'Wake Up, Sir' is an extemely odd book. I spied it in the library and thought how interesting it looked. What a good choice it was!!
Although it compares vastly with PG Wodehouse, it is also incredibly different. For one thing it's set in the 90s, for another it's a lot deeper than any Jeeves and Wooster stuff. It involves the main character Alan is a delusional, selfish but rather charming alcoholic who decides to drag his faithful manservant (coincidentally named Jeeves) to a wellness spa to cure his love of liquor, and then on to an artist's retreat after having severe writer's block that is affecting all areas of his life. The adventures he and Jeeves have along the way really are funny though, and it's been said he's like a 90s Woody Allen character who is trying his best but always ends up messing up badly. As someone who loves Woody Allen I find this rather a touching 'insult.' Alan is very much like this, whether it's being kicked out by his aunt and uncle for drunken behaviour, having his nose broken in a fight at a bar, or being accused of stealing a demented artist's slippers he somehow manages to always come off worse. But it's bloody funny to go along for the ride.
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