She's somewhat flatter, and doesn't have quite all of the proper Thursday's abilities and qualities.īut with the real Thursday gone missing the written one is thrust into a more demanding role and does her best to keep up for the most part that works out fine.

One of Our Thursdays is Missing is a slightly different sort of Thursday Next-adventure in that it is the real Thursday Next, the well-known Jurisfiction agent, that has gone missing, and so the novel is narrated by (and centers on) her most recent written version, Thursday Next A8-V-67987-FP, composed 3 June 2006.Īlthough I've been Thursday for so long that sometimes I think I am her, I'm not.Īnd, identity-issues aside (though they do crop up repeatedly), the written version isn't quite the same as the actual one. We acknowledge (and remind and warn you) that they may, in fact, be entirely unrepresentative of the actual reviews by any other measure. Similarly the illustrative quotes chosen here are merely those the complete review subjectively believes represent the tenor and judgment of the review as a whole. Please note that these ratings solely represent the complete review 's biased interpretation and subjective opinion of the actual reviews and do not claim to accurately reflect or represent the views of the reviewers. Even those new to the Nextian universe must admire the audacity of the world Fforde has created, with its Steampunk-influenced contraptions, double entendre literary landmarks and skewering of the publishing industry' - Paula L. ' One of Our Thursdays Is Missing, like other Fforde novels, is jampacked with spot-on parody, puns and wry observations about words and genres that will delight literary-minded fans of the series.General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the authorī : good fun, though more in the details than the story as a whole

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One of Our Thursdays is Missing - Jasper Fforde

One of our thursdays is missing