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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Five things about The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde 📚📚📚📚
1. This was mostly fun. I kept losing interest though and leaving it to sit unread for days at a time. It just never fully engaged me.
2. It reminded me a lot of Daniel O’Malley’s series that starts with The Rook which I really enjoy. In fact, I enjoy it a lot more than I enjoyed this.
3. This was a lot. A lot going on. A lot to follow. A lot to learn.
4. It was funny and harrowing and mysterious.
5. On paper, I should have loved this. But I just found it hard to engage with. Sometimes books and readers just don’t click. There’s no fault to be had…it’s just not a match.
1. This was mostly fun. I kept losing interest though and leaving it to sit unread for days at a time. It just never fully engaged me.
2. It reminded me a lot of Daniel O’Malley’s series that starts with The Rook which I really enjoy. In fact, I enjoy it a lot more than I enjoyed this.
3. This was a lot. A lot going on. A lot to follow. A lot to learn.
4. It was funny and harrowing and mysterious.
5. On paper, I should have loved this. But I just found it hard to engage with. Sometimes books and readers just don’t click. There’s no fault to be had…it’s just not a match.
adventurous
dark
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Gore, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Pregnancy, Alcohol
I really wanted to like it more than I did and I loved the concept. I found the main world we’re thrown into very confusing and that kept pulling me out of the story most of the time. I did enjoy the last 100 pages or so a lot more and there was some very clever wording and goings-on.
This was a great start to a series. The story reads quickly, but gives the right amount of detail for those readers that may not be familiar with the literature discussed in the novel. The characters are likeable as well as being flawed human beings just as we are.
Wonderful book for all literary nerds like me. Hilarious, yet brilliant!
A moderately enjoyable book. I'm on the fence as to whether I will read another book in this series.
Good, but I’m not sure I want to read more of this series
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A brilliantly unique ode to book lovers, such a creative and expansive read!
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Minor: War