Nation by Terry Pratchett
I've just finished reading it. I review it here.
It is the kind of novel any book lover would enjoy. I suggest you read it. It is set in an alternate history of the world, around the time of the Black Death.
Really, that's all I have to say. Read the review. Read the book. Feel something. Think something.
An aside: I love Good Reads. I wish more of you used it so I could steal your book recommendations! And spam you all with what I'm reading.
