I'd like this to seem intelligent but...

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...that might be too much to hope for.

At any rate, I'm here, alive, and functioning within established parameters.  My computer is still out of commission.

So over the weekend I went to the library and retrieved The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud, which came to my attention through Miss Snark's recommendation.  I have to say, yes, this

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Jasper Fforde and Jonathan Stroud are both amazing, and their books take up much of my Top 20. Have you read The Big Over Easy yet? It was hilarious, and though personally I preferred Thursday, it's in my Top 20, too.

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No, I haven't read The Big Over Easy yet. It's on my ever-expanding list of things to do, though. You have a top twenty? Cool. What is it?

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Ok...top 20 favorite books of all time...in truth, the list is twenty-three books long, but 20 is a much nicer number, don't you agree?

1) Les Miserables, Victor Hugo
2) Zazoo, Richard Mosher
3) The Scarlet Pimpernel, Baroness Orczy
4) Crown Duel, Sherwood Smith
5) Something Rotten, Jasper Fforde
6) The Eyre Affair,, Jasper Fforde
7) The Named, Marianne Curley
8) The Well of Lost Plots, Jasper Fforde
9) Lost in a Good Book, Jasper Fforde
10) The Amulet of Samarkland, Jonathan Stroud
11) Sabriel, Garth Nix
12) Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
13) Ptolemy's Gate, Jonathan Stroud
14) The Key, Marianne Curley
15) Abhorsen, Garth Nix
16) Lirael, Garth Nix
17) The Golem's Eye, Jonathan Stroud
18) Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte
19) Galileo's Daughter, Dava Sobel (highly excellent non-fiction!)
20) The Dark, Marianne Curley
21) The Big Over Easy, Jasper Fforde
22) Millicent Min, Girl Genius, Lisa Yee
23) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams

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Very interesting! I always like to see what sort of books people enjoy. I've also had the chance to enjoy Le Mis and The Scarlet Pimpernel. They're very good stories.

Now I'm all inspired to go reading...

Thanks for sharing!