His father was a prominent economist, while his mother did charity work and was a passionate reader. Jasper fforde offers up some similar ideas but approaches the concept of a totalitarian. Jasper ffordes new novel has one of the highest, or narrowest. I especially enjoyed all the different voices by gareth armstrong. He lives and works in wales and has a passion for aviation. He is the author of the thursday next series, the nursery crimes series and shades of grey. Centuries after the cryptically cataclysmic something that happened, a colortocracy, founded on the inflexible absolutes of the chromatic scale, rules the world. Apr 01, 2014 these are my spoilery thoughts on shades of grey. The color eye exam on the cover caught my eye and i was pretty much hooked after the first paragraph.
Unable to live with himself or decipher dickenss handwriting past the third page, he eventually confessed and the manuscript was recovered. I have to say, this book surprised me in the best possible way. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. If you thought the thursday next books were weird, you aint seen nuthin yet.
While there is humor, the story becomes darker, the characters more intense, the. Shades of grey has something of the flavour of terry gilliams brazil, and pretty much. My first draft was pretty much a travelogue eddie wandering around east carmine and. However once some of the set up had been passed, the pace picked up and ffordes unique surrealism began to show itself again and for the second half the novel was easily the. Funny, hillarious, sombre and unnerving, shades of grey is a literary classic in the making. Here at fforde towers we have tried to put together a few ideas and images in order to give you an idea of how i came to write a book like this, what it means to me, and further discussions points plus images, a movie or two and a bestiary. What happened to all the people who never returned from high saffron. And why, when you begin to question the world around you, do blackandwhite certainties reduce themselves to shades of grey. My first draft was pretty much a travelogueeddie wandering around east carmine. Lost in a good book is even more richly crammed with jokes, ideas and action. Jasper fforde gave up his career in the film industry when his novel the eyre affair debuted on the new york times bestseller list in 2002.
The bluey green caste of the lawn, the grey appearance of the celandines and the purplish poppies suggested localized yellow deficiency, and this was indeed the case the yellow flow meter was firmly stuck on zero. Shades of grey by jasper fforde 2009, hardcover for sale. The thursday next series of which there are seven books, the nursery crime series two, the last dragonslayer, series three and the shades of grey series which is actually only one, so far. Iscriviti a prime ciao, accedi account e liste accedi. Jasper fforde was born in london on january 11, 1961. Shades of grey is set in a postcatastrophe world that is rulebound, respectable and very 1950senglish characters refer to the calamity, nicely, as the. Jasper is related through marriage to fellow novelist katie fforde. And i never feel bad about spending money on books i love. His life had been pretty normal up until he is sent to the outer fringes along with his healer father in order to conduct a chair census. Checked out lost in a good book after refreshing my memory of thursday next by rereading the eyre affair.
The revelation of the real shades of grey in society, brilliant characters and the tantalising glimpses into the future that led to this world made this my favourite jasper fforde to date, with elements reminiscent of flatland by edwin abbott abbott and counter clock world by philip k dick. An astonishing, hotly anticipated new novel from the great literary fantasist and creator of thursday next, jasper fforde. Fair warning, though, all of his books are exceedingly british, and shades of grey is about as british as a book can be. Sign me up to get more news about literary fiction books. It is remarkably creative, imaginary and a masterpiece full of fun and breathtaking revelations that takes place three months after the end of the eyre affair.
The road to high saffron 9780670019632 by fforde, jasper and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. A brilliantly funny and slightly bonkers new novel from jasper. Welcome to the jasper fforde website overview page. Jasper fforde was an enthusiastic member of the film industry for nineteen years before being published. From jasper fforde s twitter, 11092018 the next book will not be a next book. The one after the next book is ds4, and the next after that will be sog2. The road to high saffron is a dystopian novel, the first in the shades of grey series by novelist jasper fforde. The book has a great and genuinely surprising ending, and with an exploration into dark reading matter on the cards, fforde has set the scene for a great ninth book in the series. Shades of grey is the first book in a series, and while fforde brings this novel to a satisfying conclusion, he by no means answers all the questions he raises. Jul 22, 2019 but the book is fantastic and i was very upset when fifty shades of grey came out and people looked at this one on my shelf funny. Shades of grey an interview with jasper fforde about shades of. An astonishing standalone novel from the great literary fantasist and author of the new york times bestselling thursday next series and the constant rabbit, jasper fforde as long as anyone can remember, society has been ruled by a colortocracy.
He didnt do a very good job, as he left me with the impression that it would be dull, compared with his previous work. Welcome to the jasper fforde website, and yes, jasper fforde is my real name. Nov 06, 2009 shades of grey is an unexpectedly devastating book. Jasper fforde s new novel has one of the highest, or narrowest, of concepts ive come across in a long time, and as a consequence falls somewhere between sharp. Then in may 2016, fforde replied to a comment on the guardian saying. Shades of grey features many of the elements that make fforde such a delightful and enriching read.
This is the second book in the thursday next series by jasper fforde. There was just one thing that occurred to me when reading the final chapters and i was wondering what peoples thoughts were whilst interrogating charlie in the dreamspace, aurora makes several mentions of his wonky head. I had a pretty good idea what the problem was, even without looking at the flow meters. Yes, more books are planned, but whether any and if so how many will actually be written seems to be unclear at this point. Hello and welcome to the shades of grey section of the website. This was to start a trend in his work for the fantastical and funny that has been integrated into his work throughout much of his career. The reason for the delay became more obvious when shades of grey was finally published in late 2009. We visit some of the locations that appear in the book, and event. Jasper ffordes latest is mystery at its most funwith a. While there is humor, the story becomes darker, the characters more intense, the world more strange and disturbing with each turn of the page. More of this soon the fforde grand central page is probably the best place to start to explore, but the index also covers most things. The us aim to publish on the 28th december 2009, and for the uk to follow suit in january 2010.
Jun 17, 2017 when i met jasper fforde, he was promoting his shades of grey novel. Fifteenyearold jennifer strange runs kazam, an employment agency for soothsayers and sorcerers. Jasper ffordes shades of grey surprised the hell out of me. Welcome to the shades of grey special features section. But the book is fantastic and i was very upset when fifty shades of grey came out and people looked at this one on my shelf funny. The road to high saffron 2012, simply titled shades of grey originally is a dystopian novel, the first in the shades of grey series by novelist jasper fforde. And if youve never read a jasper fforde book, well. Ffordes first novel, the eyre affair, was published in 2001. Fforde winningly mingles enforced orderliness with a brazilesque bureaucracy that spawns the highly regarded art of loopholery in order to get anything done.
From the underground feedpipes that keep the municipal park green to the. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In the books reality, its centuries after some illdefined cataclysm, and the world is now full of strange things like living roads, maneating trees, small gravitydefying relics, and wandering balls of electrical energy. Jasper fforde will sign and discuss his newest release, early riser viking. The story takes place in chromatacia, an alternate version of the united kingdom wherein social class is determined by ones ability to perceive colour. Shades of grey reminds me of the goodness gene by sonia. Yes, sorry about this folks, but my 150,000 word tome is not quite there yet. Ffordes recent works, particularly shades of grey and the last dragonslayer, have been masterpieces, and to be honest this felt like a bit of a let down after those. Jasper ffordes first novel to be published was the eyre affair, which was published in 2001. Lost in a good book thursday next by jasper fforde all about lost in a good book by jasper fforde. Writing and publishing his first book, the eyre affair, in 2001, the writer jasper fforde made his debut on the literary scene with a good impact. Fforde s first novel, the eyre affair, was published in 2001.
Jan 06, 2011 having read all the thursday next and nursery crime books by jasper fforde, and early riser, i thought id have a go at shades of grey too. When i met jasper fforde, he was promoting his shades of grey novel. The only shame is that now ive got to wait for fforde to pump out another book hopefully a shades of grey sequel. I like them both, but the audio version really did bring the book to life. Funny as hell, yes, but with a creeping sense of horrors lurking just beneath the surface, and when they strike, well, they were even more awful than id been anticipating.
Author jasper fforde talks about his book the last dragonslayer, and takes us on a brief tour of hereford, where the book is set. This is now a standard facet of my books, and i hope will give a little bit of background information as to how i came about this book, its gestation, relevance to me and just some plain trivia. You might not be full, because a lot of what was served was pretty fluffy. Fforde is known mainly for his thursday next novels. Jasper fforde gives us just such a world in shades of grey. Teen and up audiences 2 mature 1 include warnings no archive warnings apply 4 creator chose not to use archive warnings 1 graphic depictions of violence 1 include categories gen 2 fm 1 mm 1 ff 1 multi 1 include fandoms shades of grey. The road to high saffron is jasper fforde at his weirdest. Teen eddie russet is a red, pretty low on in the social hierarchy, but because his red perception is very high, his future seems bright. Jasper fforde gave up his career in the fim industry when his novel the eyre affair debuted on the new york times bestseller list in 2002. So whilst not one of his best, fforde still provides a thursday next novel that is funny, warm and smart and the woman who died a lot is still an.
Luckily, jasper fforde has an awesome primer on his book website to help keep things straight. The second in jasper ffordes dragonslayer trilogy for younger readers, this is magical, hilarious and irreverent writing. People talk of high concept fiction, but ill confess ive never understood what. Part social satire, part romance, part revolutionary thriller, shades of grey tells of a battle against overwhelming odds.
In the good old days, magic was powerful, unregulated by government, and even the largest spell could be woven without filling in magic release form b17g. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers jasper fforde lost in a good book i was given this book at christmas, i had read the first one in this series and really wanted. Eddie russett is a red in a society run by a colortocracy. What other book might you compare shades of grey to and why. Whats more, im sure ill find something else fun to do with these books. Would you consider the audio edition of shades of grey to be better than the print version. And even if you dont feel the need to do it again immediately, youll say yes. Share shades of grey by jasper fforde 2009, hardcover shades of grey by jasper fforde 2009, hardcover 1 product rating.
A novel set in an entirely different universe than the ones that hosted his thursday next and nursery crime series, shades of grey is an ambitious debut for another trilogy one that sends fforde in pure science fiction territory. Jasper fforde traded a varied career in the film industry for staring out of the window and chewing the end of a pencil. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Ive read pretty much all his books except his childrens series. As long as anyone can remember, society has been ruled by a colortocracy. Fforde and his four siblings were raised in london and wales. Shades of grey shades of grey audiobook, by jasper fforde. Ive been working with color for almost 60 years, and yet marvel at the world fforde has spun out of everyday color theory. The main reason for this is the fact that shades of grey by jasper fforde is an amazingly good book. My first draft was pretty much a travelogueeddie wandering around east. It contains a delightfully bizarre and humorous look at a postapocalyptic world hundreds if not thousands. He has published two books in the loosely connected nursery crime series, and has published the first books of two additional independent series, the last dragonslayer and shades of grey.
Having read all the thursday next and nursery crime books by jasper fforde, and early riser, i thought id have a go at shades of grey too. He is the author of the thursday next series, the nursery crimes series, and shades of grey. Can you tell ive had a lot of coffee before filming this. Author of the new york times bestselling thursday next and nursery crime series, he says that writing is the same as filmmakingonly you do all the jobs, not just one. Having since spent a summer holiday in the lake district, hooked on the book and bereft by the. Edward russett is a red, able to perceive a great deal of that color, but not much else. Its well written and very readable as usual for fforde, and like most of his books its based around writing about fantasy dressed up as reallife. Jane and eddie wont be born for another seven hundred years, but theres still a lot of fun to be had. A novel set in an entirely different universe than the ones that hosted his thursday next and nursery crime series, shades of grey is an ambitious debut for another trilogy one that sends fforde in.
Reading jasper fforde is like being invited to a literarythemed dinner party. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading shades of grey. If eagerness for the sequel is any barometer of the success of a novel, then this one gets 100 out of 100 i am awaiting book 2 with great anticipation. Fforde is mainly known for his thursday next novels, although he has written several books in the loosely connected nursery crime series and has begun two more. Shades of grey takes place in an absurd dystopia that resembles a mix of brave new world, kafka, and monty python. It also has one of my favorite covers, which is how i found it. It is inevitable that jasper fforde will one day write a book that does not crackle with brilliant invention, but this isnt it. This inventive fantasy from bestseller fforde the eyre affair imagines a screwball future in which social castes and protocols are rigidly defined by acuteness of personal color perception. Entertainment weekly car chases, missing husbands, evil villains, a plucky heroine, and the cheshire cat. An astonishing, hotly anticipated new novel from the great literary fantasist and author of the thursday next series and early riser, jasper fforde as long as anyone can remember, society has been ruled by a colortocracy. The next published book will be early riser, a standalone set in a world in which humans have always hibernated.
Does jasper fforde intend a sequel to shades of grey. Shades of grey by jasper fforde welcome to chromatacia where you are what you see. He encourages eddie to join national colour, but appears to have a darker side. Every book of ffordes seems to be a cause for celebration. It was also the start of ffordes thursday next series. Shades of grey jasper fforde works archive of our own. The humor was great and the idea of a color hierarchy was very unique and interesting. Jasper fforde s shades of grey surprised the hell out of me. Funny, hillarious, sombre and unnerving, shades of grey is. The song of the quarkbeast last dragonslaye book 2.
Richard wilkinson has a question about that other book about shades of grey. The novel was rejected 76 times before finally being sold. Two years before it had been removed from its case by a security man who wanted nothing more than to read the book in its pure and unsullied state. Part satire, part romance, part revolutionary thriller, this is the new world from the creative and comic genius of jasper fforde. Dec 20, 2015 shades of grey by jasper fforde in epub, fb3, txt download e book. The comingofage story and manicpixiedreamgirl romance dont need to be much more than icing on the cake to make shades of grey a fancifully satisfying concoction. Shades of grey is set in a postcatastrophe world that is rulebound.
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