Reviews for The Prince and Betty

The average rating for The Prince and Betty based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-07-27 00:00:00 Terri Harn This was my first Wodehouse book, and what a charming start! I loved his writing style. It was so cozy. It was a part of old times. I loved the characters. I absolutely adored it. I will keep reading from him.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-04-12 00:00:00 Bill Bridger I selected The Prince and Betty for the collection after coming across it completely by accident. I'd always been aware of P.G. Wodehouse, but I'd never read him before, and I never suspected he wrote romantic fiction. I was utterly charmed and smitten with The Prince and Betty by page four, and by the end I was impressed by his ability to express profound ideas in such simple, beautiful language. Wodehouse's masterful prose, sparkling dialogue, and trademark sense of humor blend together in a story that is as funny as it is poignant; a story that's both an entertaining romp and an exposition of human nature. The setting of New York in 1912 jumps off the pages as Wodehouse explores the contradictory nature of a city exploding with opportunity, progress, and entertainment, while hiding its prejudices and inequalities in rundown tenements and back alleys. And only P.G. Wodehouse could throw together princes and newspapers and boxers and gangsters, wrap them all up in an honest and understated love story, and tie it all together in a surprising and supremely satisfying conclusion.