Generations have grown up on—and marvelled at—the pleasures of PG Wodehouse's masterful creations, and it can be safely said that several more generations will follow them. As can be well imagined, it is an Herculean task for any writer to match up to PGW's standards. But surprisingly, Sebastian Faulks does a more-than-decent job with "Jeeves And The Wedding Bells".
The plot is standard Wodehouse; the execution neat, the writing smooth. Faulks pays a free-flowing tribute that stays true to the original style, but also introduces some new flavours that mix well. The last two chapters, covering the denouement, seem a little flat and could probably have been done better, but that is the only complaint, and a pretty small one at that. And the plot twist in the final chapter, while not entirely unforeseeable, is not unpleasant either.
The last time Faulks wrote a Continuation Novel, the James Bond adventure "Devil May Care" (2008), he did a truly terrible job. With JATWB, he more than makes up for that hash job. Well done, Faulks. Supremely delightful and highly recommended.
The plot is standard Wodehouse; the execution neat, the writing smooth. Faulks pays a free-flowing tribute that stays true to the original style, but also introduces some new flavours that mix well. The last two chapters, covering the denouement, seem a little flat and could probably have been done better, but that is the only complaint, and a pretty small one at that. And the plot twist in the final chapter, while not entirely unforeseeable, is not unpleasant either.
The last time Faulks wrote a Continuation Novel, the James Bond adventure "Devil May Care" (2008), he did a truly terrible job. With JATWB, he more than makes up for that hash job. Well done, Faulks. Supremely delightful and highly recommended.
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