A Series of Unfortunate Events

[jenny_ravenclaw]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "catorman" <catherine at c...> wrote:
 
> I read them a while ago and got really bored with them.  For me they 
> are definitely "Children's books" which should be read by children, 
> rather than the kind which adults enjoy as well.  It wasn't the 
plots  so much, which I found gratifyingly tragic and ghoulish, as you 
say - it was the endless vocabulary building sentences - ie. using a 
word  and then saying "Which here means..."  over and over again.>

I got such a kick out of them!  While I agree with Catherine that 
these books are clearly written for children, there were plenty of 
jokes that kids wouldn't get (like "as unwelcome as wasps at a bar 
mitvah" - ouch!).  I think they are hilarious, especially how Count 
Olaf's disguises are so dreadful.

I also like the fact that I can read one an hour.  They don't compare 
to HP, though.

Amy Z can tell you more about the author, BTW.

--jenny from ravenclaw ************************************