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So I read this book to see what all the fuss was about, and I will admit that it was clever, although I think I read at least one other book series with a he-who-must-not-be-named character...
Anyway, I think that I avoided reading They Eyre Affair out of concern that my poorly-read (relatively speaking) self simply wouldn't get a lot of the literary allusions. Jane Eyre is the only 19-century novel that I've read in full and enjoyed to date, though, so I thought I might have a chance. Generally ...more
Anyway, I think that I avoided reading They Eyre Affair out of concern that my poorly-read (relatively speaking) self simply wouldn't get a lot of the literary allusions. Jane Eyre is the only 19-century novel that I've read in full and enjoyed to date, though, so I thought I might have a chance. Generally ...more
A tongue-in-cheek take on time travel and crime in an alternate version of 1980s England.
I really enjoyed this book, it had a fun plot, amusing concepts and likeable characters. It was a lot like the Robert Rankin books I read when I was a teenager, only less surreal. That was actually a little off-putting, in a strange way, like I kept expecting things that were more surreal to appear just round the corner but they never came.
Time travel can be a heavy concept sometimes, but this book didn't ta ...more
I really enjoyed this book, it had a fun plot, amusing concepts and likeable characters. It was a lot like the Robert Rankin books I read when I was a teenager, only less surreal. That was actually a little off-putting, in a strange way, like I kept expecting things that were more surreal to appear just round the corner but they never came.
Time travel can be a heavy concept sometimes, but this book didn't ta ...more
Quite a strange alternate universe in this book, with time travel and blurry lines between fiction and non-fiction, which make for quite a fun story. I liked the main character, Thursday Next, who insists on tackling the tough cases herself, even when told off by other authorities. Not being a huge fan of Jane Eyre (I know - so kill me), I enjoyed the monkeying with its original text as well.
As Jane Eyre is one of favorite books of all time I had to read this. Fforde's novel is at once a common sci-fi, time travelers escape from reality but is at other times a hilarious excursion into literature and its characters. The blurb on the back cover says it all, (Thursday Next is)"part Bridget Jones, part Nancy Drew and part Dirty Harry"
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great first book in a series...very happy i was finally able to read it and get all the background, which carries through the entire series!
Very enjoyable and cleverly written. Looking forward to the next one.
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