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I've read this book before, way back in 2003. The series was running high at the time, and I figured it was time to give it a read. I wasn't that impressed, but maybe it was because I expected more from it. Later, I watched the first few episodes of the Netflix show, and figured I'd revisit the series. When I saw there was an audiobook, narrated by Tim Curry, with a full voice cast, I decided that was the way to go.
Now, I've finally listened to the book, and my estimation has gone up a bit more. ...more
Now, I've finally listened to the book, and my estimation has gone up a bit more. ...more
Reading this series with my kids, and we're all enjoying it!
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Lemony Snicket tells us drily, a word which here means “with sly humor” ;), how Baudelaire children Violet, Klaus and Sunny lose their parents, their home and their possessions and have to settle for their evil guardian Count Olaf, one bed, and ugly clothes.
I didn't like this book when I first read it - too much Count Olaf. He needs to be treated like leavening - just enough to lighten the story, not enough to make it taste bad.
Later entries in the series won me over. ...more
Later entries in the series won me over. ...more
Not sure if what I listened to was abridged or not, but I am still unsure as to how the "loophole" worked. It didn't really make sense to me.
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