Just 2 questions about this game, though:
a) Do the NPCs sit around all day and have absolutely no involvement in the plot?
One reason why I couldn't get into old rpgs like Planescape torment and Baldur's gate 1 was that in order to allow the very ambitious plot to advance, most NPCs had to be really static. I was often amazed at how the characters did barely anything, even though their world was about to fall apart. I'd rather the plot be less ambitious so that at least, you've got a set of interesting characters.
Furthermore, if said book is a 3 minutes' walk away from your house, then why can't you find it yourself?
b) What is the writing like in Book 1? Does it flow and have a natural way with words or is it extremely lengthy, even though it would've been more interesting and vivid when summarised? I've always disliked it when characters spend a lot of time rambling. We might've had some good times in a party but there's little need for a life documentary, is there?
Maybe it's 'cos I've been spoilt by the old-school adventure games and okay, basically all games which had good and interesting storylines like Arcanum(though the story went downhill somewhere).