trains

• Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, The by Mark Haddon (2003)

  [8/10]

  "I think that the best fiction opens up our minds to a viewpoint that we otherwise would find foreign or complicated. In The Curious Incident, Haddon provides a view of autism in a engaging way that we want to read for the mystery and enjoy because we like Chris as a person -- something that we might not have understood if we bumped into him on the street and heard him bark like a dog."

• Everyone's Hero directed by Christopher Reeve, Colin Brady, Dan St. Pierre (2006)

  [5/10]

  "Nothing in the story makes you want to see this movie again, and you feel bad that this movie serves as a final tribute to Christopher Reeve."

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling (2007)

  [7/10]

  "Rowling has created an interesting universe and a story that surely will never go out of print. I certainly will probably read the entire series several more times in my lifetime, in spite of the numerous problems that a more careful writer would have addressed."

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone directed by Chris Columbus (2001)

  [8/10]

  "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone holds up well to repeated viewings, although you do start to see a lot of minor inconsistencies."

• Return of the Great Brain, The by John D. Fitzgerald (1974)

  [6/10]

  "Although Tom Fitzgerald has supposedly reformed, he continues to use his great brain to wheel and deal -- sometimes to solve a murder, other times to just fatten his pocketbook."

• Stand by Me directed by Rob Reiner (1986)

  [8/10]

  "Rarely does a collection of child actors have so much talent bundled together, and the list of talent doesn't stop with the main characters. Stand by Me also has excellent performances by young Kiefer Sutherland and John Cusack."

  Average score: 7.00