Marcia from The Printed Page is discussing Jasper Fforde's The Eyre Affair with me all this week. Here's the schedule:
Monday at The Printed Page
Tuesday here at Necromancy Never Pays
Wednesday at The Printed Page again
Thursday here again, and
Friday we'll both do a wrap-up on the novel.
If you haven't read Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, you will miss great walloping spoonsful of fun in The Eyre Affair. And The Eyre Affair is a great funny detective story, so if you haven't read it, find a copy and read along with us this week. Here is a short author introduction to the novel.
I loved The Eyre Affair, as well as the sequels (although they aren't as strong as the first book). Jasper Fforde also has one of the most excellent faux-websites ever.
ReplyDeleteI found you through another blog, and have loved reading you so well my next book purchase will be The Eyre Affair. Ok, I must be honest here, Jane Eyre is one of my all time favorites, so that may have influenced this decision as well.
ReplyDeleteI love your title, too, Necromancy Never Pays. True of life and literature, in video games it's a whole other ball game!
Ah, one of my favorite books. :) I wrote my college application essay on it, in fact.
ReplyDeleteAlison: yes, I sort of love Fforde's site, and put in some links to it today.
ReplyDeleteMinta: so glad to have a fellow Bronte-lover reading along! You won't regret buying this book.
Sarah: I hope for some comments from you, maybe about parts you like that I didn't discuss (there's just too much).
I'm going to have to pick this one up ASAP, then come back to these posts!
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