One of Our Thursdays is Missing
By Jasper Fforde
The hard things about jotting down thoughts after I’ve read a book is that sometimes, my thoughts are very short and simple. For instance: I loved the Thursday Next series. They take up precious shelf space in my house and I only buy books I have read and want to reread again. But this latest Thursday Next novel feels like a copout and I probably won’t be rereading this.
How copout? Well, the original Thursday Next barely features. There is a token Landen-is-my-true-love appearance. The protagonist is the “written Thursday Next”. And the plot inversions and meta-references are so dense and obscure now, I don’t enjoy picking them out because there is one on every page and it’s just not funny anymore. I think Jasper Fforde has gotten bored with this world, and frankly, so have I.
Next (series), please!
Reread value: 2/5 (only if I’m rereading the entire Thursday Next series)
