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Author: Jasper Fforde
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Paperbacks
Genre: Crime, Thrillers & Mystery
Release: 2005 My Rating:
Summary: "This is fiction. Odd things are MEANT to happen." That remark, coming from galactic tyrant Emperor Zhark, sets the tone for Jasper Ffordex27;s fourth book in the still-fresh Thursday Next series, "Something Rotten." Funny, literate, and sometimes quite poignant, this proves that Fforde still has the spark.
After a disastrous incident in the Wild West, Thursday Next decides to leave Jurisfiction, and goes home with her two-year-old son Friday. But things arenx27;t more peaceful in the real world: The Goliath Corporation has become a religion, therex27;s a politician named Yorrick Kaine blaming the Danes for everything, and a croquet match is set to determine the fate of the world. If they win, the Goliath Corporation (and Kaine) are finished. If they lose, the world has a 22% chance of Armageddon.
Thursdayx27;s personal life is no easier. Her husband has been "eradicated," and her momx27;s house is full of guests from Hamlet to a 13th-century seer. Now her only hope lies in somehow getting the Goliath Corporation to give her husband back, and in winning the cricket match (with the help of Hamlet and a bunch of Neanderthals). But Kaine and the Corporation arenx27;t about to go down without a fight... and they might take Thursday down with them.
Jasper Fforde won readersx27; hearts with the comedy/mystery/fantasy/satire "The Eyre Affair," and kept winning them with the two sequels. Though "Well of Lost Books" was a bit shaky, "Rotten" gets its footing quickly. Any book that has Ophelia staging a coup and taking over the play must be a winner. But Fforde also wraps up some threads from the earlier books, such as Landenx27;s eradication. The question of Thursdayx27;s punishment (for changing the end of "Jane Eyre") is also dealt with, in a poignant and unexpected twist.
Fforde seems more comfortable than ever in his literate-spoof world. His writing is assured and detailed, with a few dizzy puns and plenty of English-major humor, like Hamlet being a Mel Gibson fan. He wraps dozens of seemingly random threads together, tying them off neatly at the end. The climactic fight between Thursday and Kaine is both funny and brilliant, as they set one literary creation against another, including Beowulf and the Jabberwock.
The smart, tough-yet-loving Thursday is joined by a bunch of characters both lovable and infuriating, including her Latin-spouting tot Friday and a bunch of Neanderthals. Gran Next has a secret identity revealed, and Landen returns... spasmodically, on and off. Most winning are the exuberant Hamlet and Thursdayx27;s brother, the Irreverend Joffy. Oddly enough, the villains -- such as Mr. Goliath and hit woman Cindy -- tend to be two-dimensional, but fictional ones (like Emperor Zhark) are enormous fun. Oh, the irony.
Jasper Fforde returns with "Something Rotten," a solid entry in the ongoing fantasy-detective series. For people who donx27;t mind a spoonful of satire with their classic literature, this is a must have.
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Paperbacks
Genre: Crime, Thrillers & Mystery
Release: 2005 My Rating:
Summary: "This is fiction. Odd things are MEANT to happen." That remark, coming from galactic tyrant Emperor Zhark, sets the tone for Jasper Ffordex27;s fourth book in the still-fresh Thursday Next series, "Something Rotten." Funny, literate, and sometimes quite poignant, this proves that Fforde still has the spark.
After a disastrous incident in the Wild West, Thursday Next decides to leave Jurisfiction, and goes home with her two-year-old son Friday. But things arenx27;t more peaceful in the real world: The Goliath Corporation has become a religion, therex27;s a politician named Yorrick Kaine blaming the Danes for everything, and a croquet match is set to determine the fate of the world. If they win, the Goliath Corporation (and Kaine) are finished. If they lose, the world has a 22% chance of Armageddon.
Thursdayx27;s personal life is no easier. Her husband has been "eradicated," and her momx27;s house is full of guests from Hamlet to a 13th-century seer. Now her only hope lies in somehow getting the Goliath Corporation to give her husband back, and in winning the cricket match (with the help of Hamlet and a bunch of Neanderthals). But Kaine and the Corporation arenx27;t about to go down without a fight... and they might take Thursday down with them.
Jasper Fforde won readersx27; hearts with the comedy/mystery/fantasy/satire "The Eyre Affair," and kept winning them with the two sequels. Though "Well of Lost Books" was a bit shaky, "Rotten" gets its footing quickly. Any book that has Ophelia staging a coup and taking over the play must be a winner. But Fforde also wraps up some threads from the earlier books, such as Landenx27;s eradication. The question of Thursdayx27;s punishment (for changing the end of "Jane Eyre") is also dealt with, in a poignant and unexpected twist.
Fforde seems more comfortable than ever in his literate-spoof world. His writing is assured and detailed, with a few dizzy puns and plenty of English-major humor, like Hamlet being a Mel Gibson fan. He wraps dozens of seemingly random threads together, tying them off neatly at the end. The climactic fight between Thursday and Kaine is both funny and brilliant, as they set one literary creation against another, including Beowulf and the Jabberwock.
The smart, tough-yet-loving Thursday is joined by a bunch of characters both lovable and infuriating, including her Latin-spouting tot Friday and a bunch of Neanderthals. Gran Next has a secret identity revealed, and Landen returns... spasmodically, on and off. Most winning are the exuberant Hamlet and Thursdayx27;s brother, the Irreverend Joffy. Oddly enough, the villains -- such as Mr. Goliath and hit woman Cindy -- tend to be two-dimensional, but fictional ones (like Emperor Zhark) are enormous fun. Oh, the irony.
Jasper Fforde returns with "Something Rotten," a solid entry in the ongoing fantasy-detective series. For people who donx27;t mind a spoonful of satire with their classic literature, this is a must have.
Author: Jasper Fforde
Publisher: Penguin Books
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Release: 2003 My Rating:
Summary: SpecOps officer Thursday Next is living the relatively quite life of a Literary Detective in 1985 Great Britain, when things begin to get really weird. I mean, as if zealous Baconians trying to prove that Shakespeare didn't write the plays attributed to him and the Crimean War entering its 131st year weren't strange enough, Thursday is pulled into an attempt to arrest Acheron Hades, the third most wanted man in Britain. No camera can capture his likeness, and he has killed every Special Operations agent sent against him. But, there's one person who can just maybe defeat him, and that's Thursday Next!
OK, the above description probably doesn't help you much, I mean, what is up with the world of this story? Well, as the cover makes crystal clear, this is a surreal world where literature is embraced, stolen, forged, and treated like the greatest treasure on Earth! I must say, that I found it to be refreshingly different. This is a world that you will have to really work to wrap your mind around, but it is well worth it!
As for the rest of the story, I must say that I found the characters to be quite interesting, particularly Ms. Next and Edward Rochester (yep, him from Jane Eyre). Also, I found that the story held together quite well and was quite gripping to boot! Overall, I must say that I loved it! So, if you want to read a fascinating and quite different sort of book, then I highly suggest that you get this one. I give it my highest recommendations.
Publisher: Penguin Books
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Release: 2003 My Rating:
Summary: SpecOps officer Thursday Next is living the relatively quite life of a Literary Detective in 1985 Great Britain, when things begin to get really weird. I mean, as if zealous Baconians trying to prove that Shakespeare didn't write the plays attributed to him and the Crimean War entering its 131st year weren't strange enough, Thursday is pulled into an attempt to arrest Acheron Hades, the third most wanted man in Britain. No camera can capture his likeness, and he has killed every Special Operations agent sent against him. But, there's one person who can just maybe defeat him, and that's Thursday Next!
OK, the above description probably doesn't help you much, I mean, what is up with the world of this story? Well, as the cover makes crystal clear, this is a surreal world where literature is embraced, stolen, forged, and treated like the greatest treasure on Earth! I must say, that I found it to be refreshingly different. This is a world that you will have to really work to wrap your mind around, but it is well worth it!
As for the rest of the story, I must say that I found the characters to be quite interesting, particularly Ms. Next and Edward Rochester (yep, him from Jane Eyre). Also, I found that the story held together quite well and was quite gripping to boot! Overall, I must say that I loved it! So, if you want to read a fascinating and quite different sort of book, then I highly suggest that you get this one. I give it my highest recommendations.