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The Eyre Affair

By: Jasper Fforde
Narrated by: Gabrielle Kruger
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About this listen

There is another 1985, somewhere in the could-have-been, where the Crimean war still rages, dodos are regenerated in home-cloning kits and everyone is deeply disappointed by the ending of 'Jane Eyre'.

In this world there are no jet-liners or computers, but there are policemen who can travel across time, a Welsh republic, a great interest in all things literary - and a woman called Thursday Next.

In this utterly original and wonderfully funny first novel, Fforde has created a fiesty, loveable heroine and a plot of such richness and ingenuity that it will take your breath away.

©2001 Jasper Fforde (P)2001 Hodder & Stoughotn Absurdist Action & Adventure Crime Fiction Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Mystery Science Fiction Crime Witty

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Critic reviews

"What Fforde is pulling is a variation on the classic Monty Python gambit: the incongruous juxtaposition of low comedy and high erudition - this scam has not been pulled off with such off-hand finesse and manic verve since the Pythons shut up shop. The Eyre Affair is a silly book for smart people: postmodernism played as raw, howling farce." ( Independant)
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Where does The Eyre Affair rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Amongst the top 5 Audible audiobooks I've listened to so far.

What did you like best about this story?

The puns, the jokes, the character names, the little pieces of humour slipped in amongst the paragraphs.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

Every scene was enjoyable for its own reason but the ending. ?..well....

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

This is not an emotional book, not designed to tug at your heart strings.

Any additional comments?

If you enjoy Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett then this is for you. Fan of Agatha Raisin? This is for you. Enjoy science fiction? Crime novels? This is for you.

Made me smile every time I listened.

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Would you listen to The Eyre Affair again? Why?

Such a good listen, funny, clever and full of engaging charecters The Eyre Affair was so good that when it finished I wanted to listen to it all over again to pick up the bits I might have missed first time round.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Thursday Next has to be one of my favourite charecters of all times. She's clever, confident but oh so human. Love the fact that she hardly ever has a plan but just blunders along like the rest of us and her Swindon sounds far more interesting than the ours.

What does Gabrielle Kruger bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Gabrielle Krugers wonderful voice charecterisation really helped propel the story along. She's an excellent narrator and I hope she does the rest of the series.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

"Loved Jane Eyre but hated the ending? Well Thursday Next may be able to help with that"

Any additional comments?

I want my very own dodo

Thursday is my new favourite

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The story was exciting and interesting. It was a great tale to help me get over the lack of unread Douglas Adams books remaining on my shelf. The narrator was expressive and never boring. However, the recording and sound quality was not great.

Fab story & narrator, crap sound mixing & quality

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Fab story. Couple of repeated lines where the audible editor failed. Lots of fun. Off to get book two!

Hilarious

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refreshing as nothing like it came to mind, nice references to pop culture in the book compared to real life and generally a good listen

Different type of story

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