The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster is a very thought-provoking children's classic. To be honest with you guys, I resisted reading this book for ages. When I was in I think fourth grade, I was reading Harry Potter (as one does, y'know) and all these adults I would talk about it with were like "Oh, you should read The Phantom Tollbooth!" And I looked at a copy of it at the library and was like hell no that sounds stupid and nothing like Harry Potter. So I didn't. And to be totally honest, I only sort of regret that choice. I regret it because I think this book would have meant a lot more to me if I'd read it when I was younger. I regret it because I think my enjoyment of this book was less than if I had read it when I was younger. But I don't regret it because I didn't like it that much. Like it was okay . There were some entertaining characters and interesting situations, but nothing that really made me go, oh yes this is the book I...