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 Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:36 pm
I adore Jasper Fforde's books, and The Eyre Affair is still one of his best. Anybody else read it?
If not, the story is something like this: Jane Eyre is stolen from the very pages of her book! Since it's written in first person, this obviously poses a problem. Thursday Next, a LiteraTec (detective who deals with anything bookish) must get her back into the book because the fans of the book are beginning to riot. (Note: in this world, books are more important than anything else... even TV!)
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 7:22 pm
Am just reading Something rotten by Fforde, and have a reserve on The big over easy.
I think The big over easy is connected sort of with the Friday Next series.
Fforde is brilliant. blaugh
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 7:15 pm
AHH! Yet another book I must read. I just reread Wuthering Heights for school, so I was actually seriously considering rereading Jane Eyre while I was at it too!
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Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 3:03 pm
I loved this novel when I read it. It is a brilliant plot with multiple references to other works of literature on whic many of the jokes are set which I tought was fantastic. I started reading this novel after I read the blurb once and I immediately thought 'This sounds like a good book'. I read it from cover to cover in just under a day and then re-read the ending of Jane Eyre which made me laugh even harder. I have yet to read Fforde's other novels but I'll get there soon.
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Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 7:49 am
Daffey Am just reading Something rotten by Fforde, and have a reserve on The big over easy. I think The big over easy is connected sort of with the Friday Next series. Fforde is brilliant. blaugh The Big over easy? eek I haven't read that one!! Thank you so much for mentioning it!
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Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:02 pm
I know it's been a while since anybody has posted in this topic, but I saw it so had to.
Jasper Fforde's novels are utterly brilliant. The way he ties in pieces of literature, and brings things together, it is wonderful. The stories are artfully pieced together creating a wonderful reading atmosphere. Passage of time? Who notices that while they are reading these books? I sure didn't.
On top of that, his website is absolutely hilarious. He seems to have that humor element outside of writing professionally, which is good.
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:32 pm
dragonfirestar I know it's been a while since anybody has posted in this topic, but I saw it so had to. Jasper Fforde's novels are utterly brilliant. The way he ties in pieces of literature, and brings things together, it is wonderful. The stories are artfully pieced together creating a wonderful reading atmosphere. Passage of time? Who notices that while they are reading these books? I sure didn't. On top of that, his website is absolutely hilarious. He seems to have that humor element outside of writing professionally, which is good. yes, exactly biggrin biggrin I can't wait till the next book in the Thursday Next series. I adore them.
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Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 7:31 pm
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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:14 pm
Sounds good, esp. since I love Jane Eyre.
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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 9:18 pm
He reminds me of Terry Pratchet but without the utter randomness.
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