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By Emma the Dork , Mrs. Olaf · 17 posts · 29 views
By Emma the Dork , Mrs. Olaf · 17 posts · 29 views
last updated Jan 01, 2020 07:16AM
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There's something about Lemony Snicket books that just make me hum. With possibility, with this feeling of
That is what I want to do.
To write stories. To layer meaning and humor and the macabre and wrap it up in mystery and the absurd. To stand up characters that are not cardboard cut outs but walking talking people with desires and fears and glowers and specific body language and vocabulary. To open up doors into worlds where people can, for a moment, slide inside and ache to be a part of, but b ...more
That is what I want to do.
To write stories. To layer meaning and humor and the macabre and wrap it up in mystery and the absurd. To stand up characters that are not cardboard cut outs but walking talking people with desires and fears and glowers and specific body language and vocabulary. To open up doors into worlds where people can, for a moment, slide inside and ache to be a part of, but b ...more

This is one crazy book.... as crazy as the author. If you aren't into dark humor then this book isn't for you. LOVED IT THOUGH!
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