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Originally Posted by issybird
Psmith is a good place to start; short series and good Wodehouse flavor. Obviously you can’t go wrong with J&W and it really doesn’t matter what order you read them. An earlyish stand-alone I like a lot is The Small Bachelor. If you don’t like that, Wodehouse isn’t for you.
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Now I don't feel so overwhelmed
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Originally Posted by issybird
It took Wodehouse a while to run in high gear. I wouldn’t advise starting from the beginning even though the novels are all available in Gutenberg US. The early stuff is more interesting once you’re a fan, when you can trace his beginnings. They’re not terrible, but they’re weak and there are a couple of stinkers.
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I was afraid this would be the case, so I came here for advice on a starting point. I find that when I settle into an author I like, I don't mind their bombs as much as I would if I had encountered them right at the beginning.
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As an aside, for several years I’ve been pursuing a quest to read all of Wodehouse in order. I’ve logged 68 works to date. |
That's like me with Georgette Heyer ... of the 60 I own, I still have 9 books left to read, plus two biographies
