Daniel Handler

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in San Francisco, The United States

February 28, 1970

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Literature & Fiction, Children's Books

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Daniel Handler is the author of the novels The Basic Eight, Watch Your Mouth, Adverbs, and as Lemony Snicket a sequence of children's novels collectively entitled "A Series of Unfortunate Events." He also plays the accordion.

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Average rating: 3.55 · 23,072 ratings · 3,712 reviews · 25 distinct works · Similar authors

	Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler, Maira Kalman (Illustrator) 3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 15,704 ratings — published 2011 — 28 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Basic Eight 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 2,296 ratings — published 1999 — 16 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adverbs 3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 2,274 ratings — published 2006 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Watch Your Mouth 3.31 of 5 stars 3.31 avg rating — 722 ratings — published 2000 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Dress for Every Occasion by the Pope by Daniel Handler, Sarah Bennett (Illustrations) 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 2005	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Y por eso rompimos - Episodio 1 by Daniel Handler, Maira Kalman (Illustrator), Montserrat Nieto (Translator) 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Y por eso rompimos - Episodio 2 by Daniel Handler, Maira Kalman (Illustrator), Montserrat Nieto (Translator) 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Y por eso rompimos - Episodio 3 by Daniel Handler, Maira Kalman (Illustrator), Montserrat Nieto (Translator) 4.47 of 5 stars 4.47 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Y por eso rompimos - Episodio 4 by Daniel Handler, Maira Kalman (Illustrator), Montserrat Nieto (Translator) 4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Handler YA Novel 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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January 2012, Daniel Handler
"The exquisite pain of doomed teenage love is profiled in Why We Broke Up, a joint project from the author also known as Lemony Snicket and illustrator Maira Kalman." ...More

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Quotes by Daniel Handler

“Stop saying no offense,” I said, “when you say offensive things. It’s not a free pass.”
― Daniel Handler, Why We Broke Up

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“I was stupid, the official descriptive phrase for happy.”
― Daniel Handler, Why We Broke Up

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“A library is like an island in the middle of a vast sea of ignorance, particularly if the library is very tall and the surrounding area has been flooded.”
― Daniel Handler

tags: humor, ignorance, lemony-snicket, library

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Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler

38 votes, 21.7%

The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter

38 votes, 21.7%

Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck

29 votes, 16.6%

Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi

19 votes, 10.9%

I Was Jane Austen's Best Friend by Cora Harrison

17 votes, 9.7%

Not That Kind Of Girl by Siobhan Vivian

13 votes, 7.4%

How to Ditch Your Fairy by Justine Larbalestier

10 votes, 5.7%

Geek Fantasy Novel by E. Archer

5 votes, 2.9%

Get Well Soon by Julie Halpern

4 votes, 2.3%

Caleb + Kate by Cindy Martinusen-Coloma

2 votes, 1.1%

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