! 2y
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sapnasricharan
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I thoroughly enjoyed this romp through the golf course. It is Wodehouse doing what he does best, creating loveable characters and clever plots and writing stories which though improbable are highly engaging. The writing is of course, delightful. Sunlit perfection, Stephen Fry called this. I agree.