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Uncle Dynamite
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
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Summary
The uncle in question is Frederick Altamount Cornwallis, Fifth Earl of Ickenham, better known as Uncle Fred, an old boy of such a sunny and youthful nature that explosions of sweetness and light detonate all around him (in the course, it must be said, of a plot that involves blackmail, impersonation, knock-out drops, stealing, arrests and potential jewel-smuggling).
This is Wodehouse at his very best, with sundered lovers, explorers, broke publishers and irascible aristocrats all eventually yielding to the magic, ever-so-slightly-unscrupulous touch of Uncle Fred. It is, as Richard Usborne writes, 'a brilliantly sustained rattle of word-perfect dialogue and narrative topping a very complicated and well-controlled plot'.
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- Jennifer
- 01-09-11
So funny you will laugh till you cry
If you have never read a P G Wodehouse before maybe it would be better to go for a Jevees', but if you are a fan then you will love this one. It is classic Wodehouse.Very well read and easy to listern to, in fact it's hard to turn off.It's incredibly funny,and you wont be able to stop laughing.
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- julia
- 09-08-13
Dynamite indeed
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
funny and witty as ever, Wodehouse at his best (again). It never ceases to amaze me that the same basic plots are repeated over and over in Wodehouse and yet they come fresh at you everytime.
Which character – as performed by Jonathan Cecil – was your favourite?
Cecil can do the english local accents wonderfully, even his women sound plausible
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- m
- 07-07-14
Always entertaining
If you could sum up Uncle Dynamite in three words, what would they be?
Though not as funny as some of PG's other books, it is still enjoyable and excellent to lift you into a good mood!
What other book might you compare Uncle Dynamite to, and why?
Any other PG Woodhouse, Because of the ability to make fun of an entire nation without being nasty!
Any additional comments?
Perfect for driving!
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- Annie
- 02-06-20
One of his very best.
Wodehouse is on top form and so is Jonathan Cecil. I was smiling most of the time as I listened and laughed out loud on several occasions. Sparkling prose delivered by an excellent narrator.
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- Kindle Customer
- 02-03-24
Fast, Furious and Fun
This Wodehouse is ideally suited to being presented in audio-book format. Indeed events often move so quickly a hard-copy of the novel hardly seems adequate. The performance is first class and the voice characterisations are individual and distinctive. Great fun.
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- Bertie
- 10-11-23
Funny and entertaining 🤣🤣🤣
I really liked the story line and made me laugh. I would really recommend this book!!!
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-09-23
Perfect entertainment brilliantly narrated.
Loved every minute of it. Looking forward to the next one. Very professional production. Thank you!
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-08-23
Up there with the best Wodehouse
I hadn’t come across this one before, but I’m so glad I did. A classic Wodehouse; a romcom in the best possible way, smattered with the usual Wodehouse wit and perfect writing. Such a joy.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-06-23
Fantastic book - something wrong with the person who dished it before - probably a WOKE
Made me smile all the way through!
Entertaining, light hearted and frivolous.
Will definitely buy more
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- Richard Makara
- 26-01-23
Boring and not funny
I bought this book based on reviews, and now I cannot understand how anyone could find this book funny.
Did not manage one smile throughout.
Story is lame, not going anywhere.
Tha narrator is good, but cannot safe this pointless gibberish.
Gave up 2 hours before the end of the book.
I hope I can return it.
Very disappointed.
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