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In Shades of Grey, Fforde departs somewhat from his earlier novels. The number of literary references are significantly down (though not totally absent) and the plot is set firmly in the future. The setting is Britain, but not as we know it, I guess one would call it a post-apocalyptic fantasy. Swans have evolved into [...]

Dreadful. And now I can hardly remember what I’ve read all summer (and autumn…). I’m bound to leave something out.
Anyway:
The Imperfectly Natural Baby and Toddler – Janey Lee Grace
Interesting and contains lots of tips for things I hadn’t heard about before, but reads a blit like a list of weblinks at times (this is [...]

When in doubt, reread. Which is what I’ve been doing. The awfulness of De fire og han som gjør galt verre meant I really needed to read something with more than a smattering of intelligence. So I did.

Yet again I almost missed the new Jasper Fforde because nobody told me it was out. Well, no matter, a quick nip into town to get my hands on The Big Over Easy and a few happy hours reading and ah… Brilliant as usual, Fforde has a new hero this time, called Jack Spratt, [...]

In which time – and pretty much everything else, too – is out of joint.

Thanks to Tinka I discovered Friday that a new Jasper Fforde had hit the shelves. After a short (but frantic) search in town I could get on the bus home and start reading. Something Rotten is every bit as good as [...]

In which we start waiting.

So that’s it. That’s The Well of Lost Plots finished and all I can do now is sit down and wait for the next book to appear. Anyone know when this is likely to happen?

In which we’re delighted.

Jasper Fforde has to be the best thing that’s happened to book-freaks in recent years. Not only are his novels “ripping good yarns” of the sort that you really can’t put down, but the way he weaves his way through literary history is fascinating to watch and also makes for laugh-out-loud moments [...]

In which we shout Eureka! (A good book at last!)

I had been intrigued by the titles of Jasper Fforde’s books before, so when I was at a loose end for something to read while waiting to see a doctor the other day, I picked up The Eyre Affair. This is just great! Finally another series [...]