Yes, about the meta! This is what I meant. To my amazement, I can sometimes still find new things to say - but, after two years, it's pretty much all been said. The books may be puzzling and frustrating, but they're not that deep!

But my other purpose in posting was to introduce my friends to some truly excellent books. In my more recent post, I've got some links - it would take ten minutes to explore them, when you have the time. Then you can see what I'm talking about. I have a feeling, based on what you say of your literary tastes, that you might not be a Green Knowe fan, but the other two series just might appeal to you. YOu never know-