This was the first book I've read by Jasper Fforde, and it looks like I'm going to have to go and find all his other books so I can binge read them! 
 This takes place in a society that's socially structured based on your ability to see colors. You're grouped into whichever color you can see (i.e, people who see red are Reds, then so on and so forth for the rest of the color spectrum), and those who can't see color are called Greys (basically, the bottom of the social pyramid). Our hero, Edward Russet, is a Red who's sent to the Outer Fringes, along with his father, after pulling a prank at school. It's your basic boy meets girl who changes how he views society plot. Except. It's brilliantly done. Dystopian novels are some of my favorites, but it feels like everywhere you turn, there's a new novel set in a bleak dystopian future. It gets tiring. Jasper Fforde manages to vividly describe the world, in a way that feels almost cinematic (and impressively, since our hero can only see one color!). It sounds like it would be a serious book, but there's actually a decent amount of humor- dry, and not overdone. I would definitely recommend it, enthusiastically, to anyone and everyone. 
 Pros: The imagery- fantastic. The characters are enjoyable, and though there's a somewhat large cast, its not hard to keep track of them. And the humor is dry, tongue-in -cheek, and actually made me laugh out loud at times. (Favorite line? 'Over there was Catch-22, which was a hugely popular fishing book and one of a series, I believe.) 
 Cons: It's long- make sure to have plenty of snacks while reading. And the terminology does take a little bit to get used to- especially since you're just dunked into the world, but once you pick it up, its much easier going. It seems as though the author intended for there to be at least one or two more books in the series, but its been a bit since its been published, and no sequel yet.