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Shades of Grey

By: Jasper Fforde
Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
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"Hundreds of years in the future, after the Something that Happened, the world is an alarmingly different place. Life is lived according to The Rulebook and social hierarchy is determined by your perception of colour.Eddie Russett is an above average Red who dreams of moving up the ladder by marriage to Constance Oxblood. Until he is sent to the Outer Fringes where he meets Jane - a lowly Grey with an uncontrollable temper and a desire to see him killed.

For Eddie, it's love at first sight. But his infatuation will lead him to discover that all is not as it seems in a world where everything that looks black and white is really shades of grey . . .If George Orwell had tripped over a paint pot or Douglas Adams favoured colour swatches instead of towels . . . neither of them would have come up with anything as eccentrically brilliant as Shades of Grey."

©2010 Jasper Fforde (P)2010 Isis Publishing Ltd Contemporary Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Funny Witty
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Hugely immaginative story, wonderfully performed and often surprisingly emotive. if you enjoy Fforde's other work you'll love this.

excellent

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Amazing story which is intriguing and entertaining. Great plot and performance well worth checking out

Awesome Story

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Loved this book. Excellent reading. I enjoyed the way the story developed.
Fantasy world where a future is imagined that's not the typical scifi.
Well worth listening to

A world mostly seen in monochrome

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I absolutely love Jasper Fforde and I love this book. Every time I reread his books I always pick up on something I hadn't before, they're so clever and funny. The only problem is that I have been waiting for the next book to learn more about Eddie and Jane's plans for what feels like an age! Who do I have send down to the Well of Lost Plots to get a sequel?!

another classic from jasper fford

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Another great read by Jasper Fforde. A tale of lies, control, mystery and murder... Oh, and Yataveo and bouncing boats!

I am looking forward to the release of the sequel later this year.

Well narrated and engrossing.

Shades of Grey

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The originality of dystopian worlds of Jasper Fforde and the astonishing style that characterises its prose always make his books so interesting ! As always, a great laugh, so addictive

So inventive

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An interesting listen, and well written. but it lacked the pace of some of his other writing and the characters weren't as loveable.

Not Ffordes best work

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I’ve loved this book since it was a new release. The premise is great, and the puzzles (trying to work out the real world landmarks hundreds of years into the future, etc) are so much fun. It’s a ridiculous, witty book that I’ll never stop loving. The narrator wasn’t the voice I would have expected but he does a surprisingly good job.

Always a favourite

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I really enjoyed the weird and wonderful world JF created and the characters are pretty good as well. This is a world where most people can only see part of the normal human colour spectrum and there are rules about how everyone interacts based on the degree of this ability. The hero seems quite spineless and obedient for the most part, but he has his moments and the general weirdness kept me engaged.

Whacky

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starts off a bit dull and frustrating, but the cleverness and wit picks up as the plot progresses and characters develop.

enjoyable

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