The Woman Who Died a Lot

A Thursday Next Novel, Book 7

By: Jasper Fforde

Narrated by: Emily Gray

Jasper Fforde's delightfully zany Thursday Next series shows no signs of slowing down with its seventh entry, The Woman Who Died a Lot.

Despite being semihappily semi-retired from SpecOps, Thursday accepts the head librarian position at the Swindon library. But soon threats from a supreme Deity, a mnemonomorph, and the nefarious Goliath corporation press Thursday back into active duty.

©2012 Jasper Fforde (P)2012 Recorded Books

Great book

Loved this book; this author is wonderful . I’ve enjoyed all his books and highly recommend anything he’s written

Not much Book World, but lots of fun

I get a great kick out of Jasper Fforde's quirky humor. When I want a pick-me-up I listen to the mp3 recording I made of the "had-had" discussion in "The Well of Lost Plots". Pure genius. And Jasper does not disappoint in the latest Thursday Next.

Thursday doesn't get back to the Book World in this one, although the Book World plays prominently in the search for "Dark Reading Matter" (a literary analogy to the Dark Matter and Dark Energy that physicists theorize constitutes a lot of our universe). There's a good bit about time-travel, but not too much of paradoxes to make your head hurt. Lots of standard Thursday Next fare too, the Chronoguard, SpecOps, smitings and marmolite and whatnot.

I had to pay close attention to the Park-Lane family's discussions of the daughter Jenny - a few times I backed up to re-listen to one section or another. Aornis Hades is back, not killed (as I thought) in "Lost in a Good Book".

Emily Gray does her usual great rendition of the characters in Thursday Next's world. I've always thought that a lot of her male voices sounded pretty much the same, but that's just a minor quibble.

If you're new to this series, I would recommend listening to them in order. There's a fair amount of continuity between the books, and while Jasper Fforde does a pretty good job filling in the back-story, it will help a lot if you've already heard it.

Lots of fun. You won't be disappointed.

Next, Please!

Seriously can't wait for the NEXT one!😁missed interaction with bookworld, but was MAJOR fun nonetheless!!!!!

Thank God it's Thursday

What did you love best about The Woman Who Died a Lot?

I love the character of Thursday Next. The supporting characters are great too.

What did you like best about this story?

I loved the fabulous absurdity of the dialogue and the intricacy of the plot. Although I love the book world, this real world story captivated me.

What about Emily Gray’s performance did you like?

She is the perfect voice for Thursday.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

You'll wish everyday was Thursday.

Any additional comments?

Great series. One of the wittiest and most original I have read. Highly recommend.

I love these characters

Wonderfully imaginative and witty- I love this author’s brain. Can’t wait for more. Why is there a 15 word minimum for these reviews? Lame!