Uncle Dynamite

By: P. G. Wodehouse

Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil

Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

A chance meeting on a train brought together Lord Ickenham and Bill Oakshott, although being told that the love of his life, Hermione, was engaged to none other than Pongo, Lord Ickenham's nephew, did not make Bill feel like he'd been struck behind the ear. And what with the usual amount of stirring goings-on at Ashendon Manor that include biffings and black eyes and duckings in duck ponds, is there any chance that it will ever work out for poor Bill?

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Hilarious.

Laugh out loud funny. Great company on my daily commute. Best P.G. Wodehouse to date. The narrator is marvelous. Enjoy.

Coo!

Cecil gives a virtuoso performance of top shelf Wodehouse. Perfect inflection of Wodehouse's perfectly chosen words; laughter from start to finish.

Uncle Dynamite

Yes, it's Uncle Fred again. Frederick, Lord Ickenham, is always causing trouble to the point where his nephew hates to entertain him at the Drone's Club. Sample dialog:
"It's his uncle." "Dead?" "No such luck. He's coming to London."

In this book many of Wodehouse's familiar characters are included. I love the end where Wodehouse uses the character of a big-game hunter having proper British tea oblivious to (though commenting on) a family argument of large proportions that rages around him. He is the perfect foil for the plot at that moment, and a tribute to Wodehouse's masterful plotting of his books to weave in the most amazing characters.

Sweetness and Light

Ah, here is my favorite Wodehouse hero, Uncle Fred, with Pongo along for an adventure that ranks as one of my two favorites in the Wodehouse canon. The reader is top notch as well.

Prime Wodehouse

Lord Ickenham is one of Wodehouse's most adorable creations. Ingenious as Jeeves and equally unflappable, he waltzes through the story with complete aplomb. He's charming, witty, rich, generous, kind, and shrewd. Any world would be greatly improved if there were only ONE more Lord I. More than one would be stupendous.

Still laughing....

I really enjoyed this audiobook. Wodehouse's writing is excellent, and Jonathan Cecil does a great job of distinquishing the characters' voices. If you need a laugh, this is for you..

I also recommend Uncle Fred in the Springtime with Cecil.

I feel I listened to a different book

What did you like about this audiobook?

I am a big fan of Wodehouse and the Code of the Woosters is one of my favourite books, but I found this book disappointing. I know this book is 80 odd years old but I found the male and female interactions to be very dated and worst of all, unfunny.

The farce element of the book which Wodehouse can do so just didn't work for me. For reviewers to claim that the characters in this book are some of Wodehouse's best, puzzles me. Lord Ickenham just seemed pompous and his clever plans were exceedingly stupid. The policeman and his love interest were annoying, in fact none of the characters were of interest to me.


I guess the good news is that if you like this book there is nothing that Wodehouse wrote that you won't love.

Vastly entertaining

Wonderfully funny story with excellent narration.