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Review-A-Day"Admittedly, this is pretty silly stuff, but somehow just what the doctor ordered now, in a world under the shadow of war, at the tail end of a long, cold winter. (There's publishing genius in bringing out Fforde's books in late February)....I'm not sure whether I've glimpsed it or not, but something tells me the core of Lost in a Good Book resembles whipped cream ? as sweet and light as the promise of spring." Laura Miller, Salon.com (read the entire Salon review) Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:If Thursday thought she could avoid the spotlight after her heroic escapades in the pages of Jane Eyre, she was sorely mistaken. The unforgettable literary detective whom Michiko Kakutani of The New York Times calls "part Bridget Jones, part Nancy Drew and part Dirty Harry" had another think coming. The love of her life has been eradicated by Goliath, everyone's favorite corrupt multinational. To rescue him Thursday must retrieve a supposedly vanquished enemy from the pages of "The Raven." But Poe is off-limits to even the most seasoned literary interloper. Enter a professional: the man-hating Miss Havisham from Dickens's Great Expectations. As her new apprentice, Thursday keeps her motives secret as she learns the ropes of Jurisfiction, where she moonlights as a Prose Resource Operative inside books. As if jumping into the likes of Kafka, Austen, and Beatrix Potter's Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies weren't enough, Thursday finds herself the target of a series of potentially lethal coincidences, the authenticator of a newly discovered play by the Bard himself, and the only one who can prevent an unidentifiable pink sludge from engulfing all life on Earth.
The inventive, exuberant, and totally original literary fun that began with The Eyre Affair continues with Fforde's magnificent new adventure, the second installment in what is sure to become a classic series of literary fantasy. Review:"A lively, pun-packed sequel....Fans of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels should check out Fforde's engagingly skewed comic utopia. As one of his characters predicts: the likely result will be 'paroxysms of litjoy.'" Kirkus Reviews Review:"Time flies — and leaps and zigzags — while reading this wickedly funny and clever fantasy. Would-be wordsmiths and mystery fans will find the surreal genre-buster irresistible." Publishers Weekly Review:"Reading this novel is like being at a fabulous party of phenomenally funny and wickedly profound guests." Jane Halsall, School Library Journal Synopsis:Literary detective heroine Thursday Next returns in this follow-up to the acclaimed The Eyre Affair. To rescue the love of her life, Thursday must retrieve a supposedly vanquished enemy from the pages of Poe's "The Raven." Soon, Thursday finds herself the target of a series of potentially lethal coincidences. Synopsis:The newest tour de force starring Thursday Next in the New York Times bestselling series The Bookworld’s leading enforcement officer, Thursday Next, has been forced into a semiretirement following an assassination attempt, returning home to Swindon and her family to recuperate. But Thursday’s children have problems that demand she become a mother of invention: Friday’s career struggles in the Chronoguard, where he is relegated to a might-have-been; Tuesday’s trouble perfecting the Anti-Smote shield, needed in time to thwart an angry Deity’s promise to wipe Swindon off the face of the earth; and the issue of Thursday’s third child, Jenny, who doesn’t exist except as a confusing and disturbing memory. With Goliath attempting to replace Thursday at every opportunity with synthetic Thursdays, and a call from the Bookworld to hunt down Pagerunners who have jumped into the Realworld, Thursday’s convalescence is going to be anything but restful as the week ahead promises to be one of the Next family’s oddest. Synopsis:The inventive, exuberant, and totally original literary fun that began with The Eyre Affair continues with Jasper Fforde’s magnificent second adventure starring the resourceful, fearless literary sleuth Thursday Next. When Landen, the love of her life, is eradicated by the corrupt multinational Goliath Corporation, Thursday must moonlight as a Prose Resource Operative of Jurisfiction—the police force inside books. She is apprenticed to the man-hating Miss Havisham from Dickens’s Great Expectations, who grudgingly shows Thursday the ropes. And she gains just enough skill to get herself in a real mess entering the pages of Poe’s “The Raven.” What she really wants is to get Landen back. But this latest mission is not without further complications. Along with jumping into the works of Kafka and Austen, and even Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, Thursday finds herself the target of a series of potentially lethal coincidences, the authenticator of a newly discovered play by the Bard himself, and the only one who can prevent an unidentifiable pink sludge from engulfing all life on Earth. Read Jasper Fforde's posts in the Penguin Blog About the AuthorJasper Fforde, author of the New York Times bestseller The Eyre Affair, traded a varied career in the film industry to write and live in Wales. Table of ContentsLost in a Good Book 1. The Adrian Lush Show 2. The Speical Operations Network 3. Cardenio Unbound 4. Five Coincidences, Seven Irma Cohens and One Confused Neanderthal 5. Vanishing Hitchhikers 4a. Five Coincidences, Seven Irma Cohens and One Confused Thursday Next 6. Family 7. White Horse, Uffington, Picnics, for the Use of 8. Mr. Stiggins and SO-1 9. The More Things Stay the Same 10. A Lack of Differences 11. Granny Next 12. At Home with My Memories 13. Mount Pleasant 14. The Gravitube™ 15. Curiouser and Curiouser in Osaka 16. Interview with the Cat 17. Miss Havisham 18. The Trial of Fräulein N 19. Bargain Books 20. Yorrick Kaine 21. Les Artes Modernes de Swindon '85 22. Travels with My Father 23. Fun with Spike 24. Performance-Related Pay, Miles Hawke and Norland Park 25. Roll Call at Jurisfiction 26. Assignment One: Bloophole Filled in Great Expectations 27. Landen and Joffy Again 28. "The Raven" 29. Rescued 30. Cardenio Rebound 31. Dream Topping 32. The End of Life As We Know It 33. The Dawn of Life as We Know It 34. The Well of Lost Plots What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!Average customer rating based on 2 comments:
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