I finally (finally) finished Ken Follett's World Without End. I really liked it, maybe even better than Pillars of the Earth. But I was a little disappointed that the second books was similar to the first. I would have liked to see him be a bit more creative. Oh well. Still excellent books and among the best I have read in years.

I have now moved onto an old friend, Adrian Mole. I have been reading Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole Diaries since I was about 13--the same age he was when she started the series. He is now pushing 40 and as neurotic, insecure, and self-deluding as ever. One of my all time favorite literary characters :)

"Don't be silly, Toto. Scarecrows don't talk. "