4 Responses to No Argument From Me

1. Eddie Pensier says:

   December 18, 2013 at 9:19 am

   I once dated a Californian who said to me on one occasion:

   “Reading? That is so East Coast.”

   The relationship didn’t last much longer.

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2. chucho says:

   December 18, 2013 at 9:51 am

   Wodehouse’s stock seems to have gone through the roof in the last 10 years or so, at least in the US.

   If had already read all the Jeeves books (which I have not), this might tempt me. But that’s not to damn it in any way:

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   • Blowhard, Esq. says:

     December 18, 2013 at 6:55 pm

     A friend, who’s read many of the Jeeves & Wooster novels, read this one and liked it quite a bit.

     It’s probably true what you say about Wodehouse’s stock rising. Why do you think that is, especially considering there have been no movie/TV adaptations or reissues of the books?

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     • chucho says:

       December 19, 2013 at 10:01 am

       I can’t put my finger on it exactly, but I’d like to believe it’s a case of the cream rising to the top on its own. I think a couple of things have kept him under the radar (relatively speaking). First, he’s somewhat genre-less, as opposed to someone like Agatha Christie who everyone knows because of the popularity of detective fiction. The light nature of the work is probably a factor too, at least among ambitious readers. He’s not going to show up on any list of “100 best novels” or anything like that, either.

       None of these things are specific to the US, but I imagine he’s always been more popular in his home country, and thus never fell completely out of fashion. He’s had many champions like Waugh and Hitchens, too. I guess the pond is awfully wide, though.

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