The Well of Lost Plots, by Jasper Fforde

   I've finished the novel, and thoroughly enjoyed it. There were moments while reading that I laughed out loud, times when I chuckled appreciatively, and even gave a knowing smile a time or two! I did shrug once in a while, trying to remember a book the author referred to, but it never interfered with the flow of the book.

   Fforde gives a nod or more to many of the classics, most especially those by Jane Austin, the Bronte sisters and Charles Dickens. And even to some classic TV or movie, such as a brief mention of the daleks from Doctor Who, and a tribute to the cantina scene in Star Wars.

     I find I've read something by Jasper Fforde before. It was The Big Over Easy, the first book in the Nursery Crimes series. I remember really enjoying it, though I'll have to tell you about it in another post.

   I definitely recommend The Well of Lost Plots. I'm going to read his first two books before continuing with the series.

   To learn more about Jasper Fforde and his books, go to www.jasperfforde.com