false<![CDATA[Shades of Grey]]>21132604<B>From the bestselling author of Thursday Next—a brilliant new novel about a world where social order and destiny are dictated by the colors you can see </B><BR><BR> Part social satire, part romance, part revolutionary thriller, <I>Shades of Grey</I> tells of a battle against overwhelming odds. In a society where the ability to see the higher end of the color spectrum denotes a better social standing, Eddie Russet belongs to the low-level House of Red and can see his own color—but no other. The sky, the grass, and everything in between are all just shades of grey, and must be colorized by artificial means.<BR><BR> Eddie’s world wasn’t always like this. There’s evidence of a never-discussed disaster and now, many years later, technology is poor, news sporadic, the notion of change abhorrent, and nighttime is terrifying: no one can see in the dark. Everyone abides by a bizarre regime of rules and regulations, a system of merits and demerits, where punishment can result in permanent expulsion.<BR><BR> Eddie, who works for the Color Control Agency, might well have lived out his rose-tinted life without a hitch. But that changes when he becomes smitten with Jane, a Grey Nightseer from the dark, unlit side of the village. She shows Eddie that all is not well with the world he thinks is just and good. Together, they engage in dangerous revolutionary talk.<BR><BR> Stunningly imaginative, very funny, tightly plotted, and with sly satirical digs at our own society, this novel is for those who loved <I>Thursday Next</I> but want to be transported somewhere equally wild, only darker; a world where the black and white of moral standpoints have been reduced to shades of grey.2118671book29122009Shades of Grey: A Noveltotal:16|5:6|4:7|3:3|2:0|1:0|166710301541falsefalseThu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009Fri Oct 30 15:06:05 -0700 2009Thu Nov 19 09:43:26 -0800 2009 The book in a nutshell is basically about Edward Russett and his father who travel to East Carmine and what happens during thei...more...]]>
30falsefalseMon Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009Sun Oct 04 16:41:52 -0700 2009Wed Oct 28 13:21:38 -0700 2009 That being said, I did enjoy Jasper Fforde's latest release. It takes some effort to get into the world of Shades of Grey, but it is worth it. If you enjoy parallel universes, warped views of our future, and the dark side to government - i.e. Brave New World, Handma...more...]]>
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