Reviews - A Jane Eyre eset

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A Jane Eyre eset

Jasper Fforde

3.84 AVERAGE

greenrain's review against another edition

3.0

Weird, but in a good way. I liked parts of it. I felt lost in some parts. I don't think I'll read any more of the series.

liviascarlett's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 61%

Reading slump. Going back on the shelf for a second try when my brain is working.

alienem's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

linneahedvig's review against another edition

4.0

As hard as it was for me to believe, I hadn't read this before May! I had read another Thursday Next novel and I had used Thursday Next to bond with strangers, but I hadn't read this first and main novel. I loved it. Of course. I am always wary of the military part of who Thursday Next is (a veteran of the Crimean War, which in the alternate timeline has been going on for over a century), but she's such a delightful and identifiable character that it's easy to get past that. And even the military is fun in a world where literary crimes are as dastardly, and taken as seriously, as they are in these books.

evsaph's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

maplessence's review against another edition

3.0

3.5★

This book did sound so up my alley and I'm a bit worried because it is a very busy book , so maybe it wasn't the right book to start in a very active holiday. I'm hoping my rating is fair.

I found it very hard to get into the start -as I said busy. It reminded me of [b:The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts|372299|The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy A Trilogy in Five Parts|Douglas Adams|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1322913171l/372299._SX50_.jpg|42028477] but the style was much colder - I just couldn't warm to any of the characters at all. That did make it a struggle for me to keep going with the read.

However, Every time I would consider giving up there would be another witticism

“I was in '78 recently," he announced. "I brought you this."
He handed me a single by the Beatles. I didn't recognize the title.
"Didn't they split in '70?"
"Not always. How are things?”

or some lines that were laugh out loud funny;

"Can't we wait for the Chronoguard?"
"They'd never get here in time. It's easy. A lobotomised monkey could do it."
"And where are we going to get a lobotomised monkey at this time of night"

The wild and uncertain tone of the book improved for me at around 64% - although I didn't really like the ending.

So it was a real mixed bag and I may have to read another Fforde to decide if I like his style or not.

A bonus review!
3.5★
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/dec/24/extract.originalwriting

Read December 2018

The Locked Room Mystery

I spent a lot more time trying to find a place to post this review than I did reading this short, short story.

Light, frothy & fun. I doubt I will remember anything about it in a week.

This doesn't mean I didn't enjoy reading it (I did) or that I won't try something else by Fforde (I will)

And, in fact, I did!