Thank you Jasper Fforde for the creativity you expended in writing the Thursday Next series. The Well of Lost Plots was a welcome read after A Perfect Spy. Thursday does not disappoint in the third book as she goes on adventures in the bookworld. I would admit that I did like the first two better, but I still think she is one of my favorite female detectives. While I love to read, I have never been much of a writer, nor have I ever taken any classes on how to write much beyond an expository paper. Fforde does a nice job of sprinkling in references on how writing occurs, and as always has play on words and grammatical errors that I find an entertaining side note.
Here is a synopsis from the Goodreads website:
Jasper Fforde has done it again in this genre-bending blend of crime fiction, fantasy, and top-drawer literary entertainment. After two rollicking New York Times bestselling adventures through Western literature, resourceful literary detective Thursday Next definitely needs some downtime. And what better place for a respite than in the hidden depths of the Well of Lost Plots, where all unpublished books reside? But peace and quiet remain elusive for Thursday, who soon discovers that the Well 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 make matters worse, a murderer is stalking the personnel of Jurisfiction and it's up to Thursday to save the day. A brilliant feat of literary showmanship filled with wit, fantasy, and effervescent originality, this Ffordian tour de force is the most exciting Thursday Next adventure yet.
Overall I would give this book an 8 out of 10. If you are a lover of reading or the English language, I think you would find this book appealing. They do have several copies of the first book, The Eyre Affair, available at the Book Rack in Moline for a discounted price.
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