From the Bookshelf of Overdue Podcast…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
Not a fan of the lowbrow humor. I was excited as a librarian because I thought that a book where the plot is literary characters being murdered would be fun, it would be thrilling, it would be entertaining at the very least. I thought wrong. Beyond not being able to let go of character names like "Jack Schitt" and "Thursday Next", the actual plot line is so very drawn out that I was enjoying the drama between Thursday and Landon than I was concerned about anything the bad guy was doing.
...more
As I started reading it today I realized I've already read it. I knew I'd read "The Big Over Easy", the first in Fforde's 'Nursery Crimes' series. For some reason, I blended the two in my head. Having refreshed my mind about this one, I plan to pick up the next in the 'Thursday Next' series.
...more
A fun read once it settled into the story. A lot of the new terminology being unfamiliar made it difficult at first to get started.
I plan to go ahead and read on with the rest of the books. My wife and friends were big fans of the series and we already own them.
I plan to go ahead and read on with the rest of the books. My wife and friends were big fans of the series and we already own them.
I honestly can't decide whether I liked this book. Is it original and imaginative, or gimmicky? Maybe both? It's fun, but weird. I think I like the idea of it a lot, but the execution seems off, in a way that is difficult to articulate.
...more
Really fun. The perfect palate cleanser after a bout of heavy reading.
Sep 05, 2013
Leann
marked it as to-read
Mar 08, 2014
Heather
marked it as to-read
Mar 19, 2014
Dana
marked it as to-read
Oct 02, 2014
Emily Park
marked it as to-read
Mar 07, 2016
Kelly
marked it as to-read
Jan 19, 2019
Emily
marked it as to-read
Feb 27, 2019
Rachel
marked it as to-read
Dec 13, 2020
Sam
marked it as to-read
