Wednesday Wrenches in the Works

[evelyn_b]

What I've Finished Reading

The Adventures of Sally by P. G. Wodehouse was delightful, unexpectedly sweet (even for Wodehouse) and a much more successful use of Comedy American tropes than poor old Psmith Journalist. Sally is a young American heiress who has just come into a large fortune and hopes to use it to benefit her friends and family.

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[lost_spook]

I read The Adventures of Sally earlier this year too (and I'm almost sure it was for the first time, but after enough Wodehouse reading it's very hard to be certain of that) & it is fun, isn't it? Which feels like an almost unnecessary thing to say about a Wodehouse novel. :-)

The only real drawback is having to listen to the Scarlet Pimpernel Song like twenty times. It's not that good a song, Percy!

Ahaha. Sorry. I'm just now wondering exactly what you're going to make of a particular First Doctor thing that I won't spoiler you for beyond giggling irritatingly over here.

[evelyn_b]

It's a lot of fun! And a nice change from the Woosters, in a way, with characters who actually have to worry (a little) about money along with worrying about aunts and schoolmates and their shenanigans. Not that it's a biting social satire, just a slightly different angle than I was used to from P.G.W., but still very lightly and enjoyably done.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SILENCE REGARDING SPOILERS (or your uninformative giggling, as the case may be) :)

[lost_spook]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SILENCE REGARDING SPOILERS (or your uninformative giggling, as the case may be)

Where are you up to now, btw? Or have you been too busy to get beyond Planet of Giants? (You seem to be packing in a lot of reading/watching here!)

[evelyn_b]

Creeping along! I'm in the middle of The Dalek Invasion of Earth!

(The Daleks have just revealed their terrible plan).

[lost_spook]

(The Daleks have just revealed their terrible plan

It's a pretty terrible terrible plan, yes. Although I don't know if it's even in the Top Ten of Silliest Plans in DW, because the Master probably has that all to him/herself.

And that's not creeping along - Invasion of Earth is a six-parter and you've only watched a film and read 600 books at the same time!

[scripsi]

It's a pretty terrible terrible plan, yes. Although I don't know if it's even in the Top Ten of Silliest Plans in DW, because the Master probably has that all to him/herself.

For being a genius, the Master has a LOT of Very Silly Plans. :D

[lost_spook]

Although, to be fair, what self-respecting DW villain walks out of the house without a stupid Overcomplicated Plan as to How To Obtain Rice Krispies?

;-)

[evelyn_b]

Every time I see that icon, it makes me giggle a little more. I don't know what the context is, but it just keeps growing on me. That slightly smug-looking frown! The prison(?) bars!

[lost_spook]

:-D

[scripsi]

That's true. One has to have them for all life's eventualities! :D