But "The Librarian" is worth reading for its wry observations, which point to a political future even more sinister than the present.

The subject of the wry observation has changed, of course.

There's some truth in the wry observation that if women's lungs were on the outside, most women would not smoke.

She was reminded briefly of Curzon's wry observation that anarchy is better than no government at all.

It is through her wry observations that we see a portrait of the people and values of her generation.

It is, of course, hardly a wry observation to note that that only tends to be the case when corporate profits are under downward pressure.

The book includes some wry observations about the United States.

Her characters are not a happy lot, but the author's witty and wry observations prevent these stories from being grim or maudlin.

He is a major figure in English-language haiku, known for his wry, poignant observations.

"How eminently convenient for the gods" was Soleta's wry observation.