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The Beatrice Letters (A Series of Unfortunate Events)
Top secret--only for readers deeply interested in the Baudelaire case. How I pity these readers.
With all due respect,
Lemony Snicket
With all due respect,
Lemony Snicket
Hardcover, 72 pages
Published
September 5th 2006
by HarperCollins
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+ Very Fine Design
- Vexatious Fragmentary Dispatches
As has been true of Mr. Snicket’s published oeuvre thus far, this collection of letters between Lemony and Beatrice raises far more questions than it answers. It is unfortunate that this volume requires the reader to be conversant with that oeuvre. I’ve recommended several fine books already, such as The Abhorsen Trilogy, which features two delightful orphans who experience a Veritable Fantastic Denouement, so there is no reason whatsoever to r...more
- Vexatious Fragmentary Dispatches
As has been true of Mr. Snicket’s published oeuvre thus far, this collection of letters between Lemony and Beatrice raises far more questions than it answers. It is unfortunate that this volume requires the reader to be conversant with that oeuvre. I’ve recommended several fine books already, such as The Abhorsen Trilogy, which features two delightful orphans who experience a Veritable Fantastic Denouement, so there is no reason whatsoever to r...more
Can we just talk about all the feelings I have after reading this book? Seriously. My favorite part of the ASOUE series was Lemony Snicket's relationship with Beatrice. Actually, while I was reading the series, I wished there was a book that put more emphasis on their story, and this book does exactly that. It's incredibly heartbreaking reading Snicket's letters to Beatrice. I don't even want to get into his letter proclaiming his love for her, because I was in chills and near tears the whole ti...more
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Oct 08, 2011
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In conjunction with A Series of Unfortunate Events, this is a book which reminds us that kids aren't as dumb as we often blame them to be. Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler) is one of the few authors who has created a no-nonsense children's series with plenty of delightful nonsense. The Baudelaires are what children protagonists should act like: reasonable, noble, intelligent. This book hints at a story that is much bigger than any of us realize in our daily reading, writing, and secret volunteerin...more
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If you've been following Lemony Snicket's A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, then you've undoubtedly read of Beatrice Baudelaire. Who she is, exactly, is a mystery. And although this book is entitled THE BEATRICE LETTERS, don't think that you'll finally learn who Beatrice is. You won't. In fact, there's not a whole lot you'll learn about anything or anyone having to do with the series.
Don't get me wrong. THE BEATRICE LETTERS is fun. It's gorgeously packaged. It c...more
If you've been following Lemony Snicket's A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, then you've undoubtedly read of Beatrice Baudelaire. Who she is, exactly, is a mystery. And although this book is entitled THE BEATRICE LETTERS, don't think that you'll finally learn who Beatrice is. You won't. In fact, there's not a whole lot you'll learn about anything or anyone having to do with the series.
Don't get me wrong. THE BEATRICE LETTERS is fun. It's gorgeously packaged. It c...more
interestin so far
The end is near. Followers of “A Series of Unfortunate Events” know that the thirteenth, and last, book of the series, titled “The End”, is out on the thirteenth day of the tenth month on the fifth day of the week. A confusing phrase which here means: Friday, October 13th, 2006.
Lovers of the series have devoured each book and Lemony Snicket, the series’ elusive author, has earned himself quite a following. A phrase which here means a LOT of happy readers who like to devour every word the author...more
Lovers of the series have devoured each book and Lemony Snicket, the series’ elusive author, has earned himself quite a following. A phrase which here means a LOT of happy readers who like to devour every word the author...more
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If you like "interactive" books that make you think and you have read A Series of Unfortunate Events, then I would say definitely check this out.
I loved how as you read the series, you get more and more clues as to who this mysterious Beatrice woman is who Lemony Snicket dedicates all of his books to. Of course, when I saw The Beatrice Letters sitting on a shelf in Borders, I had to buy it.
Inside, it's not like a normal book. It has two different file holders, one for letters and one for lette...more
I loved how as you read the series, you get more and more clues as to who this mysterious Beatrice woman is who Lemony Snicket dedicates all of his books to. Of course, when I saw The Beatrice Letters sitting on a shelf in Borders, I had to buy it.
Inside, it's not like a normal book. It has two different file holders, one for letters and one for lette...more
"I never want to be apart from you again, Beatrice, except in the restroom, at work, and when one of us is at a movie that the other does not want to see."
This mysterious collection of letters (both post and alphabet) doesn't do much to clarify Beatrice, but it's classic Snicket. Includes the most epic love letter ever on a double fold-out page; I read parts of it as a reading at a friend's wedding.
"I will love you until the bird hates a nest and the worm hates an apple, and until the apple ha...more
This mysterious collection of letters (both post and alphabet) doesn't do much to clarify Beatrice, but it's classic Snicket. Includes the most epic love letter ever on a double fold-out page; I read parts of it as a reading at a friend's wedding.
"I will love you until the bird hates a nest and the worm hates an apple, and until the apple ha...more
I bought this book after reading the thirteen book series of unfortunate events also by Lemony Snicket. I read them and loved them- loving him too. I had so many questions by the end of the series including who Beatrice was and why he dedicated all of his books to her. I bought this book hoping this would clear up some of my questions about Beatrice. Like many people who have reviewed this book have probably said, this did not clear up anything and if anything, it created even more questions. I...more
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I read "The Beatrice Letters" twice - I read it before "The End" the last book in Lemony Snicket's Unfortunate Series of Events and I read it again after reading "The End". I enjoyed the word play in the book the first time I read it, especially in the letter where Snicket tell Beatrice how long he will love her. Snicket also has great fun with the word "letter" as in letters of the alphabet and letters you write, often mixing the two until the reader is thoroughly confused. There are tons of an...more
My Dearest Darling,
I received all two hundred pages of your book explaining why you cannot marry me, and I gave the carrier pigeons as much seed as they could eat, and I brushed their feathers with my trembling fingers, and bathed their beaks in my tears. I had to read the book three and a half times before I could write to you.
...I will love you if you don’t marry me. I will love you if you marry someone else, and I will love you if you have a child, and I will love you if you have two children...more
I received all two hundred pages of your book explaining why you cannot marry me, and I gave the carrier pigeons as much seed as they could eat, and I brushed their feathers with my trembling fingers, and bathed their beaks in my tears. I had to read the book three and a half times before I could write to you.
...I will love you if you don’t marry me. I will love you if you marry someone else, and I will love you if you have a child, and I will love you if you have two children...more
This wasn't quite as interesting a read as the Unauthorized Autobiography was. It was a lot of the most vague hints possible and not much substance. It was interesting to realize the twist regarding the Beatrice(s) mentioned in the letters, and it was kind of a fun supplemental volume, but it didn't do a whole lot by way of answering questions or fleshing out the mysteries more. Still, I kind of feel like there might be a little more under the surface, like reading about all these codes and secr...more
This is the second of the "supplementary materials" that have been published alongside the Series of Unfortunate Events books, and is meant to be read towards the very end of the series. It's a collection of letters between the character of the author and his forever lost love. This storyline started as a kind of funny set piece to enhance the mood of the story, but then the character of "Lemony Snicket the author" became much more important to the overall series. The highlight is a 6 page love...more
This is a collection of letters from Lemony Snicket to Beatrice and from a different Beatrice to Snicket. The letters written to Beatrice explain who the much-lauded Beatrice in the series is, they are all written before the series begins. The letters written to Lemony Snicket actually take place after the events in the series’ final book and are written from a different Beatrice (Kit Snicket’s daughter).
This book explained so much that was missing from the series. We learn that the Beatrice Le...more
This book explained so much that was missing from the series. We learn that the Beatrice Le...more
I suppose that when an author has sold millions of books in a very short amount of time, it becomes possible for him to convince a publisher to produce a most unconventional book. It’s certainly what Daniel Handler, pardon me—Lemony Snicket, has done with the Beatrice Letters.
Perhaps “book” isn’t the correct word. It’s far closer to a puzzle or a bookshelf game than a mere book of black and white pages.
Released on Sept. 6, 2006, the Beatrice Letters are said to contain clues to the Oct. 13th r...more
Perhaps “book” isn’t the correct word. It’s far closer to a puzzle or a bookshelf game than a mere book of black and white pages.
Released on Sept. 6, 2006, the Beatrice Letters are said to contain clues to the Oct. 13th r...more
Having gotten about halfway thru the Lemony Snicket empire, I decided to pick this up, seeing it at the library. Anyone familiar with the LS books knows that they're all dedicated to Beatrice, who died in some strange way. Random references are made to her throughout each book and we never quite know who she is or what her relationship was to Lemony.
You won't find any answers in this book.
It was an interesting design, set up like kind of file folder with little popout parts and lift-the-flap se...more
You won't find any answers in this book.
It was an interesting design, set up like kind of file folder with little popout parts and lift-the-flap se...more
I can't imagine what it must've been like to read this before the publication of The End!
Well, I sort of can, since I looked up some of the early responses to it in the various Snicket internet forums. It's not the same reading this, though, after the revelation in The End about the identities of the two Beatrices.
This piece, unlike The Unauthorized Autobiography, doesn't stand well on its own, being more of a novelty that explains some of the origins behind Lemony Snicket's involvement with th...more
Well, I sort of can, since I looked up some of the early responses to it in the various Snicket internet forums. It's not the same reading this, though, after the revelation in The End about the identities of the two Beatrices.
This piece, unlike The Unauthorized Autobiography, doesn't stand well on its own, being more of a novelty that explains some of the origins behind Lemony Snicket's involvement with th...more
This is a collection of letters from Lemony Snicket to the first (that we know of) Beatrice Baudelaire as he pursues her affection, and from the second (that we know of) Beatrice Baudelaire as she pursues Snicket and attempts to reunite with her adopted siblings/parents.
The pages are made as full-colour reproductions of correspondence, with occasional inserts, as well as punch-out letters to work out an anagram on an included poster.
The letters are entertaining, and give just a little bit more s...more
The pages are made as full-colour reproductions of correspondence, with occasional inserts, as well as punch-out letters to work out an anagram on an included poster.
The letters are entertaining, and give just a little bit more s...more
If you have read all thirteen of The Series of Unfortunate Events and Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Biography, then I would highly recommend you read The Beatrice Letters, which is also by Lemony Snicket. All these books are full of adventure and are dearly loved by people all around the world. The Beatrice Letters is a series of letters that was a conversation between Lemony Snicket and Beatrice Baudelaire. The Beatrice Letters reveals a lot of information that is usually asked by the reade...more
"In spite of language, in spite of intelligence and intuition and sympathy, one can never really communicate anything to anybody."
- Aldous Huxley, Collected Essays
As a fan of the A Series of Unfortunate Events books, I like to seek out other related works by Lemony Snicket in order to get the whole picture.
First off, this book is inteded for a younger audience as there is an interactive element to it. An element that you may not get to take part in if you've borrowed your copy from the libra...more
I cheated. There's an anagram puzzle and I used the internet, but because of the answer, the internet anagram solver didn't find the answer. But the answer is very clever.
Also, it's been a long time since I've read the Series of Unfortunate Events and there's lots of distracting details and I wasn't expecting much from a tangent book and my focus was on one character instead of another, so I completely missed the time perspective of the letters. So, I liked it more after I read the explanation...more
Also, it's been a long time since I've read the Series of Unfortunate Events and there's lots of distracting details and I wasn't expecting much from a tangent book and my focus was on one character instead of another, so I completely missed the time perspective of the letters. So, I liked it more after I read the explanation...more
This book is SO cool. I have only read a couple of the Unfortunate Events books, but I read this with my daughter, a huge fan of them, and even though I didn't understand a lot of things because I don't know the stories, I still appreciated how cool this book is. Clever, fun, mysterious, funny, and touching all at once. There is a passage in a love letter here that I found genuinely lovely and moving. In fact, it was at least a year ago that we read this, and that passage is still the first thin...more
I hadn't read any Lemony Snicket before, and I was really impressed by this book. The art design is super-cool, thick covers containing a mini-file folder with a book and a poster inside. (You can later punch out letters from the book pages and tuck those in the file folder as well.) The book itself is kinda like those griffin and sabine books from the nineties, except the writing is actually good. For example: "I will love you as the iceberg loves the ship, and the passengers love the lifeboat,...more
Finally completed my collection!
A great add to my collection. Still didn't contain real answers to the many questions that was left in my mind when the series ended, nonetheless it was a great read. Like Lemony Snicket's The Unauthorized Autobiography, The Beatrice Letters may leave you scouring for clues, wanting to get into solving the huge mystery enveloping the Baudelaire children.
I love how the book had a Lemony Snicket feel to it. I love how it wasn't an ordinary book. When you open it, t...more
A great add to my collection. Still didn't contain real answers to the many questions that was left in my mind when the series ended, nonetheless it was a great read. Like Lemony Snicket's The Unauthorized Autobiography, The Beatrice Letters may leave you scouring for clues, wanting to get into solving the huge mystery enveloping the Baudelaire children.
I love how the book had a Lemony Snicket feel to it. I love how it wasn't an ordinary book. When you open it, t...more
Spoilers for this book and The End I would recommend reading this book after reading all of the other ones first.
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First time reading it (only have read ''The bad beginning''):
So I got this book and just couldn't wait until I had bought and finished all the other books of ''Unfortunate Events''. It didn't make a lot of sense until I understood that there are two Beatrices instead of one. Another thing I don't get is who is who, seeing as characters are named with only one letter ( like R. or G.). The only one I did get was O, which obviously should be standing for Count Olaf. It was fun to read since I have...more
So I got this book and just couldn't wait until I had bought and finished all the other books of ''Unfortunate Events''. It didn't make a lot of sense until I understood that there are two Beatrices instead of one. Another thing I don't get is who is who, seeing as characters are named with only one letter ( like R. or G.). The only one I did get was O, which obviously should be standing for Count Olaf. It was fun to read since I have...more
This book is invaluable to anyone who has read the entire Series of Unfortunate Events.
*spoilers*
It is important to note that the Beatrice Lemony Snicket is writing to is the Baudelaires' mother, whereas the Beatrice who is writing to him is Kit Snicket's child.
There is also a poster contained in this collection on letters, which I believe is meant to imply that the Baudelaires have died.
Ah well. 'Twas The End after all.
*spoilers*
It is important to note that the Beatrice Lemony Snicket is writing to is the Baudelaires' mother, whereas the Beatrice who is writing to him is Kit Snicket's child.
There is also a poster contained in this collection on letters, which I believe is meant to imply that the Baudelaires have died.
Ah well. 'Twas The End after all.
Very very confusing! I have only read one book of "The series of unfortunate events" and have seen the movie so maybe if I had followed all the books I would have found this more understandable. I'm glad it was short and it was very intriguing to read. I did enjoy reading it and trying to decode it. The pictures and different fonts and style of pages were the best bits and I love the appearance and interaction this book has! 3.5/4 stars!
Nov 13, 2008
Ciara
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3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
snicket completists, crazed fans of epistolary tomes
Shelves:
kids-books,
read-in-2006
i have to admit, i don't get this book. it's sort of large-format & interactive, a collection of letters, notes, telegrams, & other communications exchanged between...i don't even know. i think the baudelaire orphans' mother beatrice is the beatrice in some instances, & the baby beatrice (kit's child) is the beatrice in other cases, & supposedly they spawn like thirty years or something--maybe more. see, this is what i don't get. it's hard to tell who the lettersare from, who the...more
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“Strange as it may seem, I still hope for the best, even though the best, like an interesting piece of mail, so rarely arrives, and even when it does it can be lost so easily.”
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