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Yes, it's me, with this pairing, in every exchange. There will never be enough! The books are so delightful and pretty short. Please try them!
Fandom: Psmith - PG Wodehouse
What Is It?: Gently humorous novels about two best friends and the hijinks they get up to in early 20th century England. The first book starts when they meet in their last year at boarding school, and chronicles their adventures there. In the second, they live together and work at a bank in London. They love each other so much!
What It's About: Rupert Psmith is a whimsically eccentric mastermind and amateur socialist who talks a lot of wildly entertaining rot. Mike Jackson is a practical-minded everyman and cricket star who feels a lot more than his laconic demeanor suggests. Their devotion bursts from every page.
Why You'll Love It: Do you like epically loyal odd couples? Do you like shippable boarding school or university friendships in a historical setting? Do you like (canonical) best friends/roommates to (non-canonical) lovers? Do self-sacrificial gestures of love make your heart beat faster? Do you like to laugh? Do you enjoy felicitous turns of phrase by one of the greatest writers the English language has ever known? If you like any of these things, you will love these books!
Unlike Wodehouse's later output (which I also worship, don't get me wrong), these books have some actual angst, which fuels more feelings. Realistic misfortunes befall Mike, and Wodehouse allows him to be truly unhappy at times, which leads to greater emotional satisfaction when Psmith makes it all better.
Links: Free and legal downloads from Gutenberg HERE. The order is "Mike & Psmith", then "Psmith in the City", then "Psmith, Journalist", then "Leave It to Psmith" (this last one is not free). You only need to read the first two to be able to write this fandom; Mike is barely in the last two (but Psmith remains just as obsessed with him). That said, "Leave It to Psmith" is a masterpiece, and is what made me fall in love with Psmith and want to read the earlier ones.
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Fandom: Psmith - PG Wodehouse
What Is It?: Gently humorous novels about two best friends and the hijinks they get up to in early 20th century England. The first book starts when they meet in their last year at boarding school, and chronicles their adventures there. In the second, they live together and work at a bank in London. They love each other so much!
What It's About: Rupert Psmith is a whimsically eccentric mastermind and amateur socialist who talks a lot of wildly entertaining rot. Mike Jackson is a practical-minded everyman and cricket star who feels a lot more than his laconic demeanor suggests. Their devotion bursts from every page.
Why You'll Love It: Do you like epically loyal odd couples? Do you like shippable boarding school or university friendships in a historical setting? Do you like (canonical) best friends/roommates to (non-canonical) lovers? Do self-sacrificial gestures of love make your heart beat faster? Do you like to laugh? Do you enjoy felicitous turns of phrase by one of the greatest writers the English language has ever known? If you like any of these things, you will love these books!
Unlike Wodehouse's later output (which I also worship, don't get me wrong), these books have some actual angst, which fuels more feelings. Realistic misfortunes befall Mike, and Wodehouse allows him to be truly unhappy at times, which leads to greater emotional satisfaction when Psmith makes it all better.
Links: Free and legal downloads from Gutenberg HERE. The order is "Mike & Psmith", then "Psmith in the City", then "Psmith, Journalist", then "Leave It to Psmith" (this last one is not free). You only need to read the first two to be able to write this fandom; Mike is barely in the last two (but Psmith remains just as obsessed with him). That said, "Leave It to Psmith" is a masterpiece, and is what made me fall in love with Psmith and want to read the earlier ones.