The Head of Kay's [Paperback]

P. G. Wodehouse (Author)

Book Description

The fourth school novel from the British master of comedic complications. Newly designed and typeset in a modern 6-by-9-inch format by Waking Lion Press.

Product Details

• Paperback: 148 pages
• Publisher: Classic Books Library (February 23, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1600967744
• ISBN-13: 978-1600967740
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,703,633 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A slightly less-weakly-plotted school novel, February 23, 2006

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Flash Sheridan (Palo Alto, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Head of Kay's (Paperback)

This is Wodehouse's fourth school novel; it's strongly reminiscent of the first three, though slightly less weak. We have the usual pointlessly misbehaving schoolboys escaping their well-deserved punishment through implausible coincidence. We also have a weak echo of an earlier crime/detective subplot, but this time it's hardly developed at all. The characters are more strongly drawn this time around; the reader can usually tell them apart. But I don't think Wodehouse thought the book through before he started to write it; the protagonist seems to be only a secondary character in the opening of the book. He certainly didn't think the ending through in the way he would have in his prime. The plot just sort of collapses near the end, with no build-up whatsoever for the inevitable happy ending.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good but far from his best, November 9, 2003

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A. Doshi (Bombay, India) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Head of Kay's (Paperback)

This is one of Plums earliest books, and while it doesnt have the polish of the Jeeves or Blandings or Psmith books, it still proves quite a bit of fun.

Its the story of Kennedy, who has just replaced his best friend Fenn as the Headboy of Kays House. Kay is the house master from hell. We see how Kennedy and Fenn have a falling out and take their house to glory in the school sports competition.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Head of Kay's, May 12, 2007

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Elizabeth Bass "Daniel" (Kingston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Head of Kay's (Paperback)

I have read dozens of PG Woodhouse's stories and books, and thoroughly enjoyed them all ... until I read The Head of Kay's. This one so very unlike his others - it is not up to the same level of humor - that it is very difficult to not be disappointed.