6-6-09 The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde – Fiction

5 – What makes Fforde great is his satire of the book world.  In The Well of Lost Plots, the third Thursday Next novel, he covers just about every trite, overused, and misused writing device.  The section covering had had and that that is enough to give the reader a headache and make them laugh out loud at the absurdity of it all.  I would actually recommend this book for any aspiring author just for its use as a demonstration of the ins and outs of the writing process.  He also links this series with his Nursery Crime detective series with great success.  Anyway, Thursday Next has decided to take some time away from the real world until her baby is born and participates in the Character Exchange program.  She chooses Caversham Heights where she meets Inspector Jack Spratt.  while there, she continues to apprentice to Miss Havisham in Jurisfiction where they are awaiting the rollout of UltraWord (TM) which will change the book world forever.  A very fun read.