Monday, December 8, 2008

Book Recommendation #1: Leave It to Psmith


I must say I have always had a sort of unhealthy disrespect for bloggers who write book reviews. This is a very negative aspect of my character and in the past, when I have debated with myself whether or not to write a book review, the negative aspect has always conquered.
But after reading Leave It to Psmith, I have overcome my unhealthy disrespect in my eagerness to share my new favorite book.

Leave It to Psmith is written by Pelham Grenville Wodehouse. I can't exactly imagine why any reasonably sane mother would wish to burden her poor child with a name like that, but P.G. Wodehouse has overcome it, I believe. Anyway, listen to this wonderful advertisement that Psmith puts in the paper, and if you aren't enthralled, I shall think less of you than I did before:
LEAVE IT TO PSMITH!
Psmith Will Help You
Psmith Is Ready For Anything
DO YOU WANT
Someone To manage you affairs?
Someone To Handle Your Business?
Someone To Take The Dog For A Run?
Someone To Assassinate Your Aunt?
PSMITH WILL DO IT
CRIME NOT OBJECTED TO
Whatever Job You Have To Offfer
(Provided It Has Nothing To Do With Fish)
LEAVE IT TO PSMITH!
Address Applications To 'R. Psmith, Box 365
LEAVE IT TO PSMITH!
Now doesn't that absolutely capture your intrest? This is the most absolutely hysterical book I have ever read.
P.S. By they way, "The p is silent, as in pthisis psychic, and ptarmigan"

2 COMMENTS:

Keilah said...

That sounds fun!

I shall run over to the library website and put it on hold. :cD

Karen said...

We just found a PGW book at the library sale...can't wait to dig in!

Mrs. E...