Something New

Ashe Marson is a writer but doesn't feel like one just before the start of the war in London no German bombs falling there yet they will, indiscriminately killing the unfortunate from airplanes or other flying crafts under the celestial sky... in World War 1. You would have the same sentiment if as......more

1st Blandings Castle book. Something fresh would probably feel fresher if Wodehouse's stories didn't all blend together for me. I'm not complaining. Really. This is another excellent example of how witty escapism meets if it ain't broke don't fix it and they live Happily Ever After. Freddie and his fa......more

Blandings #1: The first installment of the now modern classic Blandings saga, introduces the Blandings' residents, the dotty Lord Emsworth, his irrepressible heir, Freddie Threepwood and the eccentric staff. Lord Emsworth absentmindedly pockets a rare valuable scarab, and as a result of this Wodehou......more

(3.5 stars) A light, amusing snack between meatier meals, this is the first installment in Wodehouse’s Blandings Castle series and every bit as silly, witty and delightfully early 20th century (published in 1915) as the other books I’ve read by him (though I think I prefer Jeeves & Wooster). The char......more

Quite a comic style of writing mixed up with a who-dun-it adventure ! Something Fresh is the first of PG Wodehouse'es from Blanding Castle series. This is quite a short and comic novel however I feel this one isn't the best of PGW's. The reader is gradually introduced to a good amount of characters t......more