From the back cover: When Harriet Vane attends her Oxford reunion, known as the "Gaudy," the prim academic setting is haunted by a rash of bizarre pranks: scrawled obscenities, burnt effigies, and poison-pen letters—including one that says, "Ask your boyfriend with the title if he likes arsenic in his soup." Some of the notes threaten murder; all are perfectly ghastly; yet in … [Read more...] about Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers: A+
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Memories of the Future 1 by Wil Wheaton: B
From the back cover: The away team returns from the planet with some very good news: it's clean, it's beautiful, it's populated with friendly humanoids... and they really like to do the nasty. "At the drop of a hat," according to Geordi. "Any hat," Tasha says knowingly. Picard sends a second, larger team down to the planet to see exactly how many hats they're going to … [Read more...] about Memories of the Future 1 by Wil Wheaton: B
Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris: B-
From the front flap: Holidays on Ice collects six of David Sedaris's most profound Christmas stories into one slender volume perfect for use as an emergency coaster or ice scraper. This drinking man's companion can be enjoyed by the warmth of a raging fire, in the glow of a brilliantly decorated tree, or even in the backseat of a van or police car. It should be read with your … [Read more...] about Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris: B-
Matilda by Roald Dahl: A
From the back cover: Matilda is a genius. Before she was three years old she was reading the newspaper. By the age of four, Matilda was reading classics by Jane Austen and Charles Dickens. By the time Matilda becomes a student at Crunchem Hall, she's bored stiff. When Matilda's teacher, Miss Honey, tries to get her moved up a few grades she runs up against the Headmistress, … [Read more...] about Matilda by Roald Dahl: A
The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers: B
From the back cover: The nine tellerstrokes from the belfry of an ancient country church toll out the death of an unknown man and call the famous Lord Peter Wimsey to confront and contemplate the good and evil that lurks in all of life and in every human's actions. Steeped in the atmosphere of a quiet parish in the strange, flat fen country of East Anglia, this is a tale of … [Read more...] about The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers: B