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Sunset at Blandings (2001)

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0140284656 (ISBN13: 9780140284652)
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Sunset At Blandings (2001) - Plot & Excerpts

http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/1252410.html[return][return]This was Wodehouse's last book, unfinished when he died aged 93 in 1975, here published just as he left it, with extensive notes by Richard Usborne. It is a Blandings Castle story, with the usual clutch of romances: one of the Emsworth nieces is in love with with a young man deemed unsuitable by her mother but who Galahad Threepwood smuggles into the castle; slightly more unusually, the Chancellor of the Exchequer is in love with one of the Earl's widowed sisters, but feels his wooing style is being cramped by his police guard; and the Earl himself, of course, remains dreamily obsessed with the Empress (his pig). It is all very familiar, comforting and funny. I lent it to an eastern European friend last night who had never heard of Wodehouse, and she was laughing out loud by the second paragraph. I may see how easy it is to find cheap paperbacks of his earlier, complete books on eBay. (Especially the early Blandings ones, Summer Lightning, Heavy Weather and Full Moon.)[return][return]I must say that I approve heartily of the decision to publish the book as it was when Wodehouse left it, with Usborne's detailed notes (which include also appendices on the floor plan of Blandings Castle and the train timetable). In the sf and fantasy world we have seen a number of posthumous or near-posthumous collaborations, and I have not yet heard of one that was any good.

This was so bittersweet because it was P.G. Wodehouse's last book and it was unfinished--they published it just as he left it when he died. It made me so sad because at the end they published all of his notes about how the characters might be changed before he was finished, but I didn't read all of the notes and commentaries. I just want every pearl-like word just as it was from the master's hand. I've never read anything of his that struck a sour note, or anything that wasn't witty, endearing, and full of sunshine. It's wonderful to have something you can count on in this world, and P.G. Wodehouse has never let me down. Of all of his characters, I loved the ones at Blandings Castle the most--that veritable Garden of Eden on this earth. Therefore it was so fitting that this would be his swan song. I think they were his favorites, too.

What do You think about Sunset At Blandings (2001)?

That's not quite true. I finished the book but not the story. No one has. Not even the author. P. G. Wodehouse died before this could be finished. There's a valiant attempt to show with the author's notes how it might have come out, but one will never know for sure. From the footnotes and notes, we see fascinating insights into how the author crafted his tales and he was still struggling with details. Still, it is great to read even the slightest scrap or sop of Wodehouse, no matter how incomplete. We also get a couple wonderful stories on where Blandings Castle might actually be located and what noble porcine darling was the inspiration for The Empress of Blandings.
—Nan Silvernail

I will use this "review" for all the P. G. Wodehouse I have read. I read them all so long ago and enjoyed them so much that I have given them all 5 stars. As I re-read them I will adjust the stars accordingly, if necessary, and add a proper review.When I first discovered P. G. Wodehouse I devoured every book I could find in the local library, throughout the eighties and early nineties. Alas, this means that I have read most of them and stumbling across one I have not read is a rare thing. I'm sure that through this great site I will joyfully find at least a few I have not read, and be able to track them down.My records only began in 1982, so I do not have a note of any I read before then. I’m sure I will enjoy re-reading them.
—Libbeth

After falling in love with a man her mother deemed unsuitable, Victoria is whisked away to Blandings Castle until she "comes to her senses." Meanwhile, her uncle Sir James Piper has to take her to Blandings and finds that an old flame of his is staying there. How can these hearts ever be mended? Uncle Galahad to the rescue!Here we have the unfinished novel P.G. Wodehouse was working on at his hospital bed at age 93. Even though it's a fragment, all the Wodehouse trademarks are there: lost love, imposters, and misunderstandings abound. Uncle Galahad uses his smooth pimpery in order to make things right. A Wodehouse novel is like running into an old friend and picking up right where you left off.Aside from the novel fragment that takes up half of this book, there are also Wodehouse's semi-coherent notes on how the book was to end, speculations on the real life location of Blandings Castle based on travel times mentioned in the text, and end notes galore. While I would have preferred a complete novel to end the Blandings Saga, there wasn't much to complain about here, as long as the reader is aware it's a fragment coming in and not a complete novel.
—Dan Schwent

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