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The Well of Lost Plots

A Thursday Next Novel, Book 3

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The Well of Lost Plots

By: Jasper Fforde
Narrated by: Emily Gray
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Jasper Fforde has done it again in this genre-bending blend of crime fiction, fantasy, and top-drawer literary entertainment.

After two rollicking New York Times best-selling adventures through Western literature, resourceful literary detective Thursday Next definitely needs some downtime. And what better place for a respite than in the hidden depths of the Well of Lost Plots, where all unpublished books reside?

But peace and quiet remain elusive for Thursday, who soon discovers that the Well is a veritable linguistic free-for-all, where grammasites run rampant, plot devices are hawked on the black market, and lousy books—like the one she has taken up residence in—are scrapped for salvage. To make matters worse, a murderer is stalking the personnel of Jurisfiction and it’s up to Thursday to save the day.

A brilliant feat of literary showmanship filled with wit, fantasy, and effervescent originality, this Ffordian tour de force is the most exciting Thursday Next adventure yet.

©2004 Jasper Fforde (P)2012 Penguin Action & Adventure Classics Detective Fantasy Fiction Historical Literature & Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Crime Witty Adventure Exciting Comedy
Imaginative Literary World • Witty Humorous Writing • Engaging Narration • Clever Creative Storytelling
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This was the first book of Jasper afford' that I've read. I couldn't listen fast enough! Truly deserving of all 5 stars in all 3 categories. Narration was phenomenal! Voices for all the characters made it easy to follow who was who. Story is ingenious! Can't wait for the next!

Best Book Ever! Outstanding Narration

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The same literary devices and amusing wordplay that's tickled me since The Eyre Affair and then some. This one held my interest every moment and I can't wait for the next.

Thursday Next Just Keeps Getting Better

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I first heard the Jack Spratt novels and loved them so much, I had to try Thursday Next next. I'm so glad I did.

Fforde does it again!

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Very creative. A pleasant funny read suitable for the whole family. Sadly, I must now read the entire series.

Enjoyably delightful

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Jasper Fforde does not disappoint with this novel. It is fun and fully immerses us in the book world. Emily Gray does a great job with the narration. She has a diverse set of voices and believe me with the number of characters in this book this was no easy task.

Our Ms. Next becomes a Jurisfiction agent in the Well of Lost Plots. This is a purely fictional world filled with Ms. Havisham, The Cheshire Cat, Heathcliff, etc. You also have a vast number of characters from books that have not been published and generics. You'll have to read the book to truely understand how enjoyable the generics are. Ms. Next is still trying to get Landon back and is in hiding - that is why she is in the Well of Lost Plots.

Enjoy this book. It is science fiction but focuses on a many literary concepts such as the idea that there are no more original thoughts/plots and characters are just recycled versions of other characters so you can hire on multiple Heathcliffs, Merlins, and so on. It is delicious for any book lover.

Emily Gray, as mentioned above did a great job. I bring attention to this because I was critical of her performance in the previous Next Novel. She did not handle male characters well previously. She overcame this issue. Landon was a miniscule part of this book but there were many male characters and she did a fabulous job. If you are on the fence because the narration of the last book left you disappointed don't worry. I believe you will be pleasantly surprised.

I want to be a jurisfiction agent

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I dropped into the middle of this series, got obsessed and went back to the beginning. What a gas! Bookworld is a surprisingly cohesive nonsensical construct. The adventures are epic. Now I discover there's a fan club. Of course there is!

Imagination overdrive engaged.

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Great, but highly suggest reading this series. Lots of humor is in the actual writing, fonts, in book advertisments and footnotes.

Excellent if you have read it

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I love Fforde, he’s a true genius, And this is one of my favorite books. However, the narrator, who has a genuinely pleasant voice naturally, tends to do overblown “character voices“ including a weird robot voice, and lots of “Chicago wiseguy from the 30s”stereo typical nasally voices… Honestly, most of her male voices are absolutely awful-Landon is completely flat and without any sort of emotion or inflection at all. Particularly with the main characters love interest, it’s really irritating, considering she did not do this for the first novel.

Great book, awful narration

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great story. written on so many levels. you can enjoy it even if you u have not read the books it talks about. if you have you get it on s different level. I'm in love.

fun to read.

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I couldn't wait for the next Thursday Next story and this one didn't disappoint. I have since listened many times to the whole series and recommend all of the Thursday Next series to anyone and everyone who loves jasper fforde.

great continuation

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