Reviews - A Jane Eyre eset

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A Jane Eyre eset

Jasper Fforde

3.84 AVERAGE

emcl7weenie's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

daleann's review against another edition

4.0

Loved this book. Kept me laughing the entire time. Witty, funny, well written! If you are a classics fan (especially a Bronte fan) you will love this book

marleens's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This book has some really fun concepts, although it does get a little bit too goofy every now and then. But the overall story is entertaining and I liked the characters. Also I love Jane Eyre so everything about that was lovely to read. While reading this, I had a vague recollection that I might have read it before, which I had apparently forgotten. I for sure haven’t read the next one in the series though, so I’m looking forward to see where Thursday’s adventures take her Next.

emilyjarman's review against another edition

2.25

funny lighthearted fast-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

katmystery's review against another edition

4.0

It was very wacky, well-written, fun, interesting, and exciting. Recommended for all bookworms!

raquel_reading_stuff's review against another edition

5.0

This is the fantastic beginning to a delightful and hilarious series by Jasper Fforde. Based in an alternate world with dodos, a society obsessed with books, gravitubes, neanderthals, and more, it is truly a refreshing take on our world. Watch as Thursday Next, the bold and hands-on Literary Detective, attempt to foil Acheron Hades through a series of trials that involve the multinational Goliath Corporation and villains with random, witty, and laugh-out-loud names.

What makes this book so good is the atmosphere, the wit, and the jokes. Overall it is not really realistic or easy to relate to (kind of in a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy kind of way, but it is better because the plot is not as random as H2G2 and has better characters).

These books are great and wonderful page-turners, and since there are eight books in the series so far, it'll be entertaining for a really long time. Unfortunately, I am on the last book after waiting over a year for the ninth one to come out and I am facing a Fford-drought. I am also waiting for Fforde's other series, Shades of Grey (which is extremely witty and I think better dystopia than the YA I've read these days). Please keep writing, Mr. Fforde! And in the meantime read the two series I've mentioned because they are fantastic and extremely smart and funny.