The Fourth Bear

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• THE FOURTH BEAR: A Nursery Crime

  If you have not yet entered into the worlds as seen through the eyes of Jasper Fforde, then you are truly missing out on something remarkable. He does not see the world the way others see it. Underneath the norm he finds the absurd, and the normal se ... (read full critics)

  teenreads published on Thu, 16 Sep 2010

• THE FOURTH BEAR: A Nursery Crime

  If you have not yet entered into the worlds as seen through the eyes of Jasper Fforde, then you are truly missing out on something remarkable. He does not see the world the way others see it. Underneath the norm he finds the absurd, and the normal se ... (read full critics)

  teenreads published on Mon, 13 Sep 2010

3 Reviews

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  by Jasper Fforde

  I can't wait for the next NCD novel! Where does mr Fforde take his ideas I really don't know. But they work splendidly!

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  Fiore said on Nov 11, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  A Little Boring, Still So Creative

  I absolutely LOVE this author's style. Anyone who can take nursery rhymes and create murder mysteries replete with humor and satire is a major plus in my book.
  In the second installment of the Nursery Crime series, Goldilocks and the Three Bears are caught in a national conspiracy and the Gingerbre ... (continue)

  I absolutely LOVE this author's style. Anyone who can take nursery rhymes and create murder mysteries replete with humor and satire is a major plus in my book.
  In the second installment of the Nursery Crime series, Goldilocks and the Three Bears are caught in a national conspiracy and the Gingerbread Man is blood thirsty as ever. Obviously this is not a nail-biter (unless you suffer from Mother Goose phobia) but it is certainly clever.
  My only issue is that there are times when the story was a little boring and nothing irks me more in a mystery than when characters are introduced at the last minute who end up playing a pivotal role in the plot. I feel like it's a cop out and it cheapens the story.
  In any case, I do recommend this book if anything for the humor and to marvel at the twisted lives of our much beloved nursery rhymes.

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  ReadingQueen 12/17 said on Aug 10, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  Cleverly written, but his books are never can't-put-them-down books.

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  Missmath144 said on Sep 22, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 400 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0340835737
• ISBN-13: 9780340835739
• Publisher: Hodder Paperback
• Pub date: Jun 28, 2007
• Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD and eBook

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