For color in the title, I read Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde. Don’t mistake this for the mockery of literature that came from E.L. James. I’ve loved everything Fforde has done and this was no exception.
I’d gotten used to the pacing of the Thursday Next series and it’s spin-off Nursery Crimes. In addition to creating an entirely separate world, the pacing matched what happened to the character. He didn’t go from an obedient doofus to badass in 50 pages. We experience this mystery as he does.
It was an onion of a novel; we got pieces to the puzzle one layer at a time. There were a few big reveals as the novel drew toward its end culminating in an ending that was beautifully heartbreaking. The two sequels Fforde is planning need to come out immediately so I can know what happens to these characters.
When a friend saw I was reading this, she said that when Fifty Shades of Grey first came out, this book saw a spike in its sales. A lot of people would give folks this book when they asked for the ‘shades of grey’ book. Many women bought it because they were too embarrassed to correct the clerk. I’m glad they were putting something well-written into the hands of the masses.
It’s a great story I would recommend to anyone, especially if you need a little color in your life. I’ll be here all week. Tip your servers.
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