01-13-2009, 11:57 AM | #31 |
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The "American parts" of Martin Chuzzlewit are widely regarded as Dickens "worst" work. He was very "anti-American" at the time he wrote it, due to the fact that there was no international copyright protection at the time, and American publishers were making a fortune out of his work, and he wasn't receiving a penny for it. His hostility towards America is very clear in "Chuzzlewit", in which he makes the country out to be little more than a nation of "confidence tricksters".
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To be fair, even as of the 2000 census 60% of Americans reported that they earned at least 20% of their income from "thievery, gambling, or confidence trickery." True fact.
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I haven't read Jane Eyre either (or did I, when I was reaalllll young?) -- so maybe the synopsis on wikipedia will be helpful before I look at Fforde's book:
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I just read The Eyre Affair and I have to say I really liked it
I read the second book of miss Next's adventures now I didn't know Fforde before to read this thread so thanks for this topic ! |
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A new series by Jasper Fforde, set in a world where the color you can see determines your social rank : Shades of grey.
Here is an interview of the author on Goodreads : http://www.goodreads.com/interviews/...Jan_newsletter |
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I wonder if he knows that people with achromatopsia have other profound visual problems as well, usually nystagmus, amblyopia, and photophobia.
I know, I know, it's supposed to be a metaphor, but I think it's funny that authors like to give their characters impairments without considering the full implications and consequences of those impairments. |
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I've enjoyed nearly all of the Jasper Fforde books I've read (The Well of Lost Plots was a bit of let down) and I've seen him give a talk a couple of times and he is a hugely entertaining man to listen to as well
My favourite was The Fourth Bear and I like the sound of the new book too. starryUK in the Socialist Republic of Wales (in-joke) |
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I read Jasper Fforde's Shades of Grey and loved it. It was weird and quirky and really draws the reader in. I can't wait for the sequel to come out!
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I've recently finished "Shades of Grey". Now waiting for the next Fforde novel - hopefully it won't be as long time in production as this one. I wish he could write faster
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