The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde

The Big Over Easy

Nursery Crime #1

Jasper Fforde

383 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction fantasy mystery lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Description

It's Easter in Reading—a bad time for eggs—and no one can remember the last sunny day. Ovoid D-class nursery celebrity Humpty Stuyvesant Van Dumpty III, minor baronet, ex-convict, and former millionaire philanthropist, is found shattered to death ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 2,395 reviews

Moods

funny 90%
mysterious 80%
adventurous 57%
lighthearted 52%
relaxing 8%
tense 8%

Pace

medium 56%
fast 36%
slow 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 58% | A mix: 41%

Strong character development?

Yes: 42% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 21%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 13%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 44% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 19% | N/A: 5%

Average rating

3.89

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