And the author covers a lot of this before the action really gets going in the story. While this book certainly has a number of silly elements, this is also a book I found had an underlying sense of dread and real mystery. Shades of Grey is an unexpectedly devastating book. Together, they engage in dangerous revolutionary talk. of enjoying aspirations of Chromatic advancement, I was wholly immersed within the digestive soup of a yateveo tree. But that changes when he becomes smitten with Jane, a Grey Nightseer from the dark, unlit side of the village. There's no real resolution to anything. I really liked this one - it was funny (not in an annoying slapstick way) and had a very interesting, well thought out world. Just $12 for 3 months or All rights reserved. Although it would be nice if Fforde wrote some m. I didn't know this book was part of a series before I read it, and I'm glad it works well on its own. He leaves his readers eager to return to the dystopian world he has created if for no other reason than to satisfy their curiosity about how such a warped society arose in the first place. We’d love your help.

If you're a Jasper Fforde fan, don't let my low rating deter you. I'm not fully sure of how to classify this book. She lives with her best friend Katherine Kavanagh who writes for their college’s student paper. Buy This Book. Part social satire, part romance, part revolutionary thriller, Shades of Grey tells of a battle against overwhelming odds. Eddie, who works for the Color Control Agency, might well have lived out his rose-tinted life without a hitch. We’d love your help. Seriously. I didn't get many of the color names. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. It is just a light-hearted comedic attempt by someone with a phenomenal sense of humour? And finally, there is no problem on Earth that can't be ameliorated by a hot bath and a cup of tea.”, “The cucumber and the tomato are both fruit; the avocado is a nut. This is one of those books that’s most enjoyable to read when you come to it knowing not too much. History, Find books by time period, setting & theme, Read-alike suggestions by book and author. To assist with the dietary requirements of vegetarians, on the first Tuesday of the month a chicken is officially a vegetable.”, Locus Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (2011), Warwick Prize for Writing Nominee for Longlist (2011). Master storyteller Ben Macintyre tells the true story behind the Cold War's most intrepid female spy. $39 for a year. I'll have to get a hold of it after I read the first three books. So happy to be slow to the party with this one, which is odd because I loooove Jasper Fforde and all his books. I've been on a dystopian kick over the last several months, and it was interesting to read this one so soon after, This is my second attempt to read this book. In short, it's all about what you can see--and who knows that you can see it.

There is so much terrific detail about the chromatic hierarchy, and the nasty beliefs about those below one's strata or outside the colour strata, and many other things, like spoons, that make a many layered background to this story. Ashley Poston on Writing a Different Kind of Fairy Tale Retelling. © BookBrowse LLC 1997-2020.