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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I loved this book. I definitely think it is a book for people who love books--especially the Canon. And it definitely won't read as well if the reader hasn't first read Jane Eyre. But, if you have, this book is a trip! (  )plettie2 | Jul 8, 2009 |  1   A very good book, although I think I prefer the Nursery Crime books to the Thursday Next ones. hailelib | Jun 15, 2009 | An alternate universe set in 1980s Britain. Love the main character, Thursday Next. The kidnapping of Jane Eyre from her novel and the resulting re-writing of the book was an interesting idea to explore. Fun! (  )ccavalli | Jun 14, 2009 | If you're a literature geek but haven't read Jasper Fforde's "Thursday Next" series yet, what are you waiting for? A fun, engaging adventure story set in a quirky alternate Britain where the Crimean War never ended, time travel is possible, classic literature is more popular than television and major-league sports combined, and one can jump back and forth between real life and the fictional world of a novel. The Eyre Affair is fast-paced and driven by the fact that you really never know what might happen next in this bizarre alternate universe. It's fun to catch all the random references to great works past and present - more of them jump out at me each time I reread it. This is one of the most hilarious and intelligently entertaining books I've read in a long time. Recommended to book nerds and fans of Terry Pratchett. (  )Zathras86 | Jun 14, 2009 | 1 thursday next, landon parkplace, jane eyre, martin chuzzlewit, specops, time travel, audiobook, june 09 ( )whimsicalkitten | Jun 9, 2009 |  0.081 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0142001805, Paperback)Penzler Pick, January 2002: When I first heard the premise of this unique mystery, I doubted that a first-time author could pull off a complicated caper involving so many assumptions, not the least of which is a complete suspension of disbelief. Jasper Fforde is not only up to the task, he exceeds all expectations.Imagine this. Great Britain in 1985 is close to being a police state. The Crimean War has dragged on for more than 130 years and Wales is self-governing. The only recognizable thing about this England is her citizens' enduring love of literature. And the Third Most Wanted criminal, Acheron Hades, is stealing characters from England's cherished literary heritage and holding them for ransom. Bibliophiles will be enchanted, but not surprised, to learn that stealing a character from a book only changes that one book, but Hades has escalated his thievery. He has begun attacking the original manuscripts, thus changing all copies in print and enraging the reading public. That's why Special Operations Network has a Literary Division, and it is why one of its operatives, Thursday Next, is on the case. Thursday is utterly delightful. She is vulnerable, smart, and, above all, literate. She has been trying to trace Hades ever since he stole Mr. Quaverley from the original manuscript of Martin Chuzzlewit and killed him. You will only remember Mr. Quaverley if you read Martin Chuzzlewit prior to 1985. But now Hades has set his sights on one of the plums of literature, Jane Eyre, and he must be stopped. How Thursday achieves this and manages to preserve one of the great books of the Western canon makes for delightfully hilarious reading. You do not have to be an English major to be pulled into this story. You'll be rooting for Thursday, Jane, Mr. Rochester--and a familiar ending. --Otto Penzler (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:56 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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