The Fourth Bear (Nursery Crime Adventures 2)

by Jasper Fforde | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
ISBN: 9780340835739 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Harvey-T-Rabid of Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on 1/7/2008
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Journal Entry 1 by Harvey-T-Rabid from Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Monday, January 7, 2008
A police procerural with a difference. It's quite funny.

Journal Entry 2 by Triggerfish from Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Was delighted to get this tonight but discovered when i got home that I had picked another copy up at previous meetup... Duh! So thanks harvey -t for your thoughtfulness, I will find another home for it!

Journal Entry 3 by Triggerfish at The Tun Bar & Cafe in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Released 15 yrs ago (6/11/2008 UTC) at The Tun Bar & Cafe in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom

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At meetup.

Journal Entry 4 by kinedi from Rushyford, County Durham United Kingdom on Thursday, June 12, 2008
And indeed, it found another home with me - hooray !!

Journal Entry 5 by kinedi at The Tun Bar & Cafe in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Released 14 yrs ago (9/3/2009 UTC) at The Tun Bar & Cafe in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom

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September Meet Up

Journal Entry 6 by silverbirch7 on Thursday, October 15, 2009
Picked up at BX meetup.

Journal Entry 7 by silverbirch7 on Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Kept picking this one up and meaning to read it and then putting it down again! Returning to BX meet up - maybe another time!

Journal Entry 8 by wingrainbow3wing from Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Thursday, January 7, 2010
I picked this up at the Edinburgh Bookcrossing Meet-up tonight thinking it was time to give Jasper Fforde another shot. So many readers I know love his work and so far the only book of his I attempted irritated me immensely. The “wildly hilarious”, use of puns, (spare me) and his “jovial whimsy”, (childish?) and all the literary allusions I just didn’t get left me out in the cold… So I’m moved to giving his work another go as my chums have were horrified. What, you don’t love the satire, puns and jovial whimsy. Clearly you have no sense of humour! So sue me, sigh! Here I go though, time to see if I can discover what all the fuss is about!
ADDED - 16 March 2010: Back home after releasing this in Aberdeen… I did the thing I am challenged by I gave up reading this… so here are some notes I made with the book in hand earlier in the month.
Oh crumbs, taking a peak a few days after picking this up and I’m irritated by the end of the second sentence… I don’t think this bodes well…
I guess it was supposed to be funny. Hmmmm…
This seems really heavy handed, clunky and reference ridden humour to me and if you don’t enjoy the same sense of humour and don’t get the references the labour intensive business of cutting through this verbiage to the plot is tedious. What am I wittering on about. This verbiage is totally enmeshed with the plot. Oh, dear… and I had thought, hey nursery rhymes I know them, I ought to be able to get more out of this but I’m beginning to wonder?
This is a journey thing isn’t it? I’m supposed to be relishing the journey aren’t I? Instead of announcing to my computer, “Yes well, that’s all very well but where on earth is this journey supposed to be taking me?” Hmmmm…

Journal Entry 9 by wingbelmontcafewing from Aberdeen, Scotland United Kingdom on Friday, March 12, 2010
rainbow3 didn't get a chance to do release notes for this one before visiting but left this for the shelf after a mini meetup.

12/3/10

Journal Entry 10 by wingbelmontcafewing from Aberdeen, Scotland United Kingdom on Thursday, March 18, 2010
march 10

Journal Entry 11 by Inver from Aberdeen, Scotland United Kingdom on Monday, March 29, 2010
Mr Inver and I had a visit to the cinema. Had time for a drink and a browse over the shelf and he brought this one home to read.

Journal Entry 12 by Inver at Aberdeen, Scotland United Kingdom on Thursday, June 10, 2010
Henrietta "Goldilocks" Hatchett, ace reporter, goes missing after inteviewing a prize-cucumber grower (who is blown up soon after). The last ones to see her alive are the Three Bears. DCI Jack Spratt, of the Reading Nursery Crimes Division, is assigned to investigate.

In an unrelated (?) incident, the Gingerbreadman (psycopath, genius, murderer & biscuit) escapes. However, in Plot Twist #40, Jack is removed from the case. Can he catch Ginge, find out why the cucumbers are blowing up with the force of a small atomic bomb, work out why the bears' porridge is at different temperatures (even though poured at the same time) and what bears REALLY do in the woods?!

Quite enjoyed this one: however, it's a wee bit heavy-handed on the names/allusions, and generally tries a bit too hard. However, it's saved by a few brilliant moments (An MP introducing a parliamentary Bill called "The Right To Arm Bears" was my favourite) and a plot that remains devious to the end.

Oh yeah, it's got an Austin Allegro in it. Class car...could only be bettered as a plot twist by a Moggie Marina.

Mr Inver.

Journal Entry 13 by Inver at Aberdeen, Scotland United Kingdom on Monday, August 9, 2010

Released 13 yrs ago (8/9/2010 UTC) at Aberdeen, Scotland United Kingdom

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Sending on as a RABCK to fellow bookcrosser 'Beqi' to take along to her local meetup.

Journal Entry 14 by Beqi at Daventry, Northamptonshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Many thanks for this, Diane! I think I'll reserve it to take along to the Uncon in October, as Jasper Fforde will be there, so I'm sure someone will pick this up and it will continue its travels :-)

Released 13 yrs ago (10/1/2010 UTC) at 2010 Swindon Unconvention, Jury's Inn Hotel in Swindon, Wiltshire United Kingdom

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I'm taking this along to the unconvention at Swindon this weekend. Hope to see many of you there!

Journal Entry 16 by wingGhaneschawing at Gmunden, Oberösterreich Austria on Monday, October 4, 2010
I very special book , a special author

Now I start a Bookring!

Journal Entry 17 by eligi at Leonding, Oberösterreich Austria on Friday, October 15, 2010
hab ich im CUP&CINO in Marchtrenk zur Weiterleitung übernommen

Journal Entry 18 by book06 at Linz, Oberösterreich Austria on Wednesday, October 20, 2010
ist bei mir gelandet. da science fiction und fantsay aber nicht meine "sache" sind, wird es bei nächster gelegenheit weiterreisen...

Journal Entry 19 by book06 at OBCZ-Heuschober-Roma dzt GESCHLOSSEN in Linz, Oberösterreich Austria on Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Released 13 yrs ago (12/1/2010 UTC) at OBCZ-Heuschober-Roma dzt GESCHLOSSEN in Linz, Oberösterreich Austria

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zum stammtisch mitgenommen

Journal Entry 20 by eligi at Leonding, Oberösterreich Austria on Thursday, December 2, 2010
naja - Fantasy ist auch nicht so mein Ding, aber das Buch soll ja so gut sein!?

darf inzwischen wer anderer aus dem Ring lesen und ich versuche es dann später

Journal Entry 21 by ursuutz at Marchtrenk, Oberösterreich Austria on Monday, December 20, 2010
Danke. Habe noch einige andere vor diesem. dann aber.

Journal Entry 22 by ursuutz at Linz, Oberösterreich Austria on Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Released 13 yrs ago (1/18/2011 UTC) at Linz, Oberösterreich Austria

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Geht in den Heuschober für Elighi. Steht im Regal unten rechts.
Habe es nicht so mit science Fiction, daher nur die ersten Kapitel gelesen.

Journal Entry 23 by eligi at Leonding, Oberösterreich Austria on Wednesday, January 19, 2011
heut aus dem Heuschober geholt

Journal Entry 24 by eligi at Leonding, Oberösterreich Austria on Friday, June 3, 2011
tut mir leid, aber nach ein paar Seiten hab ich aufgegeben

geht zurück an ghanescha

Journal Entry 25 by wingGhaneschawing at Salzkammergut-Treffen in Gmunden, Oberösterreich Austria on Thursday, June 16, 2011

Released 12 yrs ago (6/16/2011 UTC) at Salzkammergut-Treffen in Gmunden, Oberösterreich Austria

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Journal Entry 26 by wingApoloniaXwing at Gmunden, Oberösterreich Austria on Saturday, June 25, 2011
Picked it up at the Salzkammergut meeting in Austria. The book was hanging around at the book table for ages, nobody seemed interested in it... so I took pity... I know it already, but will take it with me back to Germany and will find a new home for it.

Journal Entry 27 by wingApoloniaXwing at BCUK Unconvention 2011 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom on Monday, September 5, 2011

Released 12 yrs ago (9/23/2011 UTC) at BCUK Unconvention 2011 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom

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Released at the BCUK Unconvention 2011 in Nottingham.
ETA: It's on somebody's wishlist... so it will get a name tag :-)
Happy reading!

Journal Entry 28 by wingshnedwardswing at Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Sunday, September 25, 2011
Thank you for this wishlist surprise too!
:-)))

Released 12 yrs ago (10/6/2011 UTC) at Yumm Cafe, Custard Factory in Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom

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I ended up with two copies of this, so it's going travelling!

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