A review by tabithar
The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde
3.0
I had a hard time getting into the paper version of this book but had no trouble at all with the audiobook. I suppose some books are greatly aided by a British accent. Either way, once into listening to this book, it was a fun and twisty murder mystery. Detective Inspector Jack Spratt and Detective Sargent Mary Mary were written so well that they truly took on "life" while maintaining their complicated nursery personalities. Together, Spratt and Mary work to sort who killed Humpty Dumpty and why amidst turmoil from within the police department AND multiple characters claiming to have been Humpty's murderer.
I submit this book would be best enjoyed read aloud. This book contains some content (mainly Humpty Dumpty's partying behavior...a bit of a rotten egg some might say) that would not be well suited for reading aloud to young kids. There is no graphic content but there are certainly some aspects that remain better unexplained to the young (Humpty cheating on his wife, blackmail, drunken behavior, psychological treatment for substance abuse, unethical doctors/science practice, physical abuse, and premeditated murder attempts). It is of note that this story does contain elements of morality lessons (much like nursery rhymes) and that the negative behaviors listed above are held in a negative light.
I submit this book would be best enjoyed read aloud. This book contains some content (mainly Humpty Dumpty's partying behavior...a bit of a rotten egg some might say) that would not be well suited for reading aloud to young kids. There is no graphic content but there are certainly some aspects that remain better unexplained to the young (Humpty cheating on his wife, blackmail, drunken behavior, psychological treatment for substance abuse, unethical doctors/science practice, physical abuse, and premeditated murder attempts). It is of note that this story does contain elements of morality lessons (much like nursery rhymes) and that the negative behaviors listed above are held in a negative light.