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Review title: The Class Smart-Arse Makes Good
Product review: I read Fforde's 'Nursery Crime' books before I read this one and am surprised by the number of similarities between them, not to mention some of the same characters. But more than anything else, Fforde is able to take a few well known characters and books and use them to create something totally different and new.He writes in the (now well) accepted method of 'Monty Python' where nothing is too sacred to be spoofed or made fun of, or both. The ongoing argument (during the story) of who wrote Shakespeare's plays is such a treat because of all the time people waste on this ongoing search. And the whole spoof of Austen-ophiles and the aura that has developed over the Bronte girls is worth the reading alone.But Fforde also has his way of throwing in as many SciFi genres that he can think of at the same time, making these books unclassifiable except for them being 'Left-handed Mysteries'. All in all a great beginning to what I hope will be an ongoing series.
