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Title: The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 1) by Lemony Snicket ISBN: 0-06-440766-7 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 30 September, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (608 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Was disturbed and dismayed by this book.
Comment: I bought this book at my children's school book fair after reading some of the reviews here. I believed from the text on the book jacket that there must be something delightful and darkly humorous about these books. Unfortunatly all I found was a thin plot line, some rather intellgent but somewhat clueless children, and conniving relative with muderous intents. Also he and his friends have some veiled "desires" towards the oldest teenage daughter.
I see no true value to this book, other than an excellent writing style and an excellent vocabulary. I for one will not let my children rea
Rating: 1
Summary: Assembly line crap
Comment: I can't understand the popularity of these books. The villain is one-dimensional. The children, despite their various "talents" are frustratingly unresourceful. (They're in trouble, they have a sympathetic *judge* who lives next door, yet they never ask her for advice? Perhaps they had their reasons, but they're not articulated, and so they seem rather useless and hard to cheer on.)
There's a self-conscious and self-congratulatory cleverness to the writing. It seems "Snicket" just does not respect his audience.
Skip this assembly line crap and read quality children's books that deal with the dire fates of orphans so much more satisfyingly.
Noel Streitfield's SHOES series. This writer has a very clear respect for her readers and doesn't indulge in cheap melodrama.
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken. Very similar themes, but SO MUCH BETTER!
Rating: 2
Summary: I tried to like it but...
Comment: I started reading this book fully expecting to like it. The back cover was wonderfully grim with it's Poe-ish tone and it's Edward Gorey-like illustrations. However, I found the book to be simply grim with little or no tongue-in-cheek humor. The general tone of the book is so depressing that it just wasn't worth it to me to keep reading. I would not particularly recommend this book, although others obviously favor it.
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Title: The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 2) by Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist ISBN: 0064407675 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 30 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
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Title: The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 3) by Lemony Snicket ISBN: 0064407683 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 29 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
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Title: The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 10) by Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist ISBN: 0064410137 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 23 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
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Title: The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 4) by Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist ISBN: 0064407691 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 04 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
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Title: The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 5) by Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist ISBN: 0064408639 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 31 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
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