Comments on: Genius Literary Criticism

By: Eli James

Eli James — Tue, 27 May 2008 12:48:02 +0000

@Stormy – Nursery Crime! Not Thursday Next. His books are very, very fun.

@John – Thanks for stopping by. And you’re welcomed. Nothing like a little humour to start of a day, no?

By: John Baker

John Baker — Tue, 27 May 2008 11:39:23 +0000

Thanks. That was the first thing I read today. Looks like the period between now and sundown is gonna be anticlimactic.

By: Stormy

Stormy — Tue, 27 May 2008 04:55:05 +0000

Oh. My. God. That was brilliance.

I think I need to buy some of his books.

By: Eli James

Eli James — Tue, 27 May 2008 02:12:54 +0000

*grins* You’ll do better with Nursery Crime, Sarah. I mean – who wouldn’t love finding out who murdered Humpty Dumpty, or if there was a fourth bear in the Goldilocks story? And the Gingerbreadman as a mad serial killer … pure genius, that is.

By: srsuleski

srsuleski — Tue, 27 May 2008 02:07:58 +0000

I read the first Thursday Next novel and I really did not care for it (I found it rather boring, to be honest). But I did get a kick out of that Jack Spratt excerpt.

By: Eli James

Eli James — Tue, 27 May 2008 01:42:41 +0000

Ooh! I’d start with Nursery Crimes, even though Thursday Next is way more popular.

Begin with The Big Over Easy. But really any one of them is fine, James – he does backstory well, and the tongue in cheek commentary on literature and the publishing world is more than worth it.

By: James Smythe

James Smythe — Mon, 26 May 2008 20:28:22 +0000

Great extract, Eli – like it a lot. I’ve never read any Fforde, despite having met him (when I served him some theatre tickets – glamorous). Where would you recommend I begin?