Hamlet, by William Shakespeare
The perfect gift for: Your mom
What you’re really saying: Your new boyfriend is not my dad and I’m going to make things very difficult for you.

How much do we love the Toast’s guide to passive-aggressive literary Christmas gifts? A LOT.

No Exit, by Jean-Paul Sartre
The perfect gift for: You loudmouth coworker
What you’re really saying: “Hell is: other people, generally; you, specifically.”

Life in a Medieval Village, by Frances Gies and Joseph Gies
The perfect gift for: Your new intern
What you’re really saying: “Welcome to my fiefdom, peasant.”

Our new interns arrive next month … TEMPTED.  SOOOO TEMPTED.

— Petra

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