Friday, February 26, 2010

Thursday Next - First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde

2007; 362 pages. #5 in the Thursday Next Series (or #6, if you count "The Great Samuel Pepys Fiasco"). Genre : Fictional Book-Jumping. Overall Rating : 9*/10.
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I've switched from the "A through F" rating system to the "Ten Star" one. Why? Because there's something about the rating "A-" that seems disappointing, despite the fact that it means it was an excellent book. I rated this one an integer (9), but I fully expect to get anal with this system, handing out ratings such as "7.426 Stars out of 10".
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My review in 50 words or less...
TN-FAS takes place 14 years after Something Rotten. Thursday and two of her literary selves battle baddies, deal with alternative timelines, and book-jump like crazy. Starts slow, but the last 250 pages are fantastic. If you haven't read the earlier books in this series, start with them.
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The Last Among Prequels version of this review is here.

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