I'm amazed there aren't more people nominating The Phantom Tollbooth, though maybe that's more of a children's book than YA.

"Sorry is a word that knows no boundaries. Now kiss my ring."

"Sorry is a word that knows no boundaries. Now kiss my ring."

The Name of the Wind was all right (though I'd place it in second-tier fantasy alongside Harry Potter), but the second book of the series, The Wise Man's Fear, was downright mediocre. The big problem is Kvothe. Rothfuss obviously intends him to be regarded as this arrogant-but-charismatic protagonist, but he really…

The Name of the Wind was all right (though I'd place it in second-tier fantasy alongside Harry Potter), but the second book of the series, The Wise Man's Fear, was downright mediocre. The big problem is Kvothe. Rothfuss obviously intends him to be regarded as this arrogant-but-charismatic protagonist, but he really…

Good article, though I don't think it gives nearly enough credit to George Lowe's voice work as Space Ghost. He struck exactly the right balance of obliviousness and slightly unhinged pomposity, and I can't imagine the show being nearly as funny without some of his line readings. His work in "Chambraigne" (my favorite…

Good article, though I don't think it gives nearly enough credit to George Lowe's voice work as Space Ghost. He struck exactly the right balance of obliviousness and slightly unhinged pomposity, and I can't imagine the show being nearly as funny without some of his line readings. His work in "Chambraigne" (my favorite…

The Hanson episode is hilarious, but I always have a hard time watching it because the Santa Claus at the end is so nightmarish.

The Hanson episode is hilarious, but I always have a hard time watching it because the Santa Claus at the end is so nightmarish.

"What's that, pods? The Blob's mother is VERY FAT?"

"What's that, pods? The Blob's mother is VERY FAT?"

What? Oh, that's Old Kentucky Shark! He's been there. For, like, a year.

What? Oh, that's Old Kentucky Shark! He's been there. For, like, a year.

HAH HAAAA!! Bicurious.

HAH HAAAA!! Bicurious.

No, YOU'RE the boring one. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to attend a soiree where all we talk about is health insurance and social justice.

No, YOU'RE the boring one. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to attend a soiree where all we talk about is health insurance and social justice.

So glad you posted this. It was the first thing that sprang to my mind after reading the interview (especially his fatuous remark about swearing off rock music for classical "cuz Mozart is music fer smarties"), but I couldn't dig it up anywhere.

So glad you posted this. It was the first thing that sprang to my mind after reading the interview (especially his fatuous remark about swearing off rock music for classical "cuz Mozart is music fer smarties"), but I couldn't dig it up anywhere.

To be fair, he really is doing a better job at being an adult than the rest of us. By which I mean that "being an adult" apparently entails a weird obsession with being an adult.