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Title: Sunset at Blandings
Series: Blandings Castle #12
Authors: PG Wodehouse
Rating: 3 of 5 Stars
Genre: Humor
Pages: 189
Words: 54K
This was the final Blandings Castle novel. Unfortunately, and I didn’t know this going in, it is an unfinished novel because Wodehouse died in the middle of writing it. He was in his 90’s and had failing health. So that’s no surprise really.
So the story just abruptly ends. Some toff decides that he’s going to write all about Wodehouse and talk about the notes he left behind and his style and pretty much shove his nose as far up Wodehouse’s corpse as he can. That’s the rest of the book. Probably would be a treasure trove if you’re the kind of person who likes knowing all about authors and stuff. I quit after about 5 pages of the nonsense.
Technically then, this would have been a dnf, but since I didn’t dnf the story part or anything by Wodehouse, I feel justified in not putting this on the dnf list. Especially since there was no indication on the cover that this wasn’t a complete novel. I upheld my end of the bargain and Mr Doofus Toffer didn’t keep his. Not really the way I was hoping to end my time of reading Wodehouse.
★★★☆☆
From Wikipedia:
The story is another tale set at Blandings Castle, filled as ever with romance and imposters. Galahad Threepwood uses his charm and wit to ensure his brother Clarence continues to lead a quiet and peaceful life.
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