Random personal fact # 167.
I love Jasper Fforde. I do.
Jasper Fforde is the author of the Thursday Next novels; so called, because that's the name of his heroine - Thursday Next. Sofar, he's written The Eyre Affair, Lost In A Good Book, The Well Of Lost Plots and Something Rotten. This series has led critics to dub mr. Fforde as the J.K. Rowling for adults, and when you read the books, you'll know why. I'm currently reading the second in the series.
His quirky, off-beat and unimaginably postmodern novels are
filled to the brim with intelligent jokes, witty intertextual references, excruciating puns and utterly loveable characters - his books cleverly use many many classics from the literary canon as a kind of background for the adventures. Fforde's knowledge of these classics is commendable. In a way (well, more ways than one) he reminds me of Douglas Adams, the author of the legendary cult classic The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.
And in a way, Fforde is (dare I say it? Yes, I dare) better than Adams - he's not as linear as Adams, who has obviously carried his radio background into his literary works.
If you're ever bored, give Fforde a try - you'll love it.
And the really good news? He's working on a new series, the Nursery Crimes Division. Sounds every bit as promising as his Thursday Next novels.
Cheers
Jasper Fforde is the author of the Thursday Next novels; so called, because that's the name of his heroine - Thursday Next. Sofar, he's written The Eyre Affair, Lost In A Good Book, The Well Of Lost Plots and Something Rotten. This series has led critics to dub mr. Fforde as the J.K. Rowling for adults, and when you read the books, you'll know why. I'm currently reading the second in the series.
His quirky, off-beat and unimaginably postmodern novels are
filled to the brim with intelligent jokes, witty intertextual references, excruciating puns and utterly loveable characters - his books cleverly use many many classics from the literary canon as a kind of background for the adventures. Fforde's knowledge of these classics is commendable. In a way (well, more ways than one) he reminds me of Douglas Adams, the author of the legendary cult classic The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. And in a way, Fforde is (dare I say it? Yes, I dare) better than Adams - he's not as linear as Adams, who has obviously carried his radio background into his literary works.
If you're ever bored, give Fforde a try - you'll love it.
And the really good news? He's working on a new series, the Nursery Crimes Division. Sounds every bit as promising as his Thursday Next novels.
Cheers
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