One of the most beautiful books I’ve ever read. It spoke to my soul.

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. Couldn’t put it down even if I’d wanted to, which I didn’t. Fortunately it’s short

Toss up between Herbert the Timid Dragon by Mercer Mayor and Ferdinand the Bull, by whoever its by. Both were formative for me and I remember them distinctly 40yr later