More of this soon the fforde grand central page is probably the best place to start to explore, but the index also covers most things. Lost in a good book is the second book by jasper fforde and the sequel to the first adventure of literary detective thursday next, the eyre affair. The unforgettable literary detective whom michiko kakutani ofthe new york timescalls part bridget. Lost in a good book the second installment in jasper fforde s new york times bestselling series follows literary detective thursday next on another adventure in her alternate reality of literatureobsessed englandfrom the author of the constant rabbit the inventive, exuberant, and totally original literary fun that began with the eyre affair continues with new york times bestselling author. Top 10 books by jasper fforde best book recommendations. The inventive, exuberant, and totally original literary fun that began with the eyre affair continues with new york times bestselling author jasper ffordes. A thursday next novel kindle edition by fforde, jasper. Time out new york fforde s wicked sense of humor and wideranging intelligence make every page a joy. Lost in a good book is the second book in the thursday next series, preceded by the eyre affair and followed by the well of lost plots. Thursday next is employed by literary detectives in swindon. Her jumpy chronoguard father rescues her just in time, only to reveal to her that the world is destined to become one big, pink blob of dream topping in a matter of days unless they can figure out how. Okay, maybe lost in a good book is a creature with more than the usual number of feet. When her former specops division is reinstated, thursday assumes shes the obvious choice to lead the literary detectives. Since then he has written another twelve novels, including the number one sunday times bestseller one of our thursdays is missing, and the last dragonslayer series, adapted for television by sky.
The thursday next series by jasper fforde currently consists of the novels the eyre affair, lost in a good book, the well of lost plots, something rotten, first among sequels, one of our thursdays is missing and the woman who died a lot. At the end of jasper fforde s debut novel the eyre affair, his literary detective thursday next prevented archvillain acheron hades from infiltrating the manuscript of jane eyre and kidnapping the heroine. Lost in a good book a thursday next novel 2002 by fforde. A thursday next novel ebook written by jasper fforde. Crawford was given to him for his first novel called the eyre affair. Discover lost in a good book as its meant to be heard, narrated by emily gray. Lost in a good book by jasper fforde thursday next.
The inventive, exuberant, and totally original literary fun that began with the eyre affair continues with new york times bestselling. Jasper fforde had a stroke of brilliance with the thursday next series of adventure books. Introduction to lost in a good book thursdays hopes for a quiet life with her new husband, landen, are dashed when a seemingly impossible string of coincidences involving a falling car, a disgruntled neanderthal, and a mysterious young woman leads to some extremely close brushes with death. Read free book excerpt from lost in a good book by jasper fforde, page 1 of 2. Welcome to the jasper fforde website overview page. The eyre affair was his first novel in the bestselling series of thursday next novels, which includes lost in a good book, the well of lost plots, something rotten, first among sequels, one of our thursdays is missing, and the woman who died a lot. Fans of the late douglas adams, or, even, monty python, will feel at home with fforde heraldthursday next, literary detective and newlywed is back to embark on an adventure that begins, quite literally on her own doorstep.
Jasper fforde books list of books by author jasper fforde. Jasper fforde is a british novelist and has been awarded bollinger everyman wodehouse prize, dilys award, and crawford award. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. Lost in a good book is one in the series of thursday next novels by jaspar fforde. Thursday next, literary detective and newlywed is back to embark on an adventure that begins, quite literally on her own doorstep. Pdf lost in a good book book thursday next free download. Enter jasper fforde, whose first novel, the eyre affair, introduced us to the winningly named thursday next and with boundless confidence.
Thursday next, literary detective and newlywed is back to embark on an adventure that begins, quite literally. Lost in a good book is the second release in the series and ive given it a very high 3 of 5 stars. Lost in a good book jasper fforde, discussion questions. Mar 31, 2002 free download or read online lost in a good book pdf epub thursday next series book. Lost in a good book is the second book by jasper fforde and the sequel to the first adventure of literary detective thursday next, thursday is sent with her partner.
The unforgettable literary detective whom michiko kakutani of the new york times calls part bridget jones, part nancy drew and part dirty harry had another think coming. Mar 31, 2002 jasper fforde had a stroke of brilliance with the thursday next series of adventure books. England is a virtual police state where an aunt can get lost literally in a wordsworth poem and forging byronic verse is a punishable offense. Fforde packs lost in a good book to the rafters with sophisticated literary allusions, numerous interweaving subplots and wildly imaginative details. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read lost in a good book. The inventive, exuberant, and totally original literary fun that began with the eyre affair continues with new york times bestselling author jasper ffordes magnificent second adventure starring the resourceful, fearless literary. This is the 2nd book in the series, after the eyre affair. Fans of the late douglas adams, or, even, monty python, will feel at home with fforde herald. Jasper fforde is a bestselling british novelist and the author of thursday next series. Fforde is known mainly for his thursday next novels. Lost in a good book by jasper fforde is the next adventure in the saga of thursday next, intrepid literary detective. Buy lost in a good book by jasper fforde online at alibris.
Getting lost in jasper ffordes imagination is delightful. If thursday thought she could avoid the spotlight after her heroic escapades in the pages ofjane eyre, she was sorely mistaken. Lost in a good book thursday next novels penguin books. Ill tell you what love is i said, it is blind devotion, unquestioning self humiliation, utter submission, trust and belief against yourself and against the whole world, giving up your heart and soul to the smiter. In jasper fforde s great britain, circa 1985, time travel is routine, cloning is a reality dodos are the resurrected pet of choice, and literature is taken very, very seriously. A behindthetypewriter glance at the creative process. Lost in a good book continues the tale of thursday next, a literary detective who saved the day or at least made jane eyre what it is today in the eyre affair. The first edition of the novel was published in march 31st 2002, and was written by jasper fforde. As fforde s sequel lost in a good book opens, next is pregnant and working the talkshow circuit on behalf of the beleaguered. Jasper fforde spent twenty years in the film business before debuting on the new york times bestseller list with the eyre affair in 2001. Mar 31, 2003 lost in a good book is the second book in the thursday next series, preceded by the eyre affair and followed by the well of lost plots. Feb 01, 2004 fforde packs lost in a good book to the rafters with sophisticated literary allusions, numerous interweaving subplots and wildly imaginative details. A former hollywood film exec, jasper fforde has switched from the silver screen to the page, earning a reputation as a grown up j. His novel is satire, fantasy, literary criticism, thriller, whodunit, game, puzzle, joke, postmodern prank and tiltawhirl.
Next then capped the happy ending by marrying her old flame. She appeared on a television talk show and became somewhat of a celebrity with many people interested in her. That said, this is definitely one for the english majors. In the woman who died a lot, thursday next faces her trickiest assignment yet. April 1, 2003 a lively, punpacked sequel to the welsh novelists debut, the eyre affair 2002. A lovely book for literary nerds with a taste for the fantastic. Jan 10, 2010 lost in a good book jasper fforde, discussion questions. Since then he has written another twelve novels, including the number one sunday times bestseller one of our thursdays is missing, and the last dragonslayer series, adapted for television by sky fforde lives and works in his adopted nation of wales. Getting lost in jasper fforde s imagination is delightful. Jasper fforde traded a varied career in the film industry for staring vacantly out of the window.
The second book in number one bestselling author jasper fforde s phenomenally successful thursday next series. Lost in a good book by jasper fforde viking, penguin usa. The second installment in jasper fforde s new york times bestselling series follows literary detective thursday next on another adventure in her alternate reality of literatureobsessed englandfrom the author of early riser the inventive, exuberant, and totally original literary fun that began with the eyre affair continues with new york times bestselling author jasper fforde s magnificent. Mar 31, 2003 lost in a good book employs many of the mechanisms that made the eyre affair a literary success, but most of its appeal undoubtedly resides in its protagonist. If thursday thought she could avoid the spotlight after her heroic escapades in the pages of jane eyre, she was sorely mistaken. Lost in a good book book saint paul public library. Here, in author jasper fforde s england of 1985, people keep dodo birds as pets, a special police unit drives stakes through vampires hearts, tunbridge wells has been given over to russia in war reparations, london to sydney travel time is 40 minutes by gravitube through the earths center, air travel is by lighter.
As a member of the literary detectives division of special ops, she had pursued the literary criminal acheron hades into the pages of jane eyre, where she foiled his dastardly attempt to kill the protagonist and rewrite charlotte. You can have a look at a potted precis of the books. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Lost in a good book uses a variety of literary allusions as it follows thursday through a vast government conspiracy. In the well of lost plots and his other novels set in an alternative universe in which fictional characters move to the real world and characters of the real world enter fiction, jasper fforde creates comedy from many ideas accepted by both eighteenthcentury neoclassical and twentiethcentury poststructuralist literary theorists not as one might expect by mocking these ideas but by. May 01, 2009 lost in a good book employs many of the mechanisms that made the eyre affair a literary success, but most of its appeal undoubtedly resides in its protagonist. In jasper ffordes great britain, circa 1985, time travel is routine, cloning is a reality dodos are the resurrected pet of choice, and literature is taken very, very seriously. Lost in a good book by jasper fforde science fiction. Fforde s first novel, the eyre affair, was published in 2001.
England is a virtual police state where an aunt can get lost literally in a wordsworth poem and forging byronic verse is. Special operative tuesday next, literary detective, has. Feb 24, 2004 fforde packs lost in a good book to the rafters with sophisticated literary allusions, numerous interweaving subplots and wildly imaginative details. Reading guide for lost in a good book by jasper fforde. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 399 pages and is available in paperback format. In lost in a good book and the well of lost plots, fforde gets a bit bogged down in all the details of the fictional universe.
This is the second book in the thursday next series. Thursday next is the epitome of an independent and uncompromising heroine defiant, brilliant, and perceived as the greatest threat to the villains of the piece. Lost in a good book opens with thursday a reluctant celebrity, thanks to her actions in fforde s previous novel. As its a very difficult book to truly wrap your head around, it couldnt get a 5 from me. Fforde takes the reader on another exploration of great literature, making it accessible even to readers who havent read many of those classic works. Oct 03, 2018 lost in a good book by jasper fforde was first published in 2002.
Her jumpy chronoguard father rescues her just in time, only to reveal to her that the world is destined to. The series has more than one million copies and counting in print. Rowling with his literary fantasies the eyre affair and lost in a good book. I didnt last long before i started to read lost in a good book. The next published book will be early riser, a standalone set in a world in which humans have always hibernated. Its a fastpaced romp that leaves one smiling and intrigued at the same. Mar, 2003 jasper fforde sets about endearing himself to readers even before he begins the second in his series of thursday next novels, lost in a good book. To make matters worse, a set of bizarre coincidences leads thursday to believe that someone related to her old enemy, acheron hades, may be out to get her. He has published two books in the loosely connected nursery crime series, and has published the first books of two additional independent series, the last dragonslayer and shades of gr.
With more than one million books in print worldwide, jasper fforde s beloved series charms a growing number of readers with each new adventure. Jasper fforde born 11 january 1961 is a british novelist. A lively, punpacked sequel to the welsh novelists debut, the eyre affair 2002. Lost in a good book may be a painful rite of passage for a linear thinker. The thursday next is a series of novels which is a mixture of a pool of comical fantasy, a little historical element with loads of mystery paired with. Thursdays hopes for a quiet life with her new husband, landen, are dashed when a seemingly impossible string of coincidences involving a falling car, a disgruntled neanderthal, and a mysterious young woman leads to some extremely close brushes with death. Lost in a good book by jasper fforde a sky full of stories.
For all things related to the second in the thursday next series, click on the links below. Like i could almost see common sense and denial fighting away at each other within her. The second installment in jasper ffordes new york times bestselling series follows literary detective thursday next on another adventure in her alternate reality of literatureobsessed englandfrom the author of the constant rabbit. Lost in a good book offers unique perspective on wellknown works with thursdays secondment to great expectations, a brief sojourn into kafkas the trial, and. When landen, the love of her life, is eradicated by the corrupt multinational goliath corporation, thursday must moonlight as a prose. Its obvious from the way he leaves things that fforde has many more adventures in mind for his heroine. The main characters of this humor, fantasy story are miss havisham, thursday next. The book jumping high jinks continue in fforde s equally whimsical lost in a good book.
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