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Old 03-25-2012, 10:10 PM   #12725
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For the first time in a very long time... the first book of a series has inspired me to immediately start the second book. Jasper Fforde's The Eyre Affair (Book one of his Thursday Next series) dragged in a few spots (mostly because of "setting the stage" for the series), but overall I found it fun, witty and eminently readable. As silly as the premise can seem at first blush, it is still a mystery/adventure at heart and Fforde never lets it cross into the realm of total slapstick. The bad guy is really a bad guy... not just a mustache-twirling caricature of one. And Thursday Next makes a memorable protagonist. I'll let one of the editorial reviews of the book do most of the talking while I dive into Book 2 — Lost in a Good Book.

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Thank you for this interesting recommendation. I was able to take it out in EPUB format (without a wait) at my library. Although I have 100 other books on my TBR list, this one may be put at the top. I need something fun to read next, I'm 3/4 way through The Game of Thrones. Ugh (actually I like it mostly but sometimes I think it will never end)

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