Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.2 / 5.0

Unfortunate indeed!:

In Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events" books, one minute you're laughing nonstop, and the next minute you're in suspense wondering how the Baudelaire orphans will escape from the greedy clutches of Count Olaf this time. In the first book, Violet, Sunny, and Klaus Baudelaire find out that their parents have died in a terrible fire that burned their entire house down. Mr. Poe, their gaurdian, sent them to live with Count Olaf, a relative of the Baudelaires. But after living with him for a short... more info

Reality Skewed (which in these parts means "slightly off"):

I too, like many other readers was a MASSIVE Harry Potter fan before picking up the Lemony Snicket books. Although not as engaging or engrossing (or nearly as long!) as the Potter books, the Snicket series is quite enjoyable.

I love how the sentences are manipulated throughout these books. Mr. Snicket uses Nabokovian wordplay and ideas that children may miss, but adults will love. The name of the playwright of "The Marvelous Marriage" in "The Bad Beginning" is an anagram of Count Olaf (and I am guessing... more info

Great Books!:

I've bought these books, and I've recieved them in a short period of time. They are interesting to read. It's hard to see these children struggle, and face all the sorrow that comes their way. I thought I would not like these, because they were supposed to be depressing. If you want a series you really get involved in, try these. This collection is by far entertaining, and detailed. I can't wait to buy the next box set!

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