The Adventures of Sally by P.G Wodehouse – review

‘This is a Wodehouse novel as no other’

After reading a few books written by one of the most widely-read humourists of the twentieth century, the books by P.G. Wodehouse promise you great joy, pleasure and lots of laughable extracts . When you start enjoying Wodehouse’s work for it’s own sake, the wonderful phrases, the multi-layered (even if similar) plots, the endearing if not exactly heroic protagonists are all as you would expect from any of his many books. Personally, I expected no more before picking up The Adventures of Sally.

But then I read the book. With a rich, consuming plot, this book is quite different from most of the famous writer’s books (well not totally different – the writing is still amusing and profound). Rather than containing the usual set of varied but short stories about a single protagonist, this book revolves around building up a plot, which spreads over several months in which the characters develop, their feelings are evaluated and what not. This is a Wodehouse novel as no other.

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