I started reading this with reluctance since I always think of myself as someone who dislikes any sort of sci-fi/fantasy, but I was immediately drawn in. It's engrossing (the other day, 3/4 of the way into it, I realized I had completely forgotten what time it was, where I was, what I should really be doing... I was lost inside the pages) and well done and FUNNY. I feel like the dialogue and character interactions ring so true. This is what it would be like if a group of 20-somethings actually stumbled into a magical world. 
 When the magicians enter Fillory, I thought, "oh boy, I bet I'll stop liking this now." But I started to enjoy the book even more. That drunk bear is really fucking hilarious. 
 "How can you not know where you live?" 
 The bear was still shaking its heavy muzzle. 
 "I think Fillory is somewhere else," it said. 
 "But this definitely isn't Loria," Penny said. 
 "Look, who's the talking bear here?" Quentin snapped. "Is it you? Are you the talking fucking bear? All right. So shut the fuck up." 
 I also really enjoyed the part where Alice calls Quentin a whore. 
 Really can't wait to see what happens next.