Name: Doug Belshaw's review of Jeeves and the Leap of Faith by Ben Schott
Item: Jeeves and the Leap of Faith
Rating: 3.5
Author: Doug Belshaw

Ben Schott

__________________________________________________ 'Peerless in its wit, elegance and silliness.' Evening StandardBOOKS OF THE YEAR on Jeeves and the King of Clubs The Drones club's in peril. Gussie's in love. Spode's on the war-path. Oh, and His Majesty's Government needs a favour. I say - it's a good thing Bertie's back! One man - and his Gentleman's Personal Gentleman - valiantly set out to save the Drones, thwart Spode and nobly assist His Majesty's Government. From the mean streets of Mayfair to the scheming spires of Cambridge we encounter a joyous cast of characters- chiselling painters and criminal bookies, eccentric philosophers and dodgy clairvoyantes, appalling poets and pocket dictators, vexatious aunts and their vicious hounds. Replete with a Times crossword, and classic Schottian endnotes, you hold in your hands the most blissfully entertaining means to while away an idle hour. P.G. Wodehouse has long been a panacea for the woes of the world... have we ever needed a new Jeeves and Wooster more?

Jeeves and the Leap of Faith

Doug Belshaw

Good, but not as enjoyable as the first one. Less Wodehouse-ish.

Moray Lyle McIntosh

Ben Schott's ability to reproduce dear old Plum is quite remarkable. The fun, the silliness, the word play, the overwhelming affection for the original makes his homages a joy to read. Jeeves, Wooster and all the old supporting cast are perfectly rendered and I enjoy the new additions. Engaging slightly more seriously with the spectre of fascism also reduces the slight discomfort of the originals as well as getting Bertie into some hilarious scrapes.

Pam Sartain

Jeeves and the Leap of Faith by Ben Schott is the second in his Jeeves and Wooster stories.  Bertie and Jeeves are still rubbing along together, and there are hijinks at the Drones club, which Jeeves needs to help save.  There are friends in love, and other people who you desperately don't want to bump into.

I haven't read any Jeeves and Wooster books for ages, but I remember loving them, and I really feel like Ben Schott has continued the hilarity.  Jeeves is still the one with the brains, and Bertie Wooster continues to lack them for the most part, but he's not quite as foolish as I remember, or as I think of Hugh Laurie being, and that's not a bad thing.

I really enjoyed this book, and was laughing out loud on more than one occasion.  If you loved P.G. Wodehouse, I think you'll be pleased at how true to him Ben Schott is, including his references at the back to Wodehouse.

 Jeeves and the Leap of Faith  was published on 15th October 2020, and is available to buy from  Amazon ,  Waterstones  and your  local independent bookshop .

You can follow Ben Schott on  Twitter ,  Instagram  and his  website .

I was given this book in return for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to  Random House Cornerstone

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