Blog this item

The Eyre Affair

By Jasper Fforde

(164)

| Paperback | 9780142001806

Like The Eyre Affair?
Join aNobii to see if your friends read it, and discover similar books!

Book Description

The "New York Times" bestseller is the first in a series of outlandishly clever adventures featuring the resourceful, fearless literary detective Thursday Next, renowned Special Operative. [예스24 제공]

Critics

The Best Reviews: Jasper Fforde, The Eyre Affair

"A must read. This is an original!" In 1985 time travel and cloning are a consistent part of life. In Britain, English literature has become so in vogue, original manuscripts are quite valuable. Just ask any of the zillion Williams, Charles, or Milto ... (read full critics)

thebestreviews published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

The Eyre Affair

Some books come out of left field, some books from an alternate universe. It's not as unusual as you might think. Since the dawn of Science Fiction (Ward Moore's 'Bring the Jubilee' in 1953), "alternate histories" have been a popular subgenre of Scie ... (read full critics)

bookotron published on Tue, 14 Sep 2010

See all critics

16 Reviews

2 people find this helpful

What Douglas Adams did for Sci-fi and Terry Pratchett does for fantasy, Jasper Fforde does for the thriller mystery genre. Set in an alternate world where literature is taken much more seriously than our own, The Eyre Affair follows the exploits of Thursday Next, a LiteraTech operative. It's fille ... (continue)

What Douglas Adams did for Sci-fi and Terry Pratchett does for fantasy, Jasper Fforde does for the thriller mystery genre. Set in an alternate world where literature is taken much more seriously than our own, The Eyre Affair follows the exploits of Thursday Next, a LiteraTech operative. It's filled with action, references to classic literature, and a sense of whimsy that just makes the book (and the series) fun to read.

Is this helpful?

Braydin said on Sep 26, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

1 person find this helpful

Completely deranged!

A compelling parallel reality, constantly surprising and definitely comical, totally witty, with interesting consistent characters, from the super-evil Acheron Hades to the unusually sweet Rochester to the small officers, each with his distinctive fascinating features. Worth reading!!!

Is this helpful?

maCmq said on Dec 21, 2011 | Add your feedback

1 person find this helpful

Take centuries of British literature, a big bad guy, a different history for the real world and you'll have this novel. Jasper Fforde plays with own rules and wins the game, for the characters are vivid and interesting, all the items created by Mycroft are wonderful and Thursday is a wannahave frien ... (continue)

Take centuries of British literature, a big bad guy, a different history for the real world and you'll have this novel. Jasper Fforde plays with own rules and wins the game, for the characters are vivid and interesting, all the items created by Mycroft are wonderful and Thursday is a wannahave friend. Narrating what is written in this book isn't simple, for we have lots of crazy events. But it is funny playing with real novels and kidnapping Jane Eyre, among the others, from the pages she is written in.
Twist the time-space and read this book.

Is this helpful?

etnagigante said on Jun 22, 2009 | Add your feedback

Clever Dick

As someone who is not a fan of the detective/mystery genre, this is the only way I could have come at it. I like the cleverness of Fforde's work. Its problems are those of the genre; its being plot-driven rather than character driven. I especially dislike the way the villains are written; just not r ... (continue)

As someone who is not a fan of the detective/mystery genre, this is the only way I could have come at it. I like the cleverness of Fforde's work. Its problems are those of the genre; its being plot-driven rather than character driven. I especially dislike the way the villains are written; just not realistic psychologies. I don't mind fantasy, but I need believable characters.

Is this helpful?

Stefan Garcia said on Apr 14, 2012 | Add your feedback

This book would not be bad.. the problem is that the various parts seem not to have any connection with each other. The writing just does not flow. Good original ideas, but they are developed in a boring fashion!!

Is this helpful?

n_malo said on Nov 7, 2011 about the Audio CD edition | Add your feedback

Fun and literary

Just started this book - my first Jasper Fforde. Seems fun so far - not unlike Colfer's Artemis Fowl series with a smattering of Dr Who. Full review to follow :)
REVIEW: Well, I enjoyed this book. Good fun, creative ideas, intriguing plot (where else could Bronte's Jane Eyre be brought into our wor ... (continue)

Just started this book - my first Jasper Fforde. Seems fun so far - not unlike Colfer's Artemis Fowl series with a smattering of Dr Who. Full review to follow :)
REVIEW: Well, I enjoyed this book. Good fun, creative ideas, intriguing plot (where else could Bronte's Jane Eyre be brought into our world to have a cup of tea?). A great holiday read, and makes me want to read other books in the Fforde canon. And it is REALLY very similar to Dr Who :) Not a bad thing of course!

Is this helpful?

Ian Hodgson said on Jul 28, 2011 | Add your feedback

See all 16 comments

Book Details

Rating:
(164)
- 5 stars
- 4 stars
- 3 stars
- 2 stars
- 1 star
English Books
Paperback 384 Pages
ISBN-10: 0142001805
ISBN-13: 9780142001806
Publisher: Penguin | Fiction
Pub date: Feb 25, 2003
Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Others and eBook
In other languages: other languages 繁體書, Livres Français, Deutsche Bücher, Libros en Español, Libri Italiani, Nederlandse Boeken