The second book is the one I hate the most. X-D *lol* For just that reason. It is just walking. And angsting. And walking. And walking some more. Geezes christ, it is dull!

I did recognize myself very well to, but I think that is because I have an edition where all three books are in one, and there are some amazing artwork in that thing. Oil work and such... Can't for the life of me remember the artist right now, and my aunt has the book. :-P But yeah, watching the movie it is VERY clear that the design team got their inspiration from that artwork. There is a lot of artwork done for various editions, so maybe you and your sister has seen artwork like that? :-)