Book lover fights crime!
by joy k
The protagonist of Read or Die isn’t exactly your classic secret agent. Yomiko Readman is a mild-mannered substitute teacher who has a habit of spending every last cent she earns on books. But, as a monster quickly discovers when it tries to steal one of her books (which she hasn’t even finished reading—the horror!), she can put up a pretty good fight with her special skill for using sheets of paper as weapons.
Yomiko’s talent brings her to the attention of the British Library Special Engineering Force, which is investigating a rash of thefts involving rare books. Can Yomiko and her colleagues uncover the mastermind behind the thefts before their sinister plan comes to fruition?
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My wife (who is a librarian)
My wife (who is a librarian) and I (a bibliophile) recently watched [w:Read or Die]. The author of the story doesn't seem to have a lot of respect for the US military in general (showing them as gun-happy cowboys) or the president in particular (who wets his pants more than once). The story itself was OK, but I much prefer [w:Initial D].