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- jun - @J I had the same thought about the rhino. And he’s nearly drowned twice so far. @K I’m glad to...
- K - It was the passage of time between advances that really got me. On the one hand, yeah, Cal is a 15 year old...
- J - Wow. You’ve convinced me I made the right decision in not reading the rest. How many times does he nearly...
- J - True. Like we can’t rebuild our society without some cataclysmic tragedy to motivate us.
- K - I think part of the issue is that so many dystopian books are also post-apocalyptic. It’s often used as...
mystery Archive
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A Spy in the House by Y. S. Lee
Posted on June 4, 2011 | 7 CommentsFrom the back cover: Mary Quinn leads a remarkable life. At twelve, an orphan and convicted thief, she was miraculously rescued from the gallows. Now, at seventeen, she has a new and astonishing chance to... -
The Body at the Tower (Y.S. Lee)
Posted on June 2, 2011 | 3 CommentsThe Plot Mary Quinn was rescued at the age of twelve from the hangman’s noose by an enterprising group of women. Now educated and grown, she has been recruited by those same women to join... -
J’s Take on A Spy in the House by Y. S. Lee
Posted on May 7, 2011 | 4 CommentsThe basic premise of A Spy in the House is that it’s er.. Victorian? London and this girl is plucked from prison where she’s about to be hanged for theft, and brought to a school.... -
A Spy in the House (Y.S. Lee)
Posted on May 1, 2011 | 4 CommentsThe Plot The orphaned Mary Lang’s nascent crime spree was halted abruptly when she was caught in the act. Sentenced to hang for her behavior, the twelve year old was instead spirited away to Miss... -
J’s Take on The Eyre Affair
Posted on February 11, 2011 | 5 CommentsI’m not quite sure I knew what I was getting into when we decided to read The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde. I’m not quite sure I knew what I was getting into when I...