Shani's review
The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 12)
by Lemony Snicket
Sophia and I have listened to the first three Lemony Snicket books while traveling. I don't think Tim Curry read the third book, but I loved hearing him read the first two. I didn't enjoy the third book much - it may be that the novelty had worn off. I thought the first two were hysterical.
Shani's review
The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 12) by Lemony Snicket
Shani's review
rating:
recommended for: people who like intricate character-development, vocabulary and dry humor
Laine and I listened to this as we drove home from Big Cedar Lodge in the Ozarks (great vacation spot by the way). Do audiobooks, by the way?
Anyway, I think I enjoyed this more than Laine. It was read by Tim Curry (got to love that) but I just loved the story and found myself laughing out loud a few times.
I loved the Harry Potter-esque battle of good vs. evil and not knowing who is a good guy. I loved the Potter-esque character development too. It may not be quite as intricate as Potter, but worthy of mention none-the-less.
Tim Curry does a great job with voices and his British accent complements the dry humor throughout perfectly.
At one point the I felt it got "wordy" and a little slow, but that could have also been general annoyance from: fatigue after driving 8 hours; a hungry child; a talking child; a child in general.
Anyway, I think I enjoyed this more than Laine. It was read by Tim Curry (got to love that) but I just loved the story and found myself laughing out loud a few times.
I loved the Harry Potter-esque battle of good vs. evil and not knowing who is a good guy. I loved the Potter-esque character development too. It may not be quite as intricate as Potter, but worthy of mention none-the-less.
Tim Curry does a great job with voices and his British accent complements the dry humor throughout perfectly.
At one point the I felt it got "wordy" and a little slow, but that could have also been general annoyance from: fatigue after driving 8 hours; a hungry child; a talking child; a child in general.
Sophia and I have listened to the first three Lemony Snicket books while traveling. I don't think Tim Curry read the third book, but I loved hearing him read the first two. I didn't enjoy the third book much - it may be that the novelty had worn off. I thought the first two were hysterical.