Jasper Fforde is definitely back, especially after the almost-good-but-not-quite novel that was "First Among Sequels". His humor is as effervescent and everpresent as ever (I apologize for the wordsmithing on this post) and he had found a way to make Thursday feel fresh and deserving of a sequel. The plot was ridiculous, the characters even more so and the map at the beginning of the book deserves to be hung on my wall.
Well done, Mr. Fforde, I salute your latest effort.