This book is getting all kinds of attention. I’ve just started it – I think I’m on about the second chapter. So far it reads like an agreeable, drily humorous novel by Jonathan Swift or Lawrence Sterne (it’s a lot like Tristram Shandy in tone and era, except with wizards). Nobody corresponding to “My Uncle Toby” yet, though.
I keep intending to read this, since every thing (almort everything, at least) has had good things to say about it, but… actually, I just don’t want to buy it in hardcover, and I owe significant fines at the library. Feel free to let us know if it lives up to the hype!
I’ll do that. I’ve barely scratched the surface as yet, though. It’s a hefty book in hardback, but Borders had a “20% off” sticker on it so I decided not to wait.
That’s pretty funny – a recently graduated librarian has hefty library fines. You don’t work at that one, do you? If you did, they might dock your pay!