tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post6170226270790195047..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: The Eyre Affair - Jasper FfordeDesperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-45210540718966774292013-10-25T21:22:17.283+01:002013-10-25T21:22:17.283+01:00Ahh yes... being 17 was something. I too will be l...Ahh yes... being 17 was something. I too will be looking for more Fforde now I've found him. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-84858763414613698602013-10-25T21:19:06.177+01:002013-10-25T21:19:06.177+01:00Very, very, funny. I think I learned things too an...Very, very, funny. I think I learned things too and certainly thought about stuff so an all round win!Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-73647952835046105022013-10-25T21:15:57.821+01:002013-10-25T21:15:57.821+01:00I admit it doesn't fit with the rest of my rea...I admit it doesn't fit with the rest of my reading but who couldn't love Douglas Adams? I know what you mean about Pratchett - whatever it is it's the same thing that annoys me when I read The Guardian... I like Neil Gaimen too. It's years since I read Rankin but Fforde reminded me of him in a very good way. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-91068541286485588602013-10-22T15:16:16.133+01:002013-10-22T15:16:16.133+01:00I discovered Fforde just after high school when I ...I discovered Fforde just after high school when I came across The Fourth Bear in a used book store. At the time I couldn't get through it - I was going through a really awful 'if it doesn't make me look smart, I won't read it!' phase (haha, wasn't being 17 fantastic?). A few years later I was sick and wanted something quick and easy. I had never read anything quite as quirky as Fforde's books, so it took some getting used to, but once I did I was set. Since then I've devoured everything of his I've come across.Leahhttp://theprettygoodgatsby.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-90603865486847701232013-10-22T12:07:27.443+01:002013-10-22T12:07:27.443+01:00I loved this. Read it on holiday and irritated my ...I loved this. Read it on holiday and irritated my partner with my sniggering then handed it over to him and he returned the favour. Great stuff!Susanhttp://www.alifeinbooks.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-52924727665237153402013-10-22T11:16:17.664+01:002013-10-22T11:16:17.664+01:00I wouldn't have had you down as a comedy SFF f...I wouldn't have had you down as a comedy SFF fan Hayley! But I am glad to know it - although I've never loved Pratchett (could never quite put my finger on why), I adored Douglas Adams, and the few Rankins I've read, and also Jasper Fforde - I've read the first two Thursday Next books, and have plenty more of his on the shelf to read. They are such fun.Annabel Gaskellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12210341270502698508noreply@blogger.com