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Loading... Something Rotten (2004)by Jasper Fforde
 heterocephalusglaber | Apr 26, 2013 |  This was one of Fforde's best in the Thursday Next series. The political "debates" between parties reminded me a lot of our last round of election debates, especially the vice-presidental debates. This book may have been published in 2005, and it may have been set in a seriously warped version of Britain, but Fforde was spot on for the US political shenanigans in 2011. As much as I go on about the politics, that's not all the book was about. There was the usual action, intrigue, and downright silliness you'll find in all the Thursday Next novels so far, and enough laugh out loud moments to make you look truly crazy if you read this in public. As always, Fforde satisfies the reader as far as the current story is concerned but still manages to make them want more, to know what happens next. (  ) Stephario | Apr 17, 2013 | tpi.kirjat | Apr 14, 2013 | What really amazes me about this series is how well-planned it is. Seemingly random incidents or comments as far back as the first book turn out to have relevance in this book, the fourth. I'm loving the way it all comes together. This book was quite satisfying, given that the multi-national company finally got a kick in the pants and Thursday finally got her husband back. Not as many new ideas in this one, but satisfying use of old ones, and interesting stuff plot-wise. I'm actually kind of disappointed that the next one is the last one, though I hope it doesn't open some new story arc that it won't at least semi-resolve. The one that was concerning me over the last three books was Landen's disappearance -- I'm not as into the characters as I am some, but as I've got fonder of Thursday I've wanted Landen back more and more. There were some good character moments, in this book. Like when Landen flickers out of existence after re-actualising. Ouch. ( ) shanaqui | Apr 9, 2013 | The fourth in the Thursday Next series and the best since The Eyre Affair. Thursday is back from the BookWorld with her son Friday and Hamlet, who wants to see how he is portrayed in the outside world. Complications and hilarity ensue, especially since Yorrick Kaine, the corrupt book character, is still around and is causing anti-Danish feeling. ( ) maureene87 | Apr 4, 2013 |
 Fforde continues to pitch high, wide, and fast.  Sticking with this oddball novel is rewarding, and readers who share Fforde's love of literature and surreal sense of humor will enjoy this free fall through absurdity. With humorous illustrations and curious footnotes sprinkled throughout, Fforde's latest will have hardcore fans roaring. It's easy to be delighted by a writer who loves books so madly -- and who can imagine a Hamlet who roams the real world, declaring: ''That Freud fellow will have a bloody nose if ever I meet him.'' [Fforde] is always charming company, and if he sometimes strays too far into fantasy, well, what's so great about reality? Is contained inWas inspired by
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 014303541X, Paperback)The popularity of Jasper Fforde’s one-of-a-kind series builds with each new book. Now in the fourth installment, the resourceful literary detective Thursday Next returns to Swindon from the BookWorld accompanied by her son Friday and none other than the dithering Hamlet. But returning to SpecOps is no snap—as outlaw fictioner Yorrick Kaine plots for absolute power, the return of Swindon’s patron saint foretells doom, and, if that isn’t bad enough, The Merry Wives of Windsor is becoming entangled with Hamlet. Can Thursday find a Shakespeare clone to stop this hostile takeover? Can she vanquish Kaine and prevent the world from plunging into war? And will she ever find reliable child care? Find out in this totally original, action-packed romp, sure to be another escapist thrill for Jasper Fforde’s legions of fans.(retrieved from Amazon Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:11:24 -0500) Publisher's description: "Detective Thursday Next has had her fill of her responsibilities as the Bellman in Jurisfiction. Packing up her son, Friday, Thursday returns to Swindon accompanied by none other than the dithering Danish prince Hamlet. But returning to SpecOps is no snap--as outlaw fictioneer Yorrick Kaine plots for absolute power, the return of Swindon's patron saint foretells doom, and if that isn't bad enough, back in the Book World The Merry Wives of Windsor is becoming entangled with Hamlet. Can Thursday find a Shakespeare clone to stop this hostile takeover? Can she vanquish Kaine and prevent the world from plunging into war? And, most important, will she ever find reliable childcare? Find out in this totally original, action-packed romp, sure to be another escapist thrill for Jasper Fforde's legion of fans."… (more) |
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Hamlet might be my favourite thing ever.
And I teared up a little at the end I'M ONLY HUMAN. (