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One of our Thursdays is Missing

Thursday Next Book 6

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One of our Thursdays is Missing

By: Jasper Fforde
Narrated by: Gabrielle Kruger
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It is a time of unrest in the BookWorld. Only the diplomatic skills of ace literary detective Thursday Next can avert a devastating genre war. But a week before the peace talks, Thursday vanishes. Has she simply returned home to the RealWorld or is this something more sinister?

All is not yet lost. Living at the quiet end of speculative fiction is the written Thursday Next, eager to prove herself worthy of her illustrious namesake.

The fictional Thursday is soon hot on the trail of her factual alter-ego, and quickly stumbles upon a plot so fiendish that it threatens the very BookWorld itself.

(P)2012 Hodder & Stoughton©2011 Jasper Fforde Absurdist Action & Adventure Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Humorous Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Science Fiction Crime Funny Adventure Mystery
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Critic reviews

'Fforde's books are more than just an ingenious idea. They are written with buoyant zest and are tautly plotted. They have empathetic heroes and heroines who nearly make terrible mistakes and suitably dastardly villains who do. They also have more twists and turns than Christie, and are embellished with the rich details of Dickens or Pratchett'
A riot of puns, in-jokes and literary allusions that Fforde carries off with aplomb
'Fforde is a master entertainer, and a wordsmith of dexterous genius.'
'Fans of the late Douglas Adams, or, even, Monty Python, will feel at home with Fforde'
'Forget all the rules of time, space and reality; just sit back and enjoy the adventure.'
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I would like to start with i did enjoy this book. But you need to be able to pay attention to all the information given to you about the written world. I like to listen while doing my cleaning but found this one hard to keep track of the writers descriptions. Not sure if would listen to it again, but would probably find it easier the second time round and more enjoyable.

Worth a listen but not many more

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I prefer where there is more real-life world and less book world and this is mostly book world based. There is a fair bit of 'will the real Thursday' stand up and a lot of focus on fictional Thursday and her angst. Still worth listening to.
I loved Sprocket.
Narration was excellent.

Not the best.

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Where does One of Our Thursdays Is Missing rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Top 5

What other book might you compare One of Our Thursdays Is Missing to, and why?

The whole series is great. Wish they were all on audible.

What about Gabrielle Kruger’s performance did you like?

Well paced, clear, correct intonation

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Not that kind of book

Any additional comments?

Really recommend

Clever witty can listen to again and again

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A very enjoyable book, with lots of twists and turns. A great read if you like fantasy fiction.

Another very enjoyable Thursday Next book.

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Absolutely fantastic made even better by the return of Gabrielle Kruger as narrator
The story was simply glorious all our favourite characters and so superbly barmy plot
Don't try to understand it just read it

Yay Gabrielle is back

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