I am a big fan of this author, after reading the Thursday Nexts books. But I was reluctant to pick this one up. I wasn’t sure if it was going to be as surreal and fun as the Next books. So I had my brother read it first. He thought it was funny enough to read bits aloud to me so I decided to give the book a shot, too.
The Big Over Easy is, above all I think, a parody of British, cozy mysteries with the detective who makes incredible (in both senses of the word) deductions. The plot is so twisted and bizarre that I’m not going to go into it, but the mystery involves the murder of Humpty Dumpty, a verruca of terrifying proportions, a goose that lays gold eggs, and a host of characters from the Thursday Next books, nursery rhymes, and one Greek Titan.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who has a weird sense of humor and knows a lot of cultural trivia. You won’t get the full effect unless you know your nursery rhymes and British culture.
I haven’t read that yet! *scribbles*