They say...

"Don't judge a book by its cover", so I judged it by its title, the little summary behind and the selective quotes from reviewers printed all over.

I'm sort of overwhelmingly immersed in reading novels, ever since its resurrection on my To-Do list, that I have to whip out a book every time I'm on a locomotive. So anyway, I'm always looking for humourous literature (especially those that have a play on words or a twist in pop culture/media references) and they tend to have quirky illustrated cover with equally quirky titles.

What? Stop looking at me disapprovingly. There's no way a book (for example) titled 'The Pea 'with a photo of a single pea on its overly white cover could contain a plot where hilarity ensues. But then again...(here I go, contradicting myself) the cover could be just a play on minimalism and 'The Pea' is actually an autobiography (albeit a fictional one) of the pea in the fairytale 'The Princess and the Pea', where the life of the pea is chronologically followed to the time he (or she, for all you feminist) finds himself suffocated under the pile of mattresses. Of course, hilarity ensues before his fate crossed with those mattresses. Authors and Illustrators, they play with our minds!

Anyhoo...These are just some of the novels that I hope to get my hands on and start digesting them with my mind. If you literally take its title as it is, you may find it has nothing to do with the cover design. But, the summary will make you understand how they are related, like how that girl you like so much in class is actually your half-sister through some torrid affair many years ago.

I was sold with the 'The comedy debut of the year' review quote from the Sunday Times. I'm so gullible.

A nursery rhyme crime story? How could I resist?

Thought it might be worthy to check out other books from Jasper Fforde.

And a little something controversial. Always wanted to read what he has to say.