Great book! Well read

Where does Psmith Journalist rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Psmith Journalist is one of the best Wodehouse books. I love this series and this is one of the best.

What did you like best about this story?

Psmith travels to America and takes over a quiet housekeeping magazine. Hilarity ensues.

Have you listened to any of Jonathan Cecil’s other performances? How does this one compare?

Jonathan Cecil is always good, but if you find a very posh voice annoying, avoid. It suits Wodehouse though.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No

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Jonathan Cecil delivers again

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes. Not only is the book an early gem - one of the only Wodehouse novels that attempts to tackle contemporary social issues such as slum housing and organised crime in New York - it is, as ever, extremely funny and very well read by Jonathan Cecil, who is for my money the best reader of Wodehouse's work on audiobooks.

What other book might you compare Psmith Journalist to, and why?

It is comparable to Wodehouse's other stand-alone work (A Damsel in Distress, Hot Water, Summer Moonshine and so on - there are a few other novels featuring Psmith but they're their own thing) and other semi-comical social commentary, such as John Lanchester's Capital.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

Psmith and Billy Windsor holding off the Three Points gang from the roof.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Organised crime and corruption have a new enemy - and its name is Cosy Moments.

Any additional comments?

None needed.

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An excellent reading of this story

As always, Jonathan Cecil had the prefect voice for PGW’s characters. The story is not one of the the best but it is an entertaining yarn and exceptionally well performed.

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Very funny

This is a great listen from a reader perfectly matched to the brilliant author, Wodehouse. It's very funny and not typical as it has an underlying grim aspect but a great ending makes you know it's Wodehouse.

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Across the pond humour

This is a wonderful book which deserves to be better known. The mix of English oxbridge and New York underworld is brilliantly handled with the usual Wodehouse flair for language. Jonathan Cecil reads all parts well

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Psmith as cunning as ever

Wodehouse starting to get into his stride - and Psmith can be seen as a sketch of some of his later characters.

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Quite tedious

Whilst Jonathan Cecil is superb, even he can't have enjoyed being the dull, cliched American characters and the amount of times he had to say Comrade just wore out my ears. Listen to Leave it to PSmith instead

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Psmith is let down

Although Psmith Journalist is a terrific novel, the recording of it is too muffled to make easy listening. I gave up

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