First Among Sequels (Thursday Next, #5) in Around the Year in 52 Books

Jan 15, 2020 Serena.. Sery-ously? rated it it was amazing

Shelves: cartacei, 2020, eng-2020, aty-reading-challenge-2020

Around the year reading challenge A book by an author whose real name you are not sure how to pronounce

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Mar 13, 2010 Ellie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Spec Ops have been disbanded. Thursday Next leaves her husband and three children every day to go and work at Acme Carpets. But what she’s not telling her family, is that the carpet business is just a front, oh and that she may just occasionally be jumping into BookWorld to continue her job with Jurisfiction.

Hilarious and incredibly topical in places. I sincerely wish the Common Sense Party were actually real. Although I’m definitely glad we don’t have to smuggle cheese from Wales. Of course, t ...more

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Sep 09, 2013 Joanne rated it really liked it

It's been almost 2 years(!) since I read the last Thursday Next book so as I was reading, I had to catch myself up on pretty much everything. I had no trouble feeling at home in this world once again though and I still find these books hilariously inventive and original.

Thursday and her husband have settled down and now have 3 (2?) kids, the eldest of which is Friday, who must be convinced to join the Chronoguards, or Spec-Ops 12 if time-travel is to be saved. She's also still working for Jurisf ...more

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Apr 05, 2013 Ruth rated it it was amazing

Shelves: sf, mine, audible, paper

I do so love Thursday. I was absolutely hooked from the Stupidity Index discussion -- and what was that... the 3rd sentence maybe?

My only disappointment -- we didn't find out more about the Super Reader.... maybe in the next one. ...more

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