The Eyre Affair is one of those silly little airy adventure books that are so hard to put down. After finishing it, I'm now reading another mystery type novel and having a hard time with it because it takes itself so seriously. The Eyre Affair has some problems with it, for instance characters are awkwardly added or moved around without explanation for the furthering of the novel. Not that characters can't be added, but in one scene, a character comes up to the protagonist, says hello and then walks away, then the protagonist has to walk over to him and then start talking to him. There are awkward instances like this throughout the book and I give a little cringe every time it happens but then I move on and enjoy the book. The book also succumbs to the time old problem of fantasy novels in that it has the protagonist do bad ass things just because its not like back here in boring old reality. The protagonist in this case, saves the world from a time rift just so that the author can put a cliff hanger at the end of the chapter.
Anyway, the book is a great beach read and is perfect if you've been having a hard time finishing a novel lately. Plus its a series of three or four so I've got lots more reading to do once I can actually find the other books.
4 Dodo's out of 5
Andrew
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