Just as good as 'The Eyre Affair', I can't wait for the next in the series...
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I am pleased to report that this book was even better than `The Eyre Affair'. I felt more engaged with Thursday, the plot was just as exciting and the clever humour was still there. If you haven't done so already I would definitely suggest reading `The Eyre Affair' first as this book continues the series. Unlike `The Eyre Affair' I probably wouldn't suggest any pre-requisite reading. There is no specific book and if you come across a reference you don't understand you can always look it up later if you really want. I have to admit that my knowledge of Dickens does not stretch beyond `A Christmas Carol' yet I still found the numerous references highly amusing. I cannot wait to get my hands on the next book in the series.
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well-worth reading
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After reading 'The Eyre Affair' I was really looking forward to the next in the series 'Lost in a Good Book' but was slightly disappointed.It didn't excite me as much as the first plot.However, I still thoroughly enjoyed it and am half way through book 3 'Well of Lost Plots'.
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Worth Reading
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As said by someone else - very inventive and great word play. I love the constant stream of in-jokes about literature.
But this is not a stand alone book - it is part of a journey from the first in the series (which was very good) to whatever comes next.
The plot simply takes Thursday from one place to another - oh, and 'Saves the World' on the way.
I did enjoy it but am tempted to send in the LitTec to find out who stole the plot!
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An astonishing sequel
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I both laughed out loud and openly wept during parts of this book. It is a fantastic follow up to The Eyre Affair and I have now read it 4 times. I really cannot recommend it highly enough if you are looking for something completely original.
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Lost in a Good Book - I was!!
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I got the first two books in the Thrsday Next series through a special deal from a mail-order book company and was soon hooked.
As I travel to work everyday on the bus for an hour or so, these books were the ideal read - not too heavy and just enough humour to pass the time. I finished the first two in about a week and went straight out and bought the other two in the series.
Lost in a good book is all about plucky Literary detective Thursday Next, her dodo Pickwick and the literary characters she meets whilst "book-jumping" a feat that only a select few "outlanders" (real, not fictional people) can do.
Thursday has to juggle her family life, her mother, her job, her book job in the literary world and everything else that life throws at her, and she does it all with a pinch of humour and a very readbale story. It was the sort of book that you just can't put down and want to keep reading......
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