Feb 12, 2019 ive read and enjoyed several of fforde s books, but for me this one was a big disappointment. Jun 17, 2017 when i met jasper fforde, he was promoting his shades of grey novel. An astonishing, hotly anticipated new novel from the great literary fantasist and creator of thursday next, jasper fforde. Jasper fforde traded a varied career in the film industry for staring vacantly out of the window and arranging words on a page. Were back in ffordes alternate wales, 1985, when previously endangered species e. Fforde and his four siblings were raised in london and wales. Get your ereaderkindlenook signed with this probably unique jasper fforde service. Fforde s first novel, the eyre affair, was published in 2001. Jasper fforde was born in london on january 11, 1961. Books by jasper fforde authors like jasper fforde what should i read next register for free to build your own book lists. Fforde has used his incredible imagination to create for the reader a unique world, chromatacia, where.
You can have a look at a potted precis of the books. Jasper fforde s beloved new york times bestselling novel introduces literary detective thursday next and her alternate reality of literatureobsessed englandfrom the author of the constant rabbit fans of douglas adams and p. Commencing the beginning of his chronicles of kazam series on the 1st of january, 2010, this novel saw the introduction of a new fantastical world with both humor and fun. Yes, by simply downloading a signed frontispiece and uploading it to your ereader of choice, your shiny gizmo will be officially signed for the shades of grey. He is the author of the thursday next series, the nursery crimes series, and shades of grey. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read shades of grey. He has published two books in the loosely connected nursery crime series, and has published the first books of two additional independent series, the last dragonslayer and shades of grey. Social hierachy is based upon ones limited color perception. Unlike, because shades of grey is firmly on the side of science fiction whereas his other books id call fantasy. The eyre affair was his first novel in the bestselling thursday next series. Jasper fforde, best known for the adventures of literary detective thursday next in the surreal book world, talks to sarah crown about his new novel shades of grey. Jasper fforde s new novel has one of the highest, or narrowest, of concepts ive come across in a long time, and as a consequence falls somewhere between sharp. Books by jasper fforde authors like jasper fforde what.
Next book page detailing what books jasper fforde will be publishing next. Jasper fforde gave up his career in the fim industry when his novel the eyre affair debuted on the new york times bestseller list in 2002. Shades of grey ii either a prequel that takes place before the something that happened or well just carry on straight after eddies marriage. Readalikes for jasper fforde if you like jasper fforde. Jul 27, 2012 an odd thing in this day and age, i m sure youll agreebut most definitely deserved, because jasper fforde, as ive endeavoured to establish beyond the merest suggestion of a shadow of. Any recommendations on books that read like jasper fforde thursday next series. Authors with similar writing style to jasper fforde. Eddie russett is a red in a society run by a colortocracy. Readalikes for jasper fforde if you like jasper fforde try. Jasper fforde talks about when the shades of grey sequel. Jasper fforde offers up some similar ideas but approaches the concept of a totalitarian future society from the same skewed perspective he brought to the thursday next series. Nov 06, 2009 from the bestselling author of thursday next a brilliant new novel about a world where social order and destiny are dictated by the colors you can see part social satire, part romance, part revolutionary thriller, shades of grey tells of a battle against overwhelming odds. Brock clarke is the author of seven books of fiction, most recently a collection of.
It was also the start of ffordes thursday next series. The road to high saffron 2012, simply titled shades of grey originally is a dystopian novel, the first in the shades of grey series by novelist jasper fforde. With his now wellregarded wit and intelligence, jasper fforde tackles a new set of books and a new set of themes, with its own characters and protagonists. Jasper fforde offers up some similar ideas but approaches the concept of a totalitarian future. He didnt do a very good job, as he left me with the impression that it would be dull, compared with his previous work. If you like jasper fforde books, youll love terry pratchett.
Welcome to the website this is the overview of my books so far. Having since spent a summer holiday in the lake district, hooked on the book and bereft by the. Im reading the fourth bear by jasper fforde right now and loving it i read the. However, it is quite difficult to describe the genre of the books a bit literature, scifi, fantasy and something in between and i find it hard to find. Something rotten may confuse devotees of linear literature. For those of you in need of a diversion, jasper fforde is compiling a smorgasbord of old and new writings over at. I thought books like the eyre affair were too cutsey. Jasper fforde shades of grey shades of grey a chromaticologists handbook i could write ten thousand words about colour spaces and the difficulty in visualising colour, both in print and on the screen, and still only touch on the subject. I finished reading the thursday next series by jasper fforde a while ago and i thought it was brilliant. Wodehouse will love visiting jasper fforde s great britain, circa 1985, when time travel is routine, cloning is a reality dodos are the resurrected pet of choice. Would you be willing to try another book from jasper fforde. It was an alright book, but i m thinking ill have to reread it since itll probably be more funny this goaround. Jasper fforde s latest book shades of grey is out in. This short film warns of the dangers of colour misuse.
The next published book will be early riser, a standalone set in a world in which humans have always hibernated. Like, because it gives us a richly imagined world with absurdsounding details, yet it all hangs together. The road to high saffron by jasper fforde, the eyre affair by jasper ff. I like this book, but it has had disappointingly low sales although things are. Actually, while im talking about html, it does allow the relative novice like. Having read all the thursday next and nursery crime books by jasper fforde, and early riser, i thought id have a go at shades of grey too. The novel is set on chromatacia a society regulated on ones perception of color. Jasper fforde s delightfully zany thursday next series shows no signs of slowing down with its seventh entry, the woman who died a lot.
Jasper fforde webchat as it happened books the guardian. The novel was rejected 76 times before finally being sold. The story takes place in chromatacia, an alternate version of the united kingdom wherein social class is determined by ones ability to perceive colour. His novels include the happiest people in the world, exley which was a kirkus book of the year, a.
However, his work can be summarized in the following best books. Author of the new york times bestselling thursday next and nursery crime series, he says that writing is the same as filmmakingonly you do all the jobs, not just one. Readalikes for jasper fforde if you like jasper fforde try these authors. Sep 1, 2014 projects and inspiration for the book to art club title shades of grey. British author jasper fforde scored a comic hit with his first published novel, 2001s the eyre affair, which introduced the detective thursday next. Author jasper fforde answers a question many readers have asked, namely, when can they expect a sequel to fforde s 2010 dystopia fantasy novel, shades of grey. Leif eric i didnt know this book was part of a series before i read it, and im glad it works well on its own. Overviewwelcome to the website who i am and what i do. Jun 09, 2016 jasper fforde painting by numbers release date. Welcome to chromatacia, where for as long as anyone can remember society has been ruled by a colortocracy. Shades of grey reminds me of the goodness gene by sonia levitin. Jasper fforde gave up his career in the fim industry when his novel the eyre. Jasper fforde s new novel has one of the highest, or narrowest, of concepts ive come across in a long time, and.
Jasper fforde audio books, best sellers, author bio. Emily gray s landen sounded like winnie the poohs eyeore and she doesnt keep the characters consistent throughout the narration. Does jasper fforde intend a sequel to shades of grey. Jasper fforde has written several great literary works, with three popular series of books, standalone novels and short stories. The big over easy by jasper fforde, shades of grey. Isolation jottings from the hills of wales merchandiset shirts, prints and more eventsappearances and stuff. Brock clarke is the author of seven books of fiction, most recently a collection of short stories, the price of the haircut. This was to start a trend in his work for the fantastical and funny that has been integrated into his work throughout much of his career.
He seems to have been trying to recapture an odd landscape like the one in shades of grey, but has roundly missed, imo. Shades of grey a chromaticologists handbook jasper fforde. After five novels set in nexts literaturemad world, chasing charles dickens and arthur conan doyles characters in and out of their venerable stories, fforde is starting a new series in a different alternate history, or perhaps future. Thats me, im out of here many thanks for the questions. Ill be working on this in 2020 and am not sure how long it will take to write. Ive only read the first thursday next book by fforde, when i hadnt read enough classics to get most of the references. First in a series of three shades of grey peril infogandas. My question is a mundane grey one, possibly one that authors dread and. Shades of grey is not an easy novel to get through, by far the most difficult jasper fforde ive read so far. Goodreads members who like jasper fforde also like.
If you would like to see archived updates and links. It is impossible to mention the best jasper fforde books without talking about the eyre affair. In the books reality, its centuries after some illdefined cataclysm, and the world is now full of strange things like living roads, maneating trees, small gravitydefying relics, and wandering balls of electrical energy. Young adults books by theme favorites award winners surprise me. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. His father was a prominent economist, while his mother did charity work and was a passionate reader. Theres some new stuff and old stuff, including a neverbeforeseen deleted scene from shades of grey. I m indebted to dave who sent this in to me janis joplin on the. Shades of grey is a dystopic fantasy novel by jasper fforde. Fforde is known mainly for his thursday next novels.
If you thought the thursday next books were weird, you aint seen nuthin yet. At last, we have shades of grey, and its both like and unlike anything fforde has published before. More of this soon the fforde grand central page is probably the best place to start to explore, but the index also covers most things. Girl then tries to kill boy twice the boy can see a lot of red, and the girl cant see any colour at all, and thats something of a problem. Several booksellers told me they gave customers shades of grey instead of. Jasper fforde born 11 january 1961 is a british novelist. As the author of the eyre affair, jasper fforde is an ideal guest to. Despite being semihappily semiretired from specops, thursday accepts the head librarian position at the swindon library.
Its probably one of the most imaginative books ive read in a very long while. Below is a list of jasper ffordes books in order of when they were originally published. An astonishing, hotly anticipated new novel from the great literary fantasist and author of the thursday next series and early riser, jasper fforde as long as anyone can remember, society has been ruled by a colortocracy. The books are still good even if like me you miss most of the references. Shades of grey by jasper fforde posted on march 4, 2010. Any recommendations on books that read like jasper fforde. The novel shades of grey has a subtitle, the road to high saffron, though neither the us nor the uk editions include that on the cover. Part social satire, part romance, part revolutionary thriller, shades of grey tells of a battle against overwhelming odds.
Shades of grey takes place in an absurd dystopia that resembles a mix of brave new world, kafka, and monty python. However, if you like a creative and daring author who loves wordplay, creates timebending and mindbending escapades, and who inserts timely and pointed social commentary into his narrative, then you will find jasper fforde s something rotten as delightful as i did. I m planning on writing a sequel as the bokk sic after the book after the book i m working on now, so maybe 2019. Jasper fforde was an enthusiastic member of the film industry for nineteen years before being published. Jasper fforde is the critically acclaimed author of the last dragonslayer series. Oct 07, 2010 shades of grey ebook written by jasper fforde. I do want to know what happens to jane and edward, especially as he is now a demauve. Posts where someone is actually discussing a novel and even so much as wonders if there are similar books to it are immediately deleted by the mods who shout them down. I would have loved fforde to have written the very longawaited prequel to shades of grey which he promised some years ago shades of grey is my favourite jasper fforde novel and early riser shares some of the tropes of that novel but lacks the added sparkle and complexity of that masterpiece of offthewall weirdness. His novels include the happiest people in the world. But i wouldnt be surprised if it turned out to be the fforde novel which stays in the mind longest and most intensely. Welcome to the jasper fforde website overview page.
In the book s reality, its centuries after some illdefined cataclysm, and the world is now full of strange things like living roads, maneating trees, small gravitydefying relics, and wandering balls of electrical energy. Its well written and very readable as usual for fforde, and like most of his books its based around writing about fantasy dressed up as reallife. The last dragonslayer, the song of the quarkbeast and the eye of zoltar, shades of grey, the nursery crime books. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading shades of grey. Find authors like jasper fforde from the worlds largest community of readers. Its a similar story but more authoritarian and without much humor.
Then in may 2016, fforde replied to a comment on the guardian saying. Writing and publishing his first book, the eyre affair, in 2001, the writer jasper fforde made his debut on the literary scene with a good impact. The eyre affair lost in a good book well of lost plots something rotten first among sequels on. The new one, shades of grey feels like later pratchett to me small. I like this book, but it has had disappointingly low sales although things are picking up now. The big over easy and the fourth bear and the thursday next novels. Shades of grey an interview with jasper fforde about.
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