I'm married to a scavenger of sorts and he often totes home rescued boxes of books that I paw through with shiny, hungry eyes. I pull out the odd and interesting and add them to my teetering stack.
I listened to Jim Dale read this in audio book form and I totally loved it. I'm surprised by all the bad reviews my friends gave this book. Maybe it's better to listen to it than to read it? This kind of magical fantasy is my most favorite and I LOVED it.