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Psmith Journalist

By: P. G. Wodehouse
Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
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Meet Psmith, with a silent 'P' as in psychic. A gallant, charming individual, Psmith has a gift for getting into awful scrapes, and when he takes over a gentile journal known as Cosy Moments with the aid of Billy Windsor, its sub-editor, he turns it into a radical publication...with alarming and hilarious results.
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A fun, light story, narration a little problematic

Psmith shines in this story of comic New York criminal shenanigans, effortlessly and suavely sidestepped He's a great character: a funny, brilliant, verbose and kind of ridiculous fellow who courts trouble just for the fun of subverting it--the inverse, if you like, of Bertie Wooster. Psmith Journalist may not be Wodehouse's most fast-moving novel, but it has some wonderful laughs and a lot of action.

Whether the 21st century reader can or should overlook the casual racism of the time (1909), which does make some explicit appearances, is up to the individual, but it's only right to mention it--and the fact that the whole story seems to inhabit a world entirely free of women.

While Jonathan Cecil seems to hit the bullseye with his Old Etonian voice for Psmith, he's less successful with Wodehouse's exaggerated and slang-filled New York street talk. This is unfortunate, because in this novel, Psmith himself is pretty much the only British character. I would happily listen to this narrator in a novel that doesn't call for so many American voices.

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Fabulous

Laugh out loud funny although due to it being written in a very different era it is not politically correct, but still not worth missing. A great follow up to In The City by PG as well.

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Different is good!

Yes, this is Wodehouse’s early work and yes it isn’t as hysterical as some of his later stuff, but as it captures in a sardonic way New York at the turn of last century, it is really great! Definitely not boring.

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Remarkable!!!

Here is Wodehouse at his peak power! No such a thing as a bad Wodehouse book! Nevertheless, in all Psmith stories you get, Wodehouse, whole Wodehouse and, nothing less.

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Ah Psmith

Psmith is an amiable force of nature wrapping all about him up into his schemes. This is an odd duck in the Psmith cannon with a light social concern for New York tenements paired with antics. Be warned there are some unsavory racial slurs tossed about in the colloquial manner of his day and locale.

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Excellent

Loved this one from PG Wodehouse. I have been listening through his collective works, and this is one of my favorites so far. It is humorous with a little dark comedy as well.

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AUDIO QUALITY PERFECT NOW!!

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Although the book is overall great, the racial slurs against african americans, italians and the irish are very disappointing. Because I love P.G. Wodehouse, it makes me sad to see this side of his character.

If you’ve listened to books by P.G. Wodehouse before, how does this one compare?

This book is great. But, 'Leave It To Psmith' is still the funniest ever.

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

Outstanding as always!

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Delightful

Clever and amusing writing, a classic P.G. Wodehouse treat. Impeccable narration. Psmith puts me in mind of a young Uncle Fred.

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So entertaining!!!

Psmith is one of Wodehouse’s best characters (in this listener’s humble opinion) and Jonathan Cecil is an incredible narrator. This is a fun story with Psmith up to his rather unorthodox antics in NYC. It’s full of twists and turns and very colorful characters that only P. G. Wodehouse could create.
Great way to spend the afternoon or evening. It will bring a smile to your face....

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Another great Psmith book

The Psmith books are my favourite of all the Wodehouse classics and the narrator is excellent. This is a must get for any Wodehouse fan.

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