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Issue #754 (March 5th) rates The Well of Lost Plots a B+! According to the short review, the book at times "seems to tread water, but Fforde's inventiveness remains a bookworm's delight." I think it is great that Jasper's getting some press in such a widely circulated magazine.
I got so excited when I saw the review! Not only because WOLP got a B+, but, yes, because a mainstream magazine reviewed. For awhile now I've felt like the Thursday Next series has only a cult following - it's like the Rocky Horror of the literary world. But now I'm tempted to write to EW and thank them for giving Jasper and his books some much-deserved recognition!
"Did you also notice that the "IT list" issue of Entertainment Weekly a couple of years ago also featured the esteemed Mr. Fforde?"
That It List is actually what got me hooked into the world of Thursday. :) I think EW also gave Lost in a Good Book an A. Well was also reviewed in People a week or two ago, and they gave that a very positive review.
I think EW actually reviewed TEA first. I ignored the review, and passed the book by three times on the shelf, before picking it up and reading the jacket. The rest, as they say, is history.