The Song of the Quarkbeast

I love the wizarding world that Fforde created but I continue to lament the attempt to make this a juvenile series. There's politics, buerocracy and classic Fforde-ian weirdness. All sorts of things to recommend this series.

That said, there really isn't anything in the books that would not appeal to both adults and children except Jennifer constantly being described as “young”. Casting a “young” character as your protagonist does not make a book YA/juvenile. It just annoys me. Jennifer is very much a re-interpretation of Thursday in a different timeline. The “young” thing just feels slapped on.

The only other irritant is the 24 pt. type. I would recommend adults read the ebook if only to adjust the type size. I felt like I was reading a Dick and Jane book.