Kate’s 2¢: “Early Riser” by Jasper Fforde
“Early Riser” by Jasper Fforde
Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as, describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read. I’m just saying…
I’m not a fan of science-fiction. I enjoyed Thomas Hunt’s voice as he narrated this story, so I persevered listening to this lengthy story.
At one point, a character said, “If you mix dreams with reality, sooner or later, the lines become blurred.” I did detect some of the subtle humor here and there.
As I neared the end of the story, all the seemingly odd, loose threads began to weave into a more cohesive picture. It was scary. I realized I was beginning to understand what the story was about. But then when the story ended, I was wrong. The premise was simple: good guy goes underground to rout the bad guys.
I’m still not a fan of sci-fi, but, I do recognize how well Fford wielded his craft.
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasper_Fforde:
Fforde was born in London on 11 January 1961, the son of John Standish Fforde, the 24th Chief Cashier for the Bank of England. He is a grandson of Polish political adviser Joseph Retinger, and a great-grandson of journalist E. D. Morel.
Fforde was educated at the progressive Dartington Hall School. In his first jobs, he worked as a focus puller in the film industry. He worked on a number of films, including The Trial, Quills, GoldenEye, and En…
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and the list goes on!
From NLS/BARD/LOC:
Early riser DB93810
Fforde, Jasper. Reading time: 15 hours, 17 minutes.
Read by Thomas Hunt.
Humor
Science Fiction
Every winter, the human population hibernates and the Winter Consuls protect the sleepers. The rich get through more easily with the help of the drug Morphenox, which has an unfortunate side effect of turning some into flesh-eating Nightwalkers. New Consul Charlie Worthing investigates an outbreak of viral dreams. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2019.