Jasper Fforde, author of the marvellous series of novels (three so far) about Thursday Next, the literary detective, has a marvellous eponymous website, chock full of fascinating detail about Thursday, SpecOps, Goliath Corp. and the other rich and varied elements that exist in his twisted world. Even if you haven't read any of the books, the site is well worth checking out.
My favourite scene from the first book, The Eyre Affair, is when Thursday and her ex-boyfriend attend a performance of Richard III where the audience behaves as an audience in our reality would behave at a midnight screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (screaming out "when is the winter of our discontent?", taking sides in the Battle of Bosworth Field, coming out dressed as a pantomine horse when Richard cries out "A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!")
And the dodos. I just love the way the dodos bunch together and inquisitively examine what's going on. Like avian, sociable cats.
I can't recommend these books highly enough.
Posted by wetcoast at July 16, 2003 03:16 PM