Reviews for Cocktail time

The average rating for Cocktail time based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-06-06 00:00:00 Wayne McGraw Another PGW winner P.G. Wodehouse is the funniest writer of the past century. Wodehouse defies superlatives and is, for my money, the best comedic writer to ever put pen to paper. Despite being a confirmed Wodehousian this is only the second Uncle Fred novel I have read. According to Wikipedia the Uncle Fred stories comprise one short story and four novels, two of which are set at Blandings Castle: "Uncle Fred Flits By" (1935) - included in the collection Young Men in Spats, (1936) Uncle Fred in the Springtime (1939) - a Blandings story Uncle Dynamite (1948) Cocktail Time (1958) Service with a Smile (1961) - a Blandings story So, back to 'Cocktail Time', I can confirm that I smiled, I chuckled, and I laughed. Not quite as much as the very best books by P.G. Wodehouse, but a still a more than satisfactory return. Of course it is not all about humour, the other pleasure of P.G. Wodehouse is the delightful writing, and the playfulness that runs through his work and appears on each and every page. His books are the best possible escape from the real world - a retreat into a predictable, amusing, cheerful place where the lovelorn ultimately find solace and the pompous have their pomposity pricked. I already eagerly await my next foray into the wonderful world of Wodehouse. 4/5

Review # 2 was written on 2008-03-17 00:00:00 Robert Wheeler It all started when Uncle Fred pegged Beefy Bastable with a Brazil nut. Beefy, a prominent barrister with political aspirations, writes a scathing novel about the youth of today after Uncle Fred tells him he can't. Once completed, Beefy realizes that a man in his position can't be responsible for such a thing and convinces his shiftless nephew, Cosmo Wisdom, to take credit for it. Enter Oily Carlisle and his wife, who convince Cosmo that blackmail is the best course of action. Cosmo writes a letter that becomes the source of all sorts of trouble. Throw in the usual Wodehouse plot elements like impersonation, unrequited love, people short on money, and Uncle Fred weaving a tapestry of lies and you have a hilarious tale on your hands. It never ceases to amaze me how Wodehouse manages to weave his tales together. You always know everything is going to work out in the end but getting there is never dull. The one-liners are fantastic and while Uncle Fred is a god among men, you are left feeling glad his wife doesn't let him go out in public very often.