Declare Appertaining To Books Something Rotten (Thursday Next #4)
| Title | : | Something Rotten (Thursday Next #4) |
| Author | : | Jasper Fforde |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 385 pages |
| Published | : | July 26th 2005 by Penguin Books (first published July 31st 2004) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Mystery. Humor. Writing. Books About Books |
Jasper Fforde
Paperback | Pages: 385 pages Rating: 4.16 | 31392 Users | 1473 Reviews
Explanation To Books Something Rotten (Thursday Next #4)
Detective Thursday Next has had her fill of her responsibilities as the Bellman in Jurisfiction. Packing up her son, Friday, Thursday returns to Swindon accompanied by none other than the dithering Danish prince Hamlet. But returning to SpecOps is no snap—as outlaw fictioneer Yorrick Kaine plots for absolute power, the return of Swindon's patron saint foretells doom, and if that isn't bad enough, back in the Book World The Merry Wives of Windsor is becoming entangled with Hamlet. Can Thursday find a Shakespeare clone to stop this hostile takeover? Can she vanquish Kaine and prevent the world from plunging into war? And, most important, will she ever find reliable childcare? Find out in this totally original, action-packed romp, sure to be another escapist thrill for Jasper Fforde's legion of fans.Details Books Conducive To Something Rotten (Thursday Next #4)
| Original Title: | Something Rotten |
| ISBN: | 014303541X (ISBN13: 9780143035411) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Thursday Next #4 |
| Characters: | Hamlet, Thursday Next, Landen Parke-Laine, Pickwick, Friday Next |
| Setting: | United Kingdom |
| Literary Awards: | Dilys Award Nominee (2005) |
Rating Appertaining To Books Something Rotten (Thursday Next #4)
Ratings: 4.16 From 31392 Users | 1473 ReviewsEvaluation Appertaining To Books Something Rotten (Thursday Next #4)
The fate of the world depends on the results of the Superhoop, with help from the cloned Neanderthals wholly owned by Goliath Corporation, now a religion after a year of bad press. Thursday Next is back in the real world after hiding out in the world of unpublished novels. Jasper Fforde books are wonderfully crazy .This was just okay for me. There was so much going on. The author kept it reigned in, but it was like a jumbo zig zag. Usually I like busy, so I'm not sure why this rubbed me the wrong way. There was also a fair amount of repetition which caused eye rolling....not excessive eye rolling...just basic eye rolling.I liked Thurdsay. She was great. I also liked Hamlet. He seemed like the comic relief. Everything else was just okay.
Just when you think it cant get any stranger, Jasper Fforde makes sure to let you know it can and it will:The fate of all life on this beautiful planet decided on the swing of a croquet mallet. (351)I mean COME ON! Anyone who can turn croquet into a full-contact sport and make me want to watch it has to be a genius right?I also cant believe it took me until almost 12 hours later to finally connect the title to most of the story, as in hey this story has a lot about Hamlet in it and the quote
This was book №4 in the Thursday next series, and although a lot of loose threads from the previous books came together, for me this book just didn't read as well as the others. There was a fair amount of repetition which went on, which seemed to interupt the flow of the storyline. Once again the multiple threads reminded me of the plate spinners from the old variety acts.Time has moved on and Thursday exits the Bookworld to reappear in the real world. She is accompanied by her 2 year old son,
Happy birthday, William Shakespeare, and as a gift for your 450th, I present to you an excellent book written for your 440th. Jasper Fforde has exactly the same love of reading and writer's inventiveness as many of the great ones who are inspired by your creativity. Not only does he give Hamlet some thoughtful reflection upon his role as a dithering protagonist, but also literally brings you back to life with all the tragic consequences of your great plays. Okay, not even King Lear suggests an
So crazy it's really funny. And in the end most things are sort of tied up, so I can stop reading this series. Or will I? ;)
I started this series actually with the second book, because we read it at an English course at University. Then I read the first book in German and just some time ago after years the third one again in English. I didnt want to wait so long again, so I directly started the fourth book.I liked this one even better than the third, even though there was less book jumping and literature involved (except for Hamlet). But still it was funny, it was exciting, it was just really enjoyable. I loved how
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