A Series Of Unfortunate Events

[ellajewel]

I have finished the first book: The Bad Begining. Can't wait to move on to the second one. The book is good, it has me hooked pretty much. I know these books are pretty easy and I regret not having read them earlier... Have you read the series?

[Deleted]

I read the first one and was mucho impressed with the darkness of it all.

But there's seemingly thousands of books and I just didn't want to get sucked into spending loads on a long series, book after book after book.......so I restrained myself from buying more.

[prickle]

I've read the entire series, including Lemony Snicket's Autobiography. Wonderful stuff. I really wonder where the series is going to end up. Only two books left! It's funny to me that when I started reading the series, I almost gave up. It was just too depressing and awful. But it really grew on me. And now, saying that the books are depressing and awful (which is, really, sort of true) kind of makes me smile like there's an inside joke. Oh, they ARE depressing and awful, but that's part of what makes them so delicious.

Also, if you enjoy the style of writing, check out Daniel Handler's book, The Basic Eight. I think it's out of print but so worth it to find a copy.

[eleanorrigby]

Does anyone know where there's a copy of the text from the flip side of the Unauthorized autobiography jacket flap? You know the description of the pony party and the author's life? I love it but I can't afford to buy the book right now.

Just started to read the books because the first one is assigned in my children's lit course and so far I really enjoy it. I'll probaby continue on with the rest of the series.

[monkeypants]

Hi, my name is Monkeypants, and I'm an Lemony Snicket addict.

I started reading the books after watching the film, (I know, bad me - should've read them first) and I love them. I love how Daniel had made all of the children into such brave and clever characters.

Also, as a lit major, I totally enjoy giggling over the random literary allusions that pop up.

Anyway, for those of you who are looking to purchse the books - I believe they're on sale at Costco for three for $14.99. However, this is only in store and it's w/out the boxes. They sell the boxed ones on the website for $21.99 each, I believe.

[genevieve]

The author knows how to write the ideal children's book. I worked for years in a children's library and now work in a book shop and children seem to adore stories about absolutely grisly events occuring to children. Especially if they eventually win in the end.
I think a fine example of that are Roald Dahl books.
The Lemony Snicket books fits perfectly in that vein of children's literature.
I love all the subtle humour for the adults as well and how he explains the definitions of various words for kids.

Brilliant stuff.

[pathtaken]

A stupid question on these books. Do they only come in hardback? I've only seen them that way. I'd like to pick some up for the kiddies, but I am cheap. There is no Costco nearby so that didn't help.

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pathtaken said:

A stupid question on these books. Do they only come in hardback? I've only seen them that way. I'd like to pick some up for the kiddies, but I am cheap. There is no Costco nearby so that didn't help.

Hmmm. I haven't seen them in paperback, but that doesn't mean anything -- A friend buys them all then loans them to me, so I've never had to go looking.

What I liked about the last one was that for the first time, the book ended on an optimistic note. It really left off with the idea that the children finally had an ally! An adult ally! I'm hoping for Hector (from the Vile Village) to return. Wasn't he last seen floating away in his balloon contraption with the two Quagmire Triplets? (And in case you haven't read the books, that wasn't a mistake -- At that point there really were only two Quagmire Triplets.)

[Deleted]

I only read the first book, but I wasn't impressed. I thought he overdid the 'X word which means Y' or 'Sunny said 'A' which means B' thing. It was cute at first, but got tiresome around the end. Since I couldn't bear the thought of the gazillion books all filled with the aforementioned sentances, I didn't bother to try the others.

[lallybroch]

I just finished reading The End and it's a good thing I wasn't deeply invested in this story's mysteries, because very few answers were provided, which is what I suspected would happen after seeing the direction of the twelfth book. If Harry Potter or Lost conclude this way, the fanwank will be something to behold.