I sent an e-mail yesterday to Jasper Fforde, author of The Well of Lost Plots and several other Thursday Next novels, asking if I could quote from his book on my blog. I received an e-mail back from him this morning, kindly giving permission.
I had a difficult time choosing from the many parts of the book I enjoyed, but finally settled on this conversation between Thursday Next and Wyatt, from the Character Exchange Program in Chapter Two: (The Character Exchange Program isn't in Chapter Two, Wyatt and Thursday are.)
...a knock at the door revealed an untidy man wearing a hat named Wyatt.
"Sorry," he said sheepishly, apologizing for the misrelated grammatical construction almost immediately, "Wyatt is my name, not the hat's."
"I kind of figured that," I replied.
Wooden and worn with use, he was holding a clipboard.
"Oh, bother!" he said in the manner of someone who had just referred to George Elliot as "he" in a room full of English professors.
"Really, I don't mind," I repeated. "What can I do for you?"
Dog-eared and grubby, he handed me a note from his clipboard.
"Don't worry," I said before he could apologize again, "I understand."
His condition was almost certainly permanent, and since I didn't seem to care that much, he regained some confidence.
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Hope you all found that as humorous as I did! Really, I'm still giggling.
Coming soon, my review of Jasper Fforde's The Big Over Easy.
Jami, I went to the Lib and got The Big Over Easy this morn. Can't wait to read it.... and I had no idea he had written so many Thurs Next books, might start at the beginning ;) But can I just say Jasper Fford has the coolest name on earth for an author, so I'll read him based on that alone!
ReplyDeleteDoesn't he? Check out his website, he looks like a Jasper, too.
DeleteEnjoy the Big Over Easy, and after you read it go to his website for Humpty's interview of Jasper. **SPOILER ALERT** Don't read the interview before you read the book!