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'It is pure inspired lunacy and the funniest book you will see this year.'
(Daily Express )'Reading a Fforde novel feels like taking off on a magic carpet, only to be picked up by another and another and taken on new flights of fantasy . . . When the plot is thundering along, peppered with jokes, lively dialogue and silly names . . . you just sit back and enjoy the ride.'
(Scotsman )'[One of Our Thursdays is Missing has] freshness and invention bursting from every page'
(Sunday Times )'Jam packed with ingeniously witty ideas'
(SFX.co.uk )'This cleverly written, intelligent and witty book had me captivated from the first line . . . the author is clearly highly intelligent, well-educated and very well read . . . It feels at times as though the author is channelling the spirit of the late, great Douglas Adams' (British Fantasy Society Journal )
'A riot of puns, in-jokes and literary allusions that Fforde carries off with aplomb' (Daily Mail )
'Fans of the late Douglas Adams, or, even, Monty Python, will feel at home with Fforde'
(Herald )'Forget all the rules of time, space and reality; just sit back and enjoy the adventure.'
(Sunday Telegraph )'Fans will lap up the eccentric qualities they've come to expect from Fforde'
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It is a time of unrest in the BookWorld. Only the diplomatic skills of ace literary detective Thursday Next can avert a devastating genre war. But a week before the peace talks, Thursday vanishes. Has she simply returned home to the RealWorld or is this something more sinister?
All is not yet lost. Living at the quiet end of speculative fiction is the written Thursday Next, eager to prove herself worthy of her illustrious namesake.
The fictional Thursday is soon hot on the trail of her factual alter-ego, and quickly stumbles upon a plot so fiendish that it threatens the very BookWorld itself.
All is not yet lost. Living at the quiet end of speculative fiction is the written Thursday Next, eager to prove herself worthy of her illustrious namesake.
The fictional Thursday is soon hot on the trail of her factual alter-ego, and quickly stumbles upon a plot so fiendish that it threatens the very BookWorld itself.
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I love the Thursday Next novels and have read them all a number of times. I'd pre-ordered this one and was eagerly awaiting its publication. A week later, I feel mildly let down.
The problem is that the hero of this book is not the 'real' Thursday but her BookWorld version, whom we met in First Among Sequels. She's a pale shadow of the 'real' Thursday; okay, she learns a lot in the course of the novel, but she still lacks oomph.
There's some good stuff: Thursday's robot sidekick-cum-butler, Sprocket, is a classic fforde character and there are a few good jokes (Deal Or No Deal is a popular woodworking programme) but it doesn't stop many chapters from being frankly dull, something I never imagined fforde capable of.
The series is in danger of disappearing up its own tricksiness. Fforde proved in Shades Of Grey that has lost none of his eccentric brilliance, so perhaps it's time to call an end to Thursday's adventures and concentrate on Eddie & Jane.
The problem is that the hero of this book is not the 'real' Thursday but her BookWorld version, whom we met in First Among Sequels. She's a pale shadow of the 'real' Thursday; okay, she learns a lot in the course of the novel, but she still lacks oomph.
There's some good stuff: Thursday's robot sidekick-cum-butler, Sprocket, is a classic fforde character and there are a few good jokes (Deal Or No Deal is a popular woodworking programme) but it doesn't stop many chapters from being frankly dull, something I never imagined fforde capable of.
The series is in danger of disappearing up its own tricksiness. Fforde proved in Shades Of Grey that has lost none of his eccentric brilliance, so perhaps it's time to call an end to Thursday's adventures and concentrate on Eddie & Jane.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I love this series. The Eyre Affair was something new, well written, funny and with an excellent plot. The series continued to hold my interest and to place Fforde as one of my favourite authors.
This book I found hard to get in to. The start seemed to be overrun with puns regarding the BookWorld, the characters within and the readers from RealWorld. The book centres around The Written Thursday Next, rather than the real one, and as weird as it sounds, the story felt as though it was struggling to keep to the standard that the real Thursday Next had us used to.
Then the story started getting interesting. I'm not sure what plot device was used, but all of a sudden I started really enjoying this book - as much as I had the previous five books. The ending here has left us with plenty of scope for a seventh book, something I hope we will get to see.
If you start reading this book and find you aren't enjoying it as much as the others - keep going. It is worth it.
I also really liked the following sentence from this book, so thought it worth a mention: "The trip back downriver was uneventful, and over in only twelve words."
Now go read it.
This book I found hard to get in to. The start seemed to be overrun with puns regarding the BookWorld, the characters within and the readers from RealWorld. The book centres around The Written Thursday Next, rather than the real one, and as weird as it sounds, the story felt as though it was struggling to keep to the standard that the real Thursday Next had us used to.
Then the story started getting interesting. I'm not sure what plot device was used, but all of a sudden I started really enjoying this book - as much as I had the previous five books. The ending here has left us with plenty of scope for a seventh book, something I hope we will get to see.
If you start reading this book and find you aren't enjoying it as much as the others - keep going. It is worth it.
I also really liked the following sentence from this book, so thought it worth a mention: "The trip back downriver was uneventful, and over in only twelve words."
Now go read it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I re-read the other books in the series in anticipation of this one coming out, and was looking forward to another great story.
Unfortunately, it's not a patch on the others. The previous book ends on a great cliff-hanger, which isn't even mentioned in this book. The book is narrated by the bookworld version of Thursday, but it's nowhere near as good as any of the others.
I loved Shades of Grey - maybe it's time to bury Thursday and bring out the other Colour books quicker.
Unfortunately, it's not a patch on the others. The previous book ends on a great cliff-hanger, which isn't even mentioned in this book. The book is narrated by the bookworld version of Thursday, but it's nowhere near as good as any of the others.
I loved Shades of Grey - maybe it's time to bury Thursday and bring out the other Colour books quicker.
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One of our Thursdays is Missing
The law of diminishing returns is setting in for this series. Fforde keeps delivering his linguistic pyrotechnics, clever plot twists, and his imaginative recasting of the world of... Read more
Published 7 days ago by DJJ
Glad it's not just me
Phew! I'm glad it's not just me. I love all of Mr Fforde's book to date. I personally think that the Shades of Grey novel and the world he is describing there could potentially be... Read more
Published 17 days ago by Stulawn
playful and witty, but less is sometimes more
One of Our Thursdays is Missing is a very clever book. In some senses too clever. As usual, Fforde's playfulness with language and intertextuality is in full flight. Read more
Published 22 days ago by Rob Kitchin
One of our Thursdays is missings
I always enjoy Jasper Fforde and I especially enjoy his Thursday Next books. However, this one is just a bit off the boil compared to the others. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Hilary McGowan
Disappointed
I was looking forward to reading this book after being left in suspense with the clifthanger ending in first among sequels. Read more
Published 1 month ago by acc11
One of Our Thursdays is Missing
Sheer genius! The best one yet - Jasper Fforde is an amazing talent. Best book I've read in ages. Can't recommend it highly enough!
Published 1 month ago by Tadhunter
Fford ffantastic
Jasper Fforde never, ceases to amaze me - his invention, snide pokes at conventional thinking and literary asides are great fun. Read more
Published 3 months ago by javachick
Not just one of our Thursdays missing
I love Jasper Fforde and the Thursday Next series but this is a real low point. We never really get to see the real Thursday and the one that is present is dull. Read more
Published 3 months ago by C. Park
A little disappointing
I'm a great 'laugh-out-loud' fan of Jasper Fforde, but I was a little disappointed in this book. The first few chapters were rather ponderous, and I nearly gave up on it - unheard... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mad Ma
Breathes new life into the Thursday Next series
In the latest Thursday Next story, Fforde has remade the BookWorld in a new image. A new and simpler written Thursday Next is the protagonist and a lot of the perspective has been... Read more
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