Okay, so in this ONE book there is a walking/self-aware mustard pot, talking animals, a magician that literally blows himself to Bermuda, a mad governess who goes to the nuthouse after the first page, an ugly Lancelot, a Guinevere nicknamed "Jenny", humor galore, Robin and Marian (I kid you not, they're in this TOO!), a look into the lives of knights in the 1500s, a fussy owl with attitude, plotting nobles, and a backstory for King bloody ARTHUR, what's not to love? 
 I understand that many have found this book dense and boring, of course, and that it's not EVERYONE'S cup of tea... Though it does seem to me that rather a lot of the people who claim to hate it only do so because they were forced to read it for school. Just sayin'. 
 Still, I highly recommend this for any fan of Arthurian legend or anyone who just loves slightly older English books.