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Title: Jasper Fforde
Post by: Tom on 10 Nov 2007, 18:24
Jasper Fforde, hello? Any one here heard of him?
Title: Re: Jasper Fforde
Post by: Dimmukane on 10 Nov 2007, 18:28
No, but my friend Wikipedia raves about him...now I'm gonna have to go look for his stuff at the library.
Title: Re: Jasper Fforde
Post by: Joseph on 10 Nov 2007, 23:22
Nrb, I love your ability to use your first post as a basis for discussion, and to inform those reading the thread of the topic for discussion.  It's inspiring, that people take such time to make sure their thread has a solid basis and possible direction.  I mean, hello?
Title: Re: Jasper Fforde
Post by: Inlander on 11 Nov 2007, 02:35
I recently picked up the latest Wednesday Next novel, but I haven't finished it. I read the previous three in pretty quick succession a couple of years ago, and while they were amusing and very compulsive reading, they also offered pretty quickly diminishing returns. It's a cute conceit that he's following in those books, but it's essentially four (so far) novels from one joke. Still, they're good to read when I need some decompression time from the "heavier" stuff I normally read.
Title: Re: Jasper Fforde
Post by: thegreatbuddha on 11 Nov 2007, 09:45
Jasper Fforde, hello? Any one here heard of him?

Yes.
Title: Re: Jasper Fforde
Post by: MusicScribbles on 11 Nov 2007, 11:09
No.
Title: Re: Jasper Fforde
Post by: Tom on 12 Nov 2007, 00:30
Nrb, I love your ability to use your first post as a basis for discussion, and to inform those reading the thread of the topic for discussion.  It's inspiring, that people take such time to make sure their thread has a solid basis and possible direction.  I mean, hello?

Are you being sarcastic? :-)

I recently picked up the latest Wednesday Next novel

Her name is Thursday Next and there are 5 books now, the latest is the First Among Sequels.

No.

You should go and introduce your self to Dimmukae's friend Wikipedia.

Title: Re: Jasper Fforde
Post by: Ishotdanieljohnston on 12 Nov 2007, 01:31
Well my girlfreind is always nagging me too read him, so maybe I'll give him a look. Doesn't really sound like my kind of thing though.
Title: Re: Jasper Fforde
Post by: Inlander on 12 Nov 2007, 03:26
I recently picked up the latest Wednesday Next novel

Her name is Thursday Next and there are 5 books now

Goes to show how strongly they stick in the mind.