Funny Cryptograms
Grade 7 Up--For cryptogram enthusiasts, these 370 one-liners and quotes from famous and not-so-famous historians, comedians, and politicians may be a delightful treat. For the cryptogram-challenged, this book is a nightmare. Kennedy gives a brief, not very informative, overview of how cryptograms are to be solved. Novices will be lost almost immediately and the entire book looks like something written in a foreign language. The quotes, when readers give up on trying to decipher them and read the answers, are a pleasing gathering of wise and witty sayings from people all over the world. However, unless a rabid cryptogram-loving fan base is lurking in your libraries, you can probably skip this title. For experienced code breakers only.--Cynde Suite, Bartow County Library System, Adairsville, GACopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.