The Eyre Affair

There's something about Jasper Fforde. The premises described in the summaries of his novels always sound weird and silly, but once you sit down with the book they're perfectly engaging and believable.

My working theory of why this is so is because he writes with a first-person protagonist who takes the situation deadly seriously, and so I do too. (Mostly first-person narrative, this one flip-flopped around a bit because I suppose the reader needed certain info that Thursday couldn't have.)

Having said that, this is a far from deadly serious book. There's lots of wit and deadpan humor. Probably a fun one for readers who like both science fiction fantasy and classic literature.

My favorite thing, which will be in my head for years to come, is the Rocky-Horrorization of Richard III that happens in this book. Don't know if real performances like this exist or if it's Fforde's wild imagination but it sure was fun to picture.