The Clicking of Cuthbert

If you were alive 40 years ago, then maybe you've heard of P.G. Wodehouse. He's written a huge number of short and funny novels exceeding your usual expectations. When my father told me about him and his collection of books, I was uncertain, because he was an "old" writer. But I decided to get that book (it came as a HUGE collection), and tried out the first one (The Clicking of Cuthbert). Heck, I was crying from laughter by the time I finished! It is a novel that contains ten stories about golf actually. Being a person who doesn't know anything about golf, I was still able to understand. It mainly circles around a man who seems to be quite old. He is referred to as 'The Oldest Member' or 'The Sage'. Whenever a dejected golf player wants to give up golf for his own reasons, The Oldest Member narrates a story about a person or persons who had gone through their own problem which is similar to the dejected player's. He tells how they solved their problems and persuades the player in such a way that he will never even think about giving up golf again. Of all the stories, I truly liked the first one best, as it was the funniest (according to me, of course). Even though Wodehouse's books may be considered ancient (he wrote this in 1922), he has put all his words in simple English, so people of all ages can read his books with ease. Most of his stories end with a weird (in a good way) twist... something like O. Henry. In summary, I liked this book because of the creative way the author depicts the story. I hate to take anymore of your precious time, so go find that book!