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Shades of Grey

Shades of Grey

A Novel
Comic FictionDystopian
Pages
352
Published
2008
Language
English

Synopsis

In a world where society is strictly governed by color perception, young Eddie Russett believes his life is set. But when he moves to East Carmine and meets the intriguing Jane, his eyes are opened to the hidden truths of his rigidly controlled society. As Eddie begins to question everything, he finds himself on a dangerous path of discovery, where black-and-white certainties fade into shades of grey.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

WhimsicalSatiricalMysteriousAdventurous
Fish Out of WaterForbidden LoveComing of Age

Genres

Comic Fiction Dystopian Fantasy Romance Humor

About the author

J
Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde is an English novelist, born in London in 1961 and now living in Wales. After working as a focus puller on films including GoldenEye and The Mask of Zorro, he published his first novel, The Eyre Affair, in 2001, after 76 publisher rejections. He is best known for the Thursday Next series, a run of literary comic fantasies set in an alternate Britain where characters can be entered inside books. He has also written the Nursery Crime novels featuring detective Jack Spratt, the dystop...

Characters

Eddie RussettProtagonist
Constance OxbloodSupporting
JaneSupporting
All characters in Shades of Grey

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