Right Ho, Jeeves

amazing book, amazing reading

(5 stars)

CoolWhipKid

Mark Nelson has given the best reading I've had the pleasure to listen to on LibriVox. It doesn't hurt that the book in question is one of the funniest ever written. Wodehouse really brought all of his best elements together in this one. The final resolution had my crying with laughter. And Mark's character voices are so spot on and fitting. Most readers that try to voice the characters always fall flat to my ear and are grotesquely over done. Mark brings these books to life with a subtleness that doesn't interfere whatsoever with the story. I have already shared this exquisite reading with several friends. I only wish Mark would do the entire Bertie and Jeeves series of books. It might be heresy to some but I prefer Mark's take on the characters over Fry and Laurie's characterizations. I can't recommend this LibriVox reading enough. If you enjoy English humor you owe it to yourself to give this classic a listen.

Right Ho is Right On!

(5 stars)

Absolutely delightful book. Great, witty dialogue, fun plot line, and most of all, the unflappable Jeeves, solver of every problem. I listened to this book from Libre Vox, and the reader was fantastic. If you are a fan of Wooster and Jeeves,i highly recommend this book!

Dashed good book! What!

(5 stars)

Bobby P.

Very funny book, and well read. I dare say Fry & Laurie were pretty true to the stories. Wodehouse is equally, if not more entertaining than the tv show. Right Ho, Wodehouse!

(5 stars)

BL

This is a review of both the text and of Mark Nelson’s recording of the text. For me, what makes Wodehouse worth reading is the playful, brilliant way he put words together and created multi-dimensional characters who, in lesser hands, would be simple caricatures or cartoons. Wodehouse is a delight to read—and thanks to Mark Nelson, to listen to, as well. I have listened to a few other LibriVox recording with very good to excellent readers, but I think Mark Nelson’s interpretive reading of the Wooster and Jeeves stories is a cut above. He reads these stories as if he is channeling Wodehouse. At the same time, he gets out of the way of the stories and allows the writing to shine.

Jeeves comes through again.

(4 stars)

Julia R

The personalities we meet in “Right Ho, Jeeves” are a magnified mix of all the character flaws we meet in our own friends, family, and selves, stirred up into grand mix-ups and misunderstandings that Jeeves alone, the perfect valet, can sort out and soothe. His employer, young Bertie, tends to annoy him with at least one piece of clothing in every book that Jeeves scorns, and politely tells him, “I think not.” But Bertie hangs onto it until the bitter end, when Jeeves manages to bring everything into harmony, and so Bertie feels he must let him burn it in gratitude for his wisdom.

Wodehouse at his best

(4 stars)

TheBookOwl

Bally brilliant! A hilarious plot, hapless and completely unique characters, a simply incredible reader, and, of course, the helpful and calmingly precise Jeeves! This is my favorite Wodehouse book yet, and I will definitely be looking for more by the same reader. He has a peerless British accent, and is able to give unique and individual voices to each character without sounding silly. I love the British slang and little quirks that distinguish Wodehouse's writing. At times it was so funny I had to stop what I was doing to laugh! A five star book for sure!

hillarious old bean, what?

(5 stars)

Ewan

A classic srory that will have you laughing from the beginning of chapter 1, then hitting pause by 2/3 the way through because you're laughing so loudly, you're missing parts of the tale. Superbly read, a pleasure from start to finish. You owe it to yourself to drink this tale in old boy...toodle pip.

Right Ho, Jeeves

(5 stars)

Em'

Well read, which makes a huge difference in the telling of a thing! This witty little book is perfect for an escape. Set in the 20s it's a more humorous Downton Abby, in a sense!