(Full review to come)

Summary:  The Well of Lost Plots continues the story of Thursday Next, who is taking refuge in an unpublished detective novel, taking the place of one of the characters there. While there, she meets the existing characters: those who are named, with depth and other relationships, and the Generics, who are background characters with little depth to them at the outset. As Thursday continues to work for Miss Havisham, they start to notice strange things beginning to happen as a mysterious plot unfolds in the background which could have deadly consequences.

Overall Thoughts:  I really enjoyed being back in the world of Thursday Next. The Well of Lost Plots may not be my favourite of the series, but it was definitely very engaging, with high emotional stakes, entertaining characters, and interesting world development. As always, one of the joys of reading the Thursday Next series is the way in which it explores the literary world, from the inner workings of writing to all the literary allusions Fforde mentions. One interesting insight that Fforde gives the reader in The Well of Lost Plots is how a character can go from a blank canvas ‘Generic’ to a primary or secondary character. I would recommend the Thursday Next series to those who enjoy the writing style of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy as well as anyone who enjoys metatextual reads with lots of literature and writing aspects incorporated into the worldbuilding.