Something Rotten
Something Rotten - Jasper Fforde
Very, very, very good Thursday Next novel! This one was a 10th anniversary gift from my big little sister.
For those of you who aren't familiar with Thursday Next, she's a brilliant Literary Detective. Something Rotten is actually fourth in the series. Start with The Eyre Affair, follow with Lost in a Good Book, move on to The Well of Lost Plots. It was an Entertainment Weekly review that first turned me on to these. They're basically fantasy novels, set in the UK, but with time travel, Neanderthals, and all sorts of Special Ops divisions, like monitoring the behaviour of literary characters, hunting werewolves and vampires, etc. Did I mention the cheese? In the most inspired throwaway detail, cheese is a controlled substance that has a thriving black market. You have to read them to believe it.
Anyway, I read the first three in the series in 2004, before I started keeping track. They are all excellent, including this one. Lent Something Rotten to my big little sister, and highly recommend it.
September 2005.
Very, very, very good Thursday Next novel! This one was a 10th anniversary gift from my big little sister.
For those of you who aren't familiar with Thursday Next, she's a brilliant Literary Detective. Something Rotten is actually fourth in the series. Start with The Eyre Affair, follow with Lost in a Good Book, move on to The Well of Lost Plots. It was an Entertainment Weekly review that first turned me on to these. They're basically fantasy novels, set in the UK, but with time travel, Neanderthals, and all sorts of Special Ops divisions, like monitoring the behaviour of literary characters, hunting werewolves and vampires, etc. Did I mention the cheese? In the most inspired throwaway detail, cheese is a controlled substance that has a thriving black market. You have to read them to believe it.
Anyway, I read the first three in the series in 2004, before I started keeping track. They are all excellent, including this one. Lent Something Rotten to my big little sister, and highly recommend it.
September 2005.
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