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Shades of Grey

For fans of Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett - the cult classic, full of colourful characters and brilliant twists

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Shades of Grey

By: Jasper Fforde
Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
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Hundreds of years in the future, after the Something that Happened, the world is an alarmingly different place. Life is lived according to The Rulebook and social hierarchy is determined by your perception of colour.

Eddie Russett is an above average Red who dreams of moving up the ladder by marriage to Constance Oxblood. Until he is sent to the Outer Fringes where he meets Jane - a lowly Grey with an uncontrollable temper and a desire to see him killed.

For Eddie, it's love at first sight. But his infatuation will lead him to discover that all is not as it seems in a world where everything that looks black and white is really shades of grey . . .

If George Orwell had tripped over a paint pot or Douglas Adams favoured colour swatches instead of towels . . . neither of them would have come up with anything as eccentrically brilliant as Shades of Grey.


(P)2010 ISIS Publishing Ltd©2010 Jasper Fforde Absurdist Contemporary Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Funny Mind-bending Witty Thought-Provoking
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I really enjoyed listening to this book. A very clever way of highlighting issues in our society. Also well read by the narrator.

Shades of Grey is a great listen

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Probably my favourite of jasper's books and translates to audiobook the best. The Thursday books are best read physically first as some of the jokes don't fully translate without the actual words in front of you. Shades of grey is a masterpiece of speculative fiction and I'd quite like the second one please Jasper.

Excellent

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As usual Fforde has written a highly original and funny book which entertains, amuses and intrigues the listener at the same time. His world is populated by characters who are presented as human; flawed and likable at the same time. The plot rolls and turns this way and that to keep you interested as well - an excellent listen - highly recommended.

Funny, witty and entertaining

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It's brilliant. Mind numbingly thrilling. Excellent narrative. Got to be a sequel, surely.

Fahrenheit 451, 1984, Soylent Green for teens.

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Entertaining and enjoyable book, unusual and though provoking. If I could give Gareth Armstrong the narrator 6 stars, I would..just love his work. He also narrates the Maigret series...wonderful!

Narrator Gareth Armstrong 6 stars!!

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