Shades of grey
You know that feeling of finishing a book, and regretting so much that there isn’t more of it? I think I’ve mentioned it before. Reading a book within a short time frame leaves a vacuum – especially if the world described in the book is much different from our own.
Well, I just finished “Shades of grey” by Jasper Fforde. An amazing story, set in a far future. Where people are divided in a hierarchy dependent on which colors they are able to see, and are living by a fixed set of Rules, which must be followed at all times. Lots of subtle fun, sarchasm and the obligatory love story, seen from a rather objective point of view.
I wasn’t bored one instant! Knowing that there will be 2 follow-ups, I will be waiting impatiently for those to be released. Soon, I hope, please, Mr. Fforde!
The bonus of this book was that I bought the flipback version. Which means that I could read it while knitting, and could bring it everywhere, as it is smaller than a postcard!
Image borrowed from http://www.jasperfforde.com/whatsnew.html
I know what you meen! Sometimes I can’t bear to finish the book. Lucky thing there are so many good books out there though so there’s always a new world to discover :) I might just have to read that book you read, it sounds very interesting ;)
By the way! I just saw that Jasper Fforde’s wife also writes books. Wonder if they have the same sense of humor :)
Oh yes, that would be interesting! I must admit I really only bought the book because of the format (so cool, so small, so funky!), else I wouldn’t have seen it, I think. Perhaps I should try out one of his wife’s books!