Wildside Classic: The White Feather by P. G. Wodehouse, Fiction, Literary (Paperback)

from SueinCyprus

Given that this is about a boy's school and a boxing champion, it was more enjoyable than I would have expected. Wodehouse was a talented writer, and his insights into life and characters are always, in my view, well done. Worth reading by fans of Wodehouse, and as a piece of cultural history, al...

from PhilSyphe

In my opinion this is the best of PG Wodehouse's full-length school stories. The others all have good moments here and there, but this one has much more quality scenes, with fewer sections that make me want to skip over them. The only parts I skimmed over in "The White Feather" were the detailed ...

from AJBraithwaite

Fairly standard Wodehouse school story, focusing on the redemption of Sheen through taking up boxing. Quick to read, nothing outstanding about it.

from Pferdina

An early Wodehouse, this school story focuses on poor Sheen. He's ostracized by his house because of a moment of weakness and spends the rest of the book trying to figure out how to repair that. He wins the school's big scholarship and learns to box in order to show the other boys how valuable he...

from Pferdina

An early Wodehouse, this school story focuses on poor Sheen. He's ostracized by his house because of a moment of weakness and spends the rest of the book trying to figure out how to repair that. He wins the school's big scholarship and learns to box in order to show the other boys how valuable he...