Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde.
Eddie Russett is a very curious person. This has caused him problems in the past but nothing like the situation we find him in at the opening of this book: he is being eaten by a Yatevero tree. He is questioning a society that determines how you make your living, who you marry, and who is your "better" by what color(s) you can see. (The violet seeing people are the best by the way.) He questions the rules like, why can't you talk to Apocryphal people, or did the town's last healer (they're called swatchmen as in color swatches) really commit suicide? Why were the knowledge- and technology-taking Leapbacks necessary? His inexplicable attraction for Jane - a Grey - complicates his life but also enlightens him. If Eddie isn't careful he'll get sent for a reboot. And just what is The Something That Happened?
Jasper Fforde has created another totally unique and crazy world. I urge you to give this one a try, especially if you're a fan of his Thursday Next or Nursery Rhyme series.
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