I really enjoyed this book, and I have to say, my absolute FAVORITE scene - one of the best scenes I've read in a while! - is Richard III meets Rocky Horror. I was cracking up and made my partner read it, which I rarely do. I think part of what I liked about that scene was that it was a really smart, extended joke, and on occasion Fforde just goes for jokes that are way too easy - like naming a character Jack Schitt, which most fourth graders would probably try to do. That's frustrating because he could clearly do so much better. The best humor in here is when it's surprising and new. I love the idea of a world in which literature has the status that movies & TV have now, but maybe that's because I teach English!