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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Other titles in the Thursday Next Novels series:The Well of Lost Plots: A Thursday Next Mystery (Thursday Next Mysteries #03)by Jasper Fforde
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The eagerly awaited third installment in the outrageously inventive bestselling adventures of Thursday Next.
Jasper Fforde has done it again in this genre-bending blend of crime fiction, fantasy, and top-drawer literary entertainment. After two rollicking New York Times bestselling adventures through Western literature, resourceful literary detective Thursday Next definitely needs some downtime. And what better place for a respite than in the hidden depths of the Well of Lost Plots, where all unpublished books reside? But peace and quiet remain elusive for Thursday, who soon discovers that the Well is a veritable linguistic free-for-all, where grammasites run rampant, plot devices are hawked on the black market, and lousy books — like the one she has taken up residence in — are scrapped for salvage. To make matters worse, a murderer is stalking the personnel of Jurisfiction and it's up to Thursday to save the day. A brilliant feat of literary showmanship filled with wit, fantasy, and effervescent originality, this Ffordian tour de force is the most exciting Thursday Next adventure yet. Review:"[A] delicious sequel....If this all sounds a bit confusing, it is — until the reader gets the hang of Fforde's intricate mix of parody, social satire and sheer gut-busting fantasy....[A] sheer joy." Publishers Weekly Review:"[G]reat fun — especially for those with a literary turn of mind and a taste for offbeat comedy in the tradition of Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams, Norton Juster and Lewis Carroll." Michael Dirda, The Washington Post Book World Review:"This is Fforde's most complex novel to date, filled with plots within plots within plots....It takes quite a while to figure out the main plot...but once you get the hang of his complex worlds, you are in for quite the literary ride." Rochelle O'Gorman, Hartford Courant Review:"The Well of Lost Plots reads nicely as a stand-alone and avoids the serious misstep of being a retread of its predecessors. Still, readers would be well-advised to start at the beginning of the series." Robin Vidimos, Denver Post Review:"Third course in a feast of hyperliterary alternate-reality thrillers may prove too rich for some stomachs....Like anchovies, Wagner, and Helmut Newton: will greatly appeal to people with unusual tastes — and befuddle everyone else." Kirkus Reviews Review:"At times The Well of Lost Plots seems to tread water, but Fforde's inventiveness remains a bookworm's delight. The highlight: a page-turning murder attempt on Wuthering Heights' Heathcliff. (Grade: B+)" Entertainment Weekly Review:"[A] crowd-pleaser par excellence. It is to Mr. Fforde's credit that he deserves such an accolade and does not exploit it in any negative sense. Unquestionably, readers of the earlier [books] will find much here to re-ignite their ardor for his work." Joseph Milazzo, Dallas Morning News Review:"You don't need to have read either of Fforde's first two books...to keep up with much of the action in The Well of Lost Plots. But why wouldn't you?" Peggy McMullen, The Oregonian (Portland, OR) Review:"[A] book that writers will read with sweaty recognition....You'd think Fforde would have run out of inside jokes about books, but there are one or two gems on almost every page." John Freeman, Minneapolis Star Tribune Review:"[A] busily plotted, shamelessly exciting and grandly absurd series....The Well of Lost Plots...demonstrates how alive and dynamic fiction can be, how a story can change from moment to moment, from one reading to another." Stephen M. Deusner, BookReporter.com Synopsis:Join Thursday Next as she encounters some of the greatest characters in literature and battles deadly villains who literally leap off the page. When it comes to sheer wit, literate fantasy, and effervescent originality, nobody can touch this new Ffordian tour de force, now in paperback. About the AuthorJasper Fforde, author of the New York Times bestsellers The Eyre Affair and Lost in a Good Book, traded a varied career in the film industry to write and live in Wales. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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