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Lost in a Good Book

by Jasper Fforde

2002•Fantasy•399 pages

Taste attributes: fantasycomedymysteryscience fictionfastfresh & originalimaginaryintricateglossysolving the riddle/not as it seemsfighting evilfool triumphant

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, smart fantasy novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.9 / 5

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About This Book

The inventive, exuberant, and totally original literary fun that began with The Eyre Affair continues with Jasper Fforde's magnificent second adventure starring the resourceful, fearless literary sleuth Thursday Next. When Landen, the love of her life, is eradicated by the corrupt multinational Goliath Corporation, Thursday must moonlight as a Prose Resource Operative of Jurisfiction, the police force inside books.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyComedyMysteryScience fictionSolving the riddle/not as it seemsFighting evilFool triumphant

Subjects

Books and readingAuthorshipWomen detectivesTime travelEnglish Fantasy FictionFantasy fictionMystery fictionCriminal investigation

Details

Author
Jasper Fforde
Published
2002
Pages
399
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