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Goodreads members who liked the eyre affair thursday. The blue fairy book andrew lang, h j ford, g p jacomb hood. Things get worse when he gets his hands on jane eyre. The eyre affair is jasper ffordes first novel, and the debut of a fresh and delightfully original new voice. Great britain in 1985 is close to being a police state. Imagine if raymond chandler melded with douglas adams to produce a scifi hardball detective mystery replete with literary references, and youd have something like the eyre affair. Thornfield hall, where both books find their climax on the roof amid flames. The very first thing that strikes the reader of jasper ffordes first novel, the eyre affair, is just how much he has filched from. It wasnt written to be thoroughly realistic and convincing.

If you could retire now and live in any book, which book would you like to spend the rest of your days living in. Reading on the kindle is a little like peering through a window into terry pratchetts lspace, where every possible book exists if you can just. Some books are full of clever wordplay, literary references, and delightful characters. The eyre affair by jasper fforde, 9780340733561, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Its dark, its evocative, and it has a twist youd never see coming. There is another 1985, somewhere in the couldhavebeen, where the crimean war still rages, dodos are regenerated in homecloning kits and everyone is deeply disappointed by the ending of jane eyre. If you liked the eyre affair thursday next by jasper fforde, here are some books like this. May 03, 2016 the eyre affair is only the first book of seven so far starring the literary detective thursday next, a series fforde himself has described as fantasy spread thick, deep, and silly. In this world there are no jetliners or computers, but there are policemen who can.

The story is set in an alternative 1985 england and follows our plucky heroine thursday next. Much as i would like to claim either as the truth, sadly not. If you like jane eyre you are looking for touching, captivating and atmospheric movies about with social differences, love and romance, master and servant, rich and poor, romance, power of love and family secret themes of drama and romance genre shot in uk or usa. The first installment in jasper ffordes new york times bestselling series of thursday next novels introduces literary detective thursday next and her alternate reality of literatureobsessed england. Jasper ffordes beloved new york times bestselling novel introduces literary detective thursday next and her alternate reality of literatureobsessed englandfrom the author of the constant rabbit fans of douglas adams and p.

Wilkie collins the moonstone, toni morrisons beloved, matthew lewis the monk, or jane austens northanger abbey. One member observed that several of our recent reads lacked rising tension to the climactic scene. A thursday next novel ebook written by jasper fforde. Sadly, i found this book to be a major disappointment. Fforde had received 76 rejections for earlier works before being accepted by a publisher. Who, neil gaimanand something of an autodidact lit geek, so this novel which promises the exploits of a special agent who has to travel into the novel jane eyre in pursuit of a villain sounds right up my alley. Nov 22, 2019 i have read a few chapters of the eyre affair and i am so intrigued. The eyre affair is the debut novel by english author jasper fforde, published by hodder and stoughton in 2001. I read a scrappy, dogeared paperback of jasper ffordes the eyre affair for the first time three years ago, curled up outdoors under a large tree and sneezing regularly in the summer pollen haze. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the eyre affair. The eyre affair was rejected a whopping seventysix times before it finally found a publisher. Fforde is known mainly for his thursday next novels. Ffordes first novel, the eyre affair, was published in 2001. Wodehouse will love visiting jasper ffordes great britain, circa 1985, when time travel is routine, cloning is a reality dodos are.

She herself polices textagainst men like the moriartylike acheron styx, whose. Like most book clubs, our discussions veer off topic. The eyre affair may be the only dystopic novel ive read in which the breads and circuses are intended as much for the reader as for the regimes subjects. Jasper ffordes thursday next books are wonderfully engaging. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Kind of an wild card, but maybe try jasper ffordes the eyre affair, which is a comedic literary mystery althistory book that involved jane eyre. The eyre affair is only the first book of seven so far starring the literary detective thursday next, a series fforde himself has described as fantasy spread thick, deep, and silly. If you really enjoyed jane eyre you also might want to consider the eyre affair and its sequels by jasper fforde. He has published two books in the loosely connected nursery crime series, and has published the first books. If you like the eyre affair you might like similar books lost in a good book, shades of grey, something rotten, the big over easy, the well of lost plots.

Aug 09, 2019 that is a world i would like to spend time in, the fantastical and erudite world of jasper ffordes runaway hit the eyre affair. This eyre affair, so surprising, gives my soul such loath despising, here i plot my temper rising, rising from my jail of text. Plus, its the first book in a wonderful series featuring the same main character. The numerous literary allusions will have enormous appeal for those who believe that literature really is the thing and you will absolutely find yourself laughing out loud throughout. The first book in jasper ffordes thursday next series, the eyre affair, is one such book. It takes place in an alternative 1985, where literary detective thursday next pursues a master criminal through the world of charlotte bronte s jane eyre.

If you like the fiction book and you are looking for one of the most interesting and the amazing fiction as well as the history books then you are in the right place. The eyre affair by jasper fforde and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Pride and prescience or a truth universally acknowledged mr. Jun 15, 20 the eyre affair is one of my most favourite books, so i was very privileged to share it with my lovely cohost, greg. It takes place in an alternative 1985, where literary detective thursday next pursues a master criminal through the world of charlotte brontes jane eyre. She herself polices textagainst men like the moriartylike acheron styx, whose current. The eyre affair what were reading nowit is witty, literate, thrilling, and thoroughly satisfying. Eyre affair by fforde, first edition abebooks passion for books. I preferred it greatly over hitchhikers guide because the humor in eyre affair is less slapstick and more intellectual. Sep 18, 2017 the eyre affair is set in a slightly different universe from our own, where people watch richard iii like its the rocky horror picture show and thursday next is employed as a literary detective. Having barely caught her breath after the eyre affair, thursday must battle corrupt politicians, try to save. The eyre affair takes that feeling, the moment you lose the sense of yourself and become engrossed in the story, and creates high adventure and wild drama around the porous boundaries between fiction and real life. Last month, i had a two week affair with jane eyre, and it was mind blowingly wonderful.

The series has more than one million copies and counting in print. But the eyre affair seemed particularly difficult for the group to stick to the subject. Thursday next book 1 by jasper fforde, in like new condition. The crimean war has dragged on for more than years and wales is selfgoverning. The eyre affair can be too clever by half, and fiction like this is certainly an acquired taste, but ffordes verve is rarely less than infectious. Potted precis of all of jasper ffordes books so far. If you liked the eyre affair thursday next by jasper fforde, here are. We read it together over the course of several months, and powered through to. To be sure, books are not the only political concerns in the story, though they are the purview of our protagonist, who is a specops 27 literary detective. A thursday next novel paperback deckle edge, february 25, 2003. Jasper ffordes first novel, the eyre affair, is a spirited sendup of genre fictionits part hardboiled mystery, part timemachine caperthat features a sassy, wellread special operative in literary detection named thursday next, who will put you more in mind of bridget jones than miss marple. Apr 19, 2012 like most book clubs, our discussions veer off topic. Movies like jane eyre if you like jane eyre you are looking for touching, captivating and atmospheric movies about with social differences, love and romance, master and servant, rich and poor, romance, power of love and family secret themes of drama and romance genre shot in uk or usa. Available as a selection of usafe libraries book club in a box.

If you like period pieces with heavy romantic overtones and plenty of juicy, dark secrets, jane eyre is the obvious choice here. The eyre affair is quite easily one of the cleverest books that i have read. The eyre affair by jasper fforde book club and brunch. The eyre affair is set in a slightly different universe from our own, where people watch richard iii like its the rocky horror picture show and thursday next is employed as a literary detective. Blending the surreal with some truly intelligent parody and an incredible number of literary allusions, this is undoubtedly a book for any bibliophile. It takes awhile to get to jasper ffordes writing style and i sometimes feel like i need a thesaurus, but it is beautiful nonetheless. With the authors willingness to tackle deeper issues headon though it looks like this series isnt going to be stopping anytime soon. Oh, if only big brother had thought to provide everyone with messenger owls, 1984 could have been a much more amusing novel. The eyre affair is the lovechild of the best kinds of parody and satire, executed with a style that harps to edward lear and lewis carroll.

The the eyre affair community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. The only recognizable thing about this england is her citizens enduring love of literature. The fact that english majors have bright job prospects in the world jasper fforde creates is sufficient in itself to indicate that his novel, the eyre affair, is set in an alternate universe. And the third most wanted criminal, acheron hades, is stealing characters from englands cherished literary. The eyre affair thursday next what should i read next. Handpicked recommendations to other books that have a similar writing style or theme to the eyre affair. Blending the surreal with some truly intelligent parody and an incredible number of literary allusions, this is. Jasper fforde, the eyre affair 2002 when the eyre affair first came out, i was doubtful. Creating all the different elements and characters that were going to be contained within, it managed to build a fully realized world. The heroine works in literary detection, so when characters in famous novels go missing, shes the one to call.

The eyre affair initially published in 2001 on the 1st of january, this was to be the novel that setup the entire universe of the thursday next series. Masterpiece theatre meets james bond in the eyre affair, the first novel in jasper ffordes cheeky sleuth series. The eyre affair devaney, doak and garrett booksellers. Saying that you are not going to find one better book having the combination of these two genres will not be wrong. It is britain, it is 1985, but, in this world, literature is the thing. Jasper fforde webchat as it happened books the guardian. I am slowly getting a handle on the complexities of the world and it is so damn interesting.

Eyre, a theft that could have disastrous consequences for bronte lovers who like their story straight. The world of the eyre affair, england circa 1985, posits an over powerful multinational corporation, goliath, which rebuilt the decimated. The eyre affair, lost in a good book, and the well of lost plots have all been great successes, and im sure your fans will make a success of their followup, something rotten. The eyre affair 2003 read online free books in epub,txt. The eyre affair 2003 read online free book by jasper. The reason i did that was there was more of a now it can be told aspect to the eyre affair, sort of like thursday relating. Buy a cheap copy of the eyre affair book by jasper fforde. Apr 27, 2012 if you like jane eyre by charlotte bronte, read these books next. I loved this fantasy novel and highly recommend it to readers who love the classics. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the uk.

The book takes place in a strange version of 1980s england, where the crimean war has been going on for over hundred years. Aug 15, 2011 i read a scrappy, dogeared paperback of jasper ffordes the eyre affair for the first time three years ago, curled up outdoors under a large tree and sneezing regularly in the summer pollen haze. I said, advising, pluck me from this jail of textor i swear ill wring your neck. That is a world i would like to spend time in, the fantastical and erudite world of jasper ffordes runaway hit the eyre affair.

When i first heard the premise of this unique mystery, i doubted that a firsttime author could pull off a complicated caper involving. Jasper fforde born 11 january 1961 is a british novelist. Wells investigates timetravel mysteries including an aristocrats love affair with a murdered prostitute from the past, a victorian womans escape to the future, and a plot to murder celebrated authors to steal their written works. Apr 22, 2016 when the eyre affair first came out, i was doubtful. Mar 12, 2020 the eyre affair is jasper ffordes first novel, and the debut of a fresh and delightfully original new voice. The eyre affair was his first novel in the bestselling series of thursday next novels, which includes lost in a good book, the well of lost plots, something rotten, first among sequels, one of our thursdays is missing, and the woman who died a lot. That turned into a discussion of recent trends in books with lukewarm plots and antihero protagonists. They are not gothic novels by any stretch of the imagination. Erik stadnik booksamillion, alexandriapenn, va the new york times bestseller is the first in a series of outlandishly clever adventures featuring the resourceful, fearless literary detective thursday next. If you like jane eyre by charlotte bronte, read these books. Im huge fan of british comedy and science fictionmonty python, douglas adams, dr. But by far, the single best way to keep a multiday trainwreck in my mind at bay is to lose myself totally let myself fall in love all over again with one of my treasures. Book recommendations for people who like the eyre affair thursday next by jasper fforde. The universe they are set in is wonderfully almost plausible.