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The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde
The Eyre Affair
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In Jasper Fforde's Great Britain, circa 1985, time travel is routine, cloning is a reality (dodos are the resurrected pet of choice), and literature is taken very, very seriously. England is a virtual police state where an aunt can get lost (literally) in a Wordsworth poem and forging Byronic... show more
In Jasper Fforde's Great Britain, circa 1985, time travel is routine, cloning is a reality (dodos are the resurrected pet of choice), and literature is taken very, very seriously. England is a virtual police state where an aunt can get lost (literally) in a Wordsworth poem and forging Byronic verse is a punishable offense. All this is business as usual for Thursday Next, renowned Special Operative in literary detection. But when someone begins kidnapping characters from works of literature and plucks Jane Eyre from the pages of Brontë's novel, Thursday is faced with the challenge of her career. Fforde's ingenious fantasy—enhanced by a Web site that re-creates the world of the novel—unites intrigue with English literature in a delightfully witty mix.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780142001806 (0142001805)
ASIN: 142001805
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 374
Edition language: English
Series: Thursday Next (#1)
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Url Phantomhive
Url Phantomhive rated it
4.0 The Eyre Affair
The Eyre Affair came up during discussion in book club when we were reading Rebecca (which is similar to Jane Eyre, which is in the title of this book. It was promoted as being a book about a literary police force tasked with keeping the stories of the books we know as they have always been. How cou...
Mimia Reads & Talks
Mimia Reads & Talks rated it
3.0 The Eyre Affair
It was strange and I liked it. Not sure if I’ll continue the series...
Words of a Bibliophile
Words of a Bibliophile rated it
2.5 The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
I first heard about this book when I read Jane Eyre about 10 years ago and only got around to reading it now. Many people seem to enjoy it including some of my friends, but I found it to be a little less than engaging and not much of a page-turner. Ironic, since there's a minor character actually na...
Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents
Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents rated it
4.0 The Eyre Affair
This book throws right in so it took me a minute to get my bearings. It's in an alternate reality. Books are a huge deal. Parts can come to life. Throw in some time travel and comedy. There are murders and robberies. There are government agents trying to bring down criminals disrupting lives a...
Abandoned by user
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4.0 The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
That was a wild, wild romp. I have been meaning to dive into the Thursday Next series for years, and finally decided to take the plunge after MBD's review of the most recent installment in the series. I've read all of Fforde's Chronicles of Kazam, so I am familiar with his unique style, but even s...
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