One of our Thursdays is Missing
Encyclopedia
One of our Thursdays is Missing is the sixth Thursday Next
book, and was published in February 2011 in the UK and was published in March in the United States. The title is a reference to the 1942 war film One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
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and Samuel Pepys
. The author has stated that Alice in Wonderland is an inspiration although Lloyd Sachs of Chicago Sun-Times
said that "he doesn’t write very convincingly or naturally from a female point of view." There are parodies, jokes, and his views about books. Popularity of books by ghost writers and the publishing industry is also part of the book and the fictional universe.
review said that the other books should be read first and that the novel "is pure, inspired lunacy and the funniest book you will see this year." Sandy Amazeen of Monsters and Critics
said that "Newcomers to the series should start with one of the earlier titles while fans will revel in Fforde’s fiendishly twisted literary world." Matthew Seamons of Deseret News said that "if you do decide to start at the newest book, "One of our Thursdays is Missing" is definitely worth your time and your dime." Paula L. Woods
of the Los Angeles Times
said that "it's better to suspend belief" and enjoy the fun of the novel.
Thursday Next
Thursday Next is the main protagonist in a series of comic fantasy, alternate history novels by the British author Jasper Fforde. She was first introduced in Fforde's first published novel, The Eyre Affair, released on July 19, 2001 by Hodder & Stoughton. , the series comprises six books, in two...
book, and was published in February 2011 in the UK and was published in March in the United States. The title is a reference to the 1942 war film One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
One of Our Aircraft is Missing
One of Our Aircraft is Missing is a 1942 British war film, the fourth collaboration between the British writer-director-producer team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and the first film they made under the banner of The Archers...
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Plot
Literature detective Thursday Next, who has the ability to travel between the RealWorld and the BookWorld, disappears before stopping a genre war. His BookWorld counterpart, Thursday Next, receives a call from the BookWorld Policing Agency because an unknown book narrative is falling from above. The written Thursday Next and Sprockets, a mechanical butler, attempt to discover the reason for the falling narrative and find the RealWorld Thursday Next, while The Men in Plaid try to stop them.Themes
The book has references to classic literature including works from Russia and bestsellers such as works by Charles DickensCharles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic...
and Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys FRS, MP, JP, was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament who is now most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man...
. The author has stated that Alice in Wonderland is an inspiration although Lloyd Sachs of Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. It is the flagship paper of the Sun-Times Media Group.-History:The Chicago Sun-Times is the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the city...
said that "he doesn’t write very convincingly or naturally from a female point of view." There are parodies, jokes, and his views about books. Popularity of books by ghost writers and the publishing industry is also part of the book and the fictional universe.
Reception
A Daily ExpressDaily Express
The Daily Express switched from broadsheet to tabloid in 1977 and was bought by the construction company Trafalgar House in the same year. Its publishing company, Beaverbrook Newspapers, was renamed Express Newspapers...
review said that the other books should be read first and that the novel "is pure, inspired lunacy and the funniest book you will see this year." Sandy Amazeen of Monsters and Critics
Monsters and Critics
Monsters and Critics is a web-only entertainment/celebrity news and review publication with movie, DVD, video game, and music reviews, along with political commentary as well as coverage of world news, technology, sports, and science.- Background :...
said that "Newcomers to the series should start with one of the earlier titles while fans will revel in Fforde’s fiendishly twisted literary world." Matthew Seamons of Deseret News said that "if you do decide to start at the newest book, "One of our Thursdays is Missing" is definitely worth your time and your dime." Paula L. Woods
Paula L. Woods
Paula L Woods is an African-American crime novelist. Her 1999 novel Inner City Blues won the Macavity Award for best first mystery and was followed by other novels featuring its heroine, L.A. policewoman Charlotte Justice...
of the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
said that "it's better to suspend belief" and enjoy the fun of the novel.