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The second book in the Thursday Next series provides more literary fun for those who are into that kind of thing.
Thursday's exploits in Jane Eyre have made her a bit of a celebrity, which means she has to make regular appearances on TV. Not everybody likes her, though; a mysterious foe keeps trying to kill her, her husband of one month has been eradicated from history and if that weren't bad enough, her time-travelling father tells her Armageddon is at hand. So not only does Thursday have to ge ...more
Thursday's exploits in Jane Eyre have made her a bit of a celebrity, which means she has to make regular appearances on TV. Not everybody likes her, though; a mysterious foe keeps trying to kill her, her husband of one month has been eradicated from history and if that weren't bad enough, her time-travelling father tells her Armageddon is at hand. So not only does Thursday have to ge ...more
Das Buch war so toll! So witzig, so kreativ und so dermassen völlig absurd und doch sowas von knallfest in verschiedenste Literatur reinplatziert. Ich fand jedes Kommentar über diverse Werke und Autoren sowas von auf den Punkt, über Kafka zu Charles Dickens. Extrem kreativ.
Vor allem das kommunizieren über das Fußnotentelefon, wie genial bitte. Ich kann die Serie voll empfehlen, würde aber dringend raten diverse Werke vorher zu lesen um die Bücher maximal genießen zu können. :)
Vor allem das kommunizieren über das Fußnotentelefon, wie genial bitte. Ich kann die Serie voll empfehlen, würde aber dringend raten diverse Werke vorher zu lesen um die Bücher maximal genießen zu können. :)
I actually give this 3.5 stars. Story-wise, I enjoyed it better than "the Eyre Affair". It was less complicated and so more attention could be had on the myriad of facts and trivia that Fforde jams into each book. One doesn't need to have read "Great Expectations" before reading this book, although I would recommend having read "The Trial" (Kafka) prior to this one.
This is a great book about books for book lovers everywhere. ...more
This is a great book about books for book lovers everywhere. ...more
Like most other readers of Fforde's works, I find him to be very clever in the way in which he writes, and in particular, his play on words. But beyond that, I find his plots to be lacking, and in fact, rather dull. I have the next two books in the series at home so at some point I'll probably read them, but it will once again be a long while before I get to the next one.
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Fforde's a master of wordplay and extremely well read. The puns and literary references are only a part of what makes this series so enjoyable though. I love the story, the suspense, and the characters as well.
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I didn't like this as much as The Eyre Affair, but I like it enough to read the rest of the series, especially since this one ended in a cliff hanger.
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Jan 01, 2008
Nicole
marked it as to-read
Mar 19, 2008
Kellie Demarsh
marked it as to-read
Aug 23, 2015
Olivia
marked it as to-read
