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sophiereads21 's review for:
The Eyre Affair
by Jasper Fforde
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-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
A literature lovers dream! I think if I was more of a classics reader (I don't think I've ever made it through Jane Eyre) I would have caught many more references. I love the idea of a world where time is malleable and people are passionate to the point of violence about who actually wrote Shakespeare's plays!
The idea itself is unique, SpecOps Operative Thursday Next is seconded to a unit to help track down and identify a master literary criminal stealing and changing original book manuscripts. I loved the world Jasper Fforde created, I did not like the romance sub-plot. I thought it was was unnecessary and did not serve the character at all (but this is a series so maybe its all in the name of character growth). The plot itself as quite fun and clearly didn't take itself too seriously!
The idea itself is unique, SpecOps Operative Thursday Next is seconded to a unit to help track down and identify a master literary criminal stealing and changing original book manuscripts. I loved the world Jasper Fforde created, I did not like the romance sub-plot. I thought it was was unnecessary and did not serve the character at all (but this is a series so maybe its all in the name of character growth). The plot itself as quite fun and clearly didn't take itself too seriously!