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deepat 's review for:
The Prince and Betty
by P.G. Wodehouse
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is one of Wodehouse’s earliest books. The traces of his particular style of humour are present, but there is a clear lack of crispness to the tale. I definitely enjoyed it, but some parts of it - mostly the newspaper chapters - dragged on and on. Too many incidents - it all tied up in the end, but still it was messy. It pales in comparison to The Small Bachelor and the Bandings stories. But it is a great insight into how P G Wodehouse started out in the field of novel writing. And that practice makes perfect.