Customer Review: I have found myself in huge fights with friends and family over "How good" this book is. And I continue to stand by my decision that this was not only a fitting ending to the series but a total masterpiece of modern-day children's literature. And I've seen the complaints about questions left... more info
Customer Review: If you are thinking of reading this review, first be forewarned that it contains very little happiness in it at all. Inside the pages of the books that this review reviews, you will find such terrible things as orphaned children, a greedy villain out to steal a fortune, an incompetent banker (the... more info
Customer Review: She has already finished volume 9 and is half finished with The Grim Grotto. She loves this series and can't wait for the next storyline. Thanks!
Customer Review: Ah, now nice! Our favorite little orphans-of-tragedy get to hang out with some rich relatives in a snobby apartment building! Snicket introduces a nice new landscape, more mystery, and some developments that are very nice shockers. Not the best of the series, but nice-enough pacing and a... more info
Customer Review: While not absolutely necessary to the "Series of Unforunate Events", this is a book that is goofy with a pinch of solemnity and simply a blast to read.
Customer Review: Whilst working on my dissertation I prefer reading something highly distracting. Last year I chose Philip Pullmann's Dark Materials. This year my eye fell on Lemony Snicket's peculiar narration of the unfortunate Baudelaire children. I hesitate to recommend it to my 13-year old goldchild who might... more info
Customer Review: After escaping the burning hospital the Baudelaire seek refuge in a trunk of the notorious villain Count Olaf. Count Olaf has come to a rundown carnival to see a mysterious Fortuneteller known as Madam Lulu. In an effort to escape the clutches of count Olaf the Baudelaire use the wide assortment of... more info