h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

jasper fforde is imo a genius - when i read the eyre affair it took me two chapters at least to get to grips with the premise - and then i was stunned, as an avid reader and a lover of classic books i thought that this book was just the ultimate for a book lover - all about books and characters from the books fab

he he, how fantastic a place where we can wax lyrical about Jasper, we're not worthy, we're not worthy!!

have you got the new ones ?
i have but am not gonna read them yet

I have, but am still in the middle of Excalibur. I REALLY don't know what I'm gonna read next as I've got such a variety on my 'to read' pile. I want to reread all of them, am missing Something Rotten so will have to pick that up.

yes you will you cant afford to miss any - i have the big over easy and the fourth bear which features jack spratt from the well of lost plots ( ? ) so not thursday next but i think there is a new one due - i read it somewhere

I've got both of those, but the Forth Bear in hardback so I thought that was the latest, I'm gonna have to keep an eye out.

i boght it in tesco for 3.73 bargain

Doh I paid full price for mine!!

oh bless - i just happened to be in there with me ma and there it was waving at me sayin "buy me ! buy me ! " what can you do it seemed rude not to

Note to self: Make note of and keep reminding people of time when I buy the BIGGEST bargain book of all time. ( damn, forgot that it will probably be Tony Blair/Gordon Brown Autobiography!! 2 for 1. )

yeah it will or
20 barbara cartland books for 50pence

cheeky ! i threatened adrian with barbara cartland for some transgression or another ( or was it st ? )

No please, not that!! I beg of you..........

be good then or its that or georgette heyer

aaarrrggghhhhh!!!.............

i thought we might use this like we did on the other board and so am gonna start by saying that
Alice in Wonderland is my all time number one fantasy book ( and Through The Looking Glass )
i have several copies from lovely bound leather ones to nice hard backs with the original illustrations - on the other board someone mentioned the annotated edition has anyone got a copy and if so is it nice to possess ? you know what i mean do you like to just look at it and stroke the covers - does it offer much insight into the creation of the characters ?

so apart from all the above what is your favourite old / childs book ?

An amazing fantasy book is Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, all about a little boy's dream.The pictures are incredible.
If that's what you mean by fantasy ie dreamworld.