I've been hearing about these books for so often and so long that I finally gave in and ordered the set. There's definitely a kind of intriqueing newness/originality about the whole story, and I'm still on the first book, so it may be too early to judge, but there's a lot to like and of course a bit to dislike... (I just read the part where she says all sex is wrong unless you're trying to make a baby!
I tried some of her gardening tips this year, and while the veggies tasted extraordinarily wonderful, they did not 'heal all my diseases' like she claimed.