The Well of Lost Plots: A Thursday Next Novel
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Thursday Next definitely needs some downtime. After two rollicking New York Times bestselling adventures through the Western literary canon, Britain's Prose-Op was literally and literaturally at her wits' end--not to mention pregnant. So what could be more welcome than a restful stint in the Character Exchange Program down in the hidden depths of the Well of Lost Plots?
But a vacation remains elusive. In no time, Thursday discovers that the Well of Lost Plots is a veritable linguistic free-for-all where grammasites run rampant, plot devices are hawked on the black market, and lousy books (like the one she has taken up residence in) are scrapped for salvage. To top it off, a murderer is stalking Jurisfiction personnel and nobody is safe, least of all Thursday herself.
Once again, it's up to the ever-resourceful gal detective to track down the killer, save her pulp novel-slash-temporary abode from being chucked into the text sea, and get back to her "real" life with her body (and memory, if it's not too much to ask) intact. Fforde has done it again in this absolutely brilliant feat of literary showmanship. When it comes to sheer wit, literate fantasy, and effervescent originality, nobody can touch this new Ffordian tour de force.
Thursday Next definitely needs some downtime. After two rollicking New York Times bestselling adventures through the Western literary canon, Britain's Prose-Op was literally and literaturally at her wits' end--not to mention pregnant. So what could be more welcome than a restful stint in the Character Exchange Program down in the hidden depths of the Well of Lost Plots?
But a vacation remains elusive. In no time, Thursday discovers that the Well of Lost Plots is a veritable linguistic free-for-all where grammasites run rampant, plot devices are hawked on the black market, and lousy books (like the one she has taken up residence in) are scrapped for salvage. To top it off, a murderer is stalking Jurisfiction personnel and nobody is safe, least of all Thursday herself.
Once again, it's up to the ever-resourceful gal detective to track down the killer, save her pulp novel-slash-temporary abode from being chucked into the text sea, and get back to her "real" life with her body (and memory, if it's not too much to ask) intact. Fforde has done it again in this absolutely brilliant feat of literary showmanship. When it comes to sheer wit, literate fantasy, and effervescent originality, nobody can touch this new Ffordian tour de force.
Journal Entry 2 by NC-Lit-Teacher at BookCrosser in ~~~ ♥ ~~~ A Friend ~~~ ♥ ~~~, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Thursday, July 8, 2004
Released on Thursday, July 08, 2004 at fellow bookcrosser in fellow bookcrosser, postal release USA.
Mailed to a BookCrosser in Ohio. Enjoy!
Mailed to a BookCrosser in Ohio. Enjoy!
Received in a BC trade. I can't wait to read the next Thursday Next adventure. Thanks bookshop!
I enjoyed this 3rd installment of the Eyre Affair series, featuring heroine Thursday Next. It started out a little slow, but I thought the first one did too. But once it got moving, the search for a killer on the loose in BookWorld was as intriguing and fun as the other two stories. I especially liked the chapter that Thursday and Miss Havisham spend in Wuthering Heights. I just read it and the characters were still fresh in my mind. I liked Thursday's discovery of a hidden problem with the new Book operating system, too, as it would be a threat to all of us in BookCrossing!
Note: This version is an Advanced Reading Copy
Note: This version is an Advanced Reading Copy
Journal Entry 5 by kelwood at N/A in Post office, A book trading site -- Controlled Releases on Monday, September 6, 2004
Released 19 yrs ago (9/3/2004 UTC) at N/A in Post office, A book trading site -- Controlled Releases
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Mailed to BrigidsBlest as a trade. Enjoy!
Mailed to BrigidsBlest as a trade. Enjoy!
Received in trade from Kelwood today. #3 in the series.
