12-26-2008, 11:51 AM | #1 |
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12-26-2008, 11:55 AM | #2 |
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Not I..sounds familiar though.
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12-26-2008, 11:59 AM | #3 |
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http://www.amazon.com/Eyre-Affair-Th...0309951&sr=1-1
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Yes. They are quite amusing, but tend to get a little "repetitive" after a while. I'd recommend reading the first one in the series, "The Eyre Affair", and seeing what you think.
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I've read all of his stuff to date - I love the Thursday Next ones, but I'm not so keen on the Nursery Crimes ones. There is a bit of a link between both series, but it won't spoil anything if you read only one and not the other.
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Yes, I have. hmm.. lemme see.. Not bad, the best part of it is the concept, not the writing. First two Thursday Next books are decent and enjoyable but I got tired of them after that. Naturally I'd already bought books 3-4 and I just got bored with it part way into 3. I suspect they may be someones cup of tea but I dunno, I just got bored. Jack Finney and Connie Willis (Bellweather, To Say Nothing of The Dog) touch on things like this and are better writers. Gotta run though and can't check and see if they're ebook'd. Hope so.
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I've read the two Nursery Crimes books and enjoyed them, especially The Fourth Bear, which I kept picturing in my mind as a movie.
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12-27-2008, 02:10 AM | #10 |
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I discovered Fforde this year and definitely recommend them. He's best known for the Thursday Next and Nursery Crime series. They are very imaginative with lots of originality. Hints:
1. Read the series in order. 2. Don't nitpick details, inconsistencies, plot logic issues. These are 'face value' books to be enjoyed as they are! 3. It really helps to be British or know Brit, not only because of the numerous UK-only references and puns, but the humo(u)r is generally out of the Python/Hitchhikers Guide playbook. if you don't like those you probably won't get or like Ffordes books. 4. Personally my fave is the Big Over Easy, and the Nursery Crime books.. As I said above, the T. Next series can get tedious at times but still great fun. |
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They are currently on my 'To read' list... Hoping they live up to the hype I've heard...
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Is there a crib sheet of some sort that lists which works one should have familiarity with before reading each of the books? For example, I've never read Jane Eyre, so I'm guessing I would not particularly enjoy The Eyre Affair until after I've read the book on which it's based.
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You're more likely to come away from each boook with a list of works you want to read I've never found a crib sheet, although there may be something buried in the Jasper Fforde forums or website that lists them. But authors referenced include: Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Shakespeare, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jasper Fforde, the Brontes, Enid Blyton, George Eliot, Lewis Carroll, Leo Tolstoy, W E Johns... Plus half a tonne of puns, daft references and so on. |
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