This is a review of a novel by the archetypal posh English author P.G. Wodehouse. I've had an on/off relationship with the novels and short stories of P.G. for over 30 years, going many years without feeling the need to dip my toe in the waters of posh Aunts, upper class savants and the intrigues of the pre-second world war aristocrats. However, I read and enjoyed a Jeeves and Wooster adventure a couple of months ago and this reawakened my desire for a bit of pith and tomfoolery so I spotted this novel in the library and thought why not. Full Moon Full moon is a largely ridiculous story about a group of well of British and Americans who all converge ...  Read the complete review

I have only read one P.G. Wodehouse novel before - a Jeeves one some years ago - but was eager to try another. So after receiving a copy of Full Moon - a book from the series of Blandings novels - from Bookbag, I was looking forward to starting it. Full Moon is set at Blandings Castle, where an odd assortment of lords, ladies, other family members, staff and hangers-on gather. Each of the characters is caricatured by the author and is definitely of their time - as the men sport monocles or ''pince-nez'' - and the upper classes. Wodehouse is great for a bit of hobnobbing with the upper echelons of English society and his comedy and writing style are ...  Read the complete review