Welcome back. I am not sure if I am in a funk from all the Covid-19 stay at home orders, but I had difficulty reading this book. ", "This is all O-level history, Dad. And her story is as amusing and intriguing as the summary of her story told within the pages of The Eyre Affair. The glass case that had held the leather-bound manuscript was empty. Good job I was born to set it right-". . I’m not sure that the successive books will also get 5 stars from me: the clever premise might get a tad old; I’ll have to see. Now I don't need to read the book - and I like Fforde's ending for Jane much better in this book! The views of the building changed rhythmically, revealing nothing. This is not a noir style detective story set in a big city underworld. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. ", "That's ludicrous!" . Secretly harbouring a desire to tell his own stories rather than help other people tell their's, Jasper started writing in 1988, and spent eleven years secretly writing novel after novel as he strove to find a style of his own that was a no-mans-land somewhere between the warring factions of Literary and Absurd. Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2019. All book lovers need to give this first one a chance -- you'll undoubtedly love and hate parts of it! Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, No Import Fees Deposit & $14.69 Shipping to Chile. Parody, satire and intelligence in high order, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 21, 2013. Really enjoyed the inventiveness of Jasper Fforde's The Eyre Affair. Viking $23.95 (374p) ISBN 978-0-670-03064-4. And an alternate history which skews how we view. "He was shot by a French sniper during the opening stages of the Battle of Waterloo. . In this book, Jasper Fforde creates an alternative world that is often more believable (or at least, more enjoyable) than our reality. Acheron Hades claims that pure evil is as rare as pure good. ", "Do you know how the Duke of Wellington died? I'm convinced the book was never intended to be anything other than somewhat wild humour. Try me again in a week. . You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. This is not a noir style detective story set in a big city underworld. The Eyre Affair's literary wonderland recalls Douglas Adams's Hitchhikers series, the works of Lewis Carroll and Woody Allen's The Kugelmass Episode." He smiled at me and touched my face. "The parrot stuff I can get from anyone. The Eyre Affair Summary. Dodos for pets, vampire hunters, hot air balloon transports, time travel, Baconian extremists . He sensed my sadness and smiled the sort of smile any child would want to receive from their father. He handed me a single by the Beatles. With the help of Bowden Cable, Thursday is able to track down Hades’ hideout at a hotel in Wales. There are also literary portals which intersect with the 'real world' which make it possible to change what happens in our favorite novel. he asked slowly and with great intensity. The Eyre Affair is Jasper Fforde's first novel, and the debut of a fresh and delightfully original new voice. And it wasn't like this when I supervised the fitting, I can assure you of that.". My father had a face that could stop a clock. She thinks you take work a little too seriously. . “Don't ever call me mad, Mycroft. This rambunctious caper could be taken as a warning about what might happen if society considered literature really important—like, say, energy futures or accounting. It's way less flash than it sounds. "What do you see?" See all 8 questions about The Eyre Affair…, Lisa (not getting friends updates) Vegan, The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts, ✘✘ Sarah ✘✘ (former Nefarious Breeder of Murderous Crustaceans), Baconians saying he wrote Shakespeare's plays, Ep 391 - The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde. The world rippled as the clock started again. I ordered a crab sandwich and munched on it absently while sipping from a mocha that seemed to be taking an age to cool down. Boswell employed a neat sidestep, jabbed me playfully in the ribs and left me alone under the full glare of the news cameras. The Eyre Affair is the love-child of the best kinds of parody and satire, executed with a style that harps to Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll. Everything carried on as normal. There are shades of Douglas Adams, Lewis Carroll, 'Clockwork Orange' and '1984'. I’m glad I did. A protracted siege developed that ended with two of the extortionists shot dead and the destruction of several original political pamphlets and an early draft of Gulliver's Travels. I asked suspiciously. I never wanted to be. ", "Well, it's a bit of a coincidence, wouldn't you say? said Stanford belligerently. (Violence alert: The body count is high, plus some grossness factor. Q & A with Jasper Fforde; OTHER BOOKS. "In his eye, you say?- Time is out of joint," he muttered, scribbling another note. The story is total nonsense yet it entertains throughout. As the Crimean War enters its one hundred and thirty-first year, pressure groups both at home and abroad are pushing for a peaceful end to hostilities.". Boswell left us to it and went off to find something to eat. "Of course not," I replied. "Same old shit. Thursday's job is to solve crimes related to literature. ", "He could have, if he wasn't still in the hokey-four years still to go over that Love's Labor's Won scam. It wasn't an argument and he and I both knew it. . To have an idea about how and why I write what I do, click on the links below. "I thought it was a flaw in the glass. What is known is that the individual operatives themselves are mostly ex-military or ex-police and slightly unbalanced. I regretted not seeing Mycroft most of all. In Dublin the following year an organized gang attempted to hold Jonathan Swift's papers to ransom. I put down my paper to watch the TV when the Toad News Network logo came up. Beginnings Why Jane Eyre? ", "Nelson and Wellington, two great English national heroes both being shot early on during their most important and decisive battles. Since those days there had been few major problems, which made the theft of Chuzzlewit all the more remarkable. Goliath gave it finance and stability, but also a slightly suspicious air. More By and About This Author. We are confident that we can return the manuscript to the museum and arrest the individuals concerned.". Written by Robin Rabiee. . I never liked the classics and am probably the only person in the world who hasn't read Jane Eyre. It doesn't match the curtains. Back to Eyre Affair main page: Beginnings This is my first published book although the fifth that I've actually written. It has a charming irreverent take on... well... everything from literature to history. The SOCO stood up and stretched her back; she hadn't discovered a single print of any sort. The Eyre Affair is an exuberant mélange of crime, comedy and alternative history." Please try your request again later. (It was passed over to me by the Mum, of all people. The world Fforde has created, a world both obsessed by books and with direct access to books, is a world book lovers will want to live in! 1. . This unusual story is a bit difficult to define. "This," boomed the announcer above the swirling music, "is the Toad News Network. "I suppose not," I replied noncommittally, staring out of the window to where I could see a Crimean veteran begging at a street corner, reciting Longfellow from memory for a couple of pennies. ), (The much longer full review can be found at the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com]. ", "I don't know but if the killing stops they've got my vote, Stan.". “Jasper Fforde’s first novel, The Eyre Affair, is a spirited sendup of genre fiction—it’s part hardboiled mystery, part time-machine caper—that features a sassy, well-read ‘Special Operative in literary detection’ named Thursday Next, who will put you more in mind of Bridget Jones than Miss Marple. This series of time-warped fantasy novels is riddled with literary references and side jokes that keep the reader tied in knots, not knowing whether he wants to turn the pages as fast as he can or linger as long as possible do the fun won't end. "Same as ever. Start by marking “The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)” as Want to Read: Error rating book. 'The Eyre Affair' is a silly book for smart people: postmodernism played as raw, howling farce"― Independent (London), ". I really enjoyed the plot, the characters, and all of the puns. Quite what the others do is anyone's guess. Please try again. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Nothing had changed. With the enthusiasm for art and literature in the population undiminished, the LiteraTec's job was becoming increasingly difficult, made worse by a very limited budget. . “Jasper Fforde’s first novel, The Eyre Affair, is a spirited sendup of genre fiction—it’s part hardboiled mystery, part time-machine caper—that features a sassy, well-read ‘Special Operative in literary detection’ named Thursday Next, who will put you more in mind of Bridget Jones than Miss Marple. Thursday Next, so called by Mr and Mrs Next because their daughter was born on a Thursday, is scatty but has a certain feistiness that strengthens her as a character. "The thieves gained entrance through a window on the ground floor and went straight to the manuscript," I said in my best TV voice. No one liked the Corporation's pernicious hold on the nation, and the Toad News Network received more than its fair share of criticism, despite repeated denials that the parent company called the shots. "-of Martin Chuzzlewit, stolen from the Dickens Museum at Gad's Hill. . It was still locked tight and none of the other exhibits had been touched. "They're onto me. "Not a dicky bird. Right turned out to be either Mr. Liar, Mr. ", "That French revisionists might be involved. And who do the UN think they are? The premise of the story is that original manuscripts can be stolen and then changed, not just that manuscript, but all copies of say, Jane Eyre. . Something went wrong. He spent five years sweating over lime kilns on the edge of Dartmoor. Thursday Next? under my breath to Boswell, who slunk off shaking with mirth. I found them unnecessary. The manuscript was gone. I didn't know what he meant by that and still don't; I just hoped he knew what he was doing and didn't come to any harm doing it. Refresh and try again. He grinned dutifully as the flashbulbs went off. I'm just ... well, http://www.jasperfforde.com/thursdayintro.html, Locus Award Nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel (2002), IAFA William L. Crawford Fantasy Award (2002). And, as it happens, I have a surprisingly good opening. Being in SpecOps was no guarantee you would know which departments did what-Joe Public were probably better informed. I wasn't a member of the ChronoGuard. Promotion or death were the usual ways out; the saying was that a LiteraTec job wasn't for Christmas-it was for life. Thanks for your help, Sweetpea. . No one except myself had seen Dad come or go. "Twenty seconds to get in, open the box, take Chuzzlewit and then leg it? Please try again. I'm huge fan of British comedy and science fiction--Monty Python, Douglas Adams, Dr. Who, Neil Gaiman--and 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. . Paige asked one of the scene-of-crime officers. . And that's just for starters' - Time Out London"What Fforde is pulling is a variation on the classic Monty Python gambit: the incongruous juxtaposition og low comedy and high erudition - this scam has not been pulled off with such off-hand finesse and manic verve since the Pythons shut up shop. The barkeeper shook his head sadly as Duff-Rolecks concluded his speech: ". I didn't recognize the title. I stroked the hard glass and felt the shiny surface ripple beneath my fingertips. Turner punched the pause button and I leaned closer. The Eyre Affair’s literary wonderland recalls Douglas Adams’s Hitchhikers series, the works of Lewis Carroll and Woody Allen’s The Kugelmass Episode.”—USA Today“[Thursday Next is] part Bridget Jones, part Nancy Drew, and part Dirty Harry.” —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times“Delightfully clever . "We've been there since 1854. In Fforde’s creation, the dodo has been brought back to life (and is fast becoming a common pet), time travel is tricky but quite natural, and literature is paramount. I looked at the glass case. “Get me out!” I said, advising, “Pluck me from this jail of text-or I swear I’ll wring your neck!” ― Jasper Fforde, The Eyre Affair So, what went wrong? The finely coiffured TV journalist finished her introduction and turned to us both. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 28, 2019. "Watch carefully. Turner, fill her in.". It was witty, creative, and I honestly have not come across many books as uniquely interesting and well-written as this one. Fforde delivers almost every sentence with a sly wink, and he’s got an easy way with wordplay, trivia, and inside jokes. He paused and I finished the quote, part of an old ChronoGuard song Dad used to sing to me when I was a child. Right and leave the service stayed just that-a hope-as so often Mr. I thought that I would not appreciate it as I have never read, What fun! Thus, these original manuscripts are viewed as absolute treasures. The importance of literature can be summed up by several instances, only a few of which I list here: An imagination almost unmatched in modern fiction. I tossed a few notes on the counter and sprinted out of the door as the Toad News anchorwoman somberly announced that a young surrealist had been killed-stabbed to death by a gang adhering to a radical school of French impressionists. By Jasper Fforde Reviewed by Kenny Brechner. But I wasn't listening. 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