from beserene

Those who enjoyed the Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket will find that in this novel -- first in the "autobiographical" prequel series that at last will tell the story (we hope) of the mysterious Mr. Snicket, the VFD, and all the unfortunate events that happened prior to the Unfortun...

from Inky_Fingers

What a great book! I don't think I really appreciated what a good writer Mr S. is until I read this. Still as funny and weird as the Series of Unfortunate, but with a tighter plot and more compelling characters. My only complaint is that he still doesn't know how to end a story, and possibly he d...

from lydia1879

This book was super fun! It was slow to start but I'd forgotten how much I loved Snicket's voice. What I love most about this author is how he treats his child readers with respect. My favourite passage reads: "Scolding must be so much fun, otherwise children would be allowed to do it." Who Could...

from mamzel

I loved the Series of Unfortunate Events and I was really looking forward to a new story from Lemony Snicket. In this first of a series, however, I found the self-named hero to be rather flat. We return to the explanation of phrases and children outshining their adult counterparts, but I just did...

from rivkat

New series starring a twelve-year-old Snicket, in much the same style as A Series of Unfortunate Events, definitions of words and literary references included. The central mystery-involving a statute reminiscent of the Maltese Falcon-is just not as interesting as the story of Klaus, Violet, and S...