Lemony Snicket

**crickhollow** · 10-01-2002, 01:04 AM

Is there anyone here who is familiar with the Series of Unfortunate Events written by the elusive Lemony Snicket? I think they're great, and I especially love the author's unashamedly large vocabulary (and the way he sneaks in an explanation of the word "in case you didn't know", and the children always respond with, "well of course I know").

and besides, anyone with a nome de plume like Lemony Snicket deserves to have his (or her

) books on the New York Times Bestseller list--that's fantastic!

curious? go here

katya · 10-01-2002, 08:01 PM

oh my gosh, i need to read some of those. my friend jennifer had one with her in class, and being the annoying person that i am, i picked it up without asking her and started reading it, just to see what it was like. i surprised myself by thinking i might actually consider really reading it. i was done with about 4 chapters soon enough. i never finished it though.

Shadowfax · 10-03-2002, 11:23 PM

Hmm, interesting. I've never heard of those. I think I might check em out.

TinuvielChild · 10-07-2002, 09:44 PM

Aaaah yes! One of the most amusing and wonderful series out there! I started with the 3rd one - the Wide Window -, moved to the 5th one - the Austere Academy -, and then read them in order, starting with number one. I love how all the titles are alliterative! and the place names; I think my favorite is Lake Lachrymose.

**crickhollow** · 10-07-2002, 11:08 PM

His use of reverse psychology is uncanny! He practically begs you not to turn the page and read what happens next.

I picked up an October calender counting down the days until the release of book the ninth, the Carnivorous Carnival, and each day has suggestions, like:

- Oct 23 It might be wise to cancel your library card today
-Oct 9 Only 20 days left to make arrangements to go live in a bookless cave.
-Oct 4 Instead of reading distressing books, take up a new hobby--like taxidermy.
-or, my personal favorite, Oct 25 Leaves are probably falling. Hide under them.

cee2lee2 · 10-12-2002, 09:31 PM

A few months back I caught a small part of an interview on NPR with "Mr. Snicket". The books sound wonderfully entertaining, but I haven't yet started on the series.

Aeryn · 10-12-2002, 09:38 PM

There was a question on Millionaire *Covers ears from the storm of groans* and like the hundred dollar question was the dude real name ...well I don't member the name but it is a DUDE!

**crickhollow** · 10-14-2002, 07:38 PM

I'm curious as to what the man's name really is...

*curse the 90 second rule*

found out what his name is :

Daniel Handler

TwirlingString · 11-11-2002, 08:01 PM

AOL has the first chapter of the latest book thats coming out.

Duddun · 11-23-2002, 01:00 AM

I read the first one and then I got busy and forgot about them they are really good though

TwirlingString · 11-28-2002, 10:59 PM

Have you ever visited the webpage? Its mega funnieness. There's even a copy of a interview where he insists he isnt the author.

cee2lee2 · 11-29-2002, 09:29 AM

He did the same thing (insisting he wasn't the author) when he was interviewed on public radio. Can't remember the name of the show. But the interview was very good - somewhat serious and funny at the same time.

cee2lee2 · 05-15-2003, 09:38 PM

Well, I finally started reading this series and I'm hooked. I have my mom reading them too. Just finished Book the Fourth The Miserable Mill.

Not only have I enjoyed the stories and dismal humour, but I like the the binding for the hardcovers. And they're just the right size -- physically, I mean (not the length of the story). Slightly wider than a paperback but not real tall. (I have this tactile thing going with reading books

) I plan to buy them all and save them for my young nephew to read when he's older and knows how to read.

Legolas_Frodo_Aragorn · 05-16-2003, 08:38 AM

i love them! their really good...they came out with the 9th one i think. But there is going to be 13

cee2lee2 · 05-16-2003, 09:29 AM

13 is the perfect number for this series!

Ornelírë Mistë · 05-16-2003, 10:36 PM

I read two or three, and disliked them. They were contrived and not very funny imo, and his plots seemed to follow a certain pattern.

(Elf Girl will not be back here until Friday the 30th.)

elvenhobbit · 07-03-2003, 11:31 AM

Quote:

NOT VERY FUNNY

Its called unfourtuate for a reason!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I enjoy how he puts in info on his life in the metaphors.

Eowyn, Lady of Rohan · 03-01-2004, 07:33 PM

My dad went to collage w/ him!!!

***IronParrot*** · 10-24-2004, 02:50 AM

I'm thinking of getting started on this series to get a jump on the film adaptation prior to its release. However, it is unlikely I will read the entire series (insofar as it has been published) in one go. Given that the first volume is often not by itself representative of the whole, would anyone like to make a recommendation as to how far I should expect to go to get a hang of the series?

**Nurvingiel** · 10-25-2004, 02:46 PM

I love these books, I read about three a while ago.

I didn't have too much trouble getting in to them, so you should be fine IP.

That's how I learnt the word "brobdingnagian".

10-01-2002, 01:04 AM	#1
crickhollow The Buckleberry Fairy/Captain Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington State again (I miss Texas). Posts: 1,345	Lemony Snicket Is there anyone here who is familiar with the Series of Unfortunate Events written by the elusive Lemony Snicket? I think they're great, and I especially love the author's unashamedly large vocabulary (and the way he sneaks in an explanation of the word "in case you didn't know", and the children always respond with, "well of course I know"). and besides, anyone with a nome de plume like Lemony Snicket deserves to have his (or her ) books on the New York Times Bestseller list--that's fantastic! curious? go here __________________ A day will come at last when I Shall take the hidden paths that run West of the Moon, East of the Sun.

10-01-2002, 08:01 PM	#2
katya Elven Maiden Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,309	oh my gosh, i need to read some of those. my friend jennifer had one with her in class, and being the annoying person that i am, i picked it up without asking her and started reading it, just to see what it was like. i surprised myself by thinking i might actually consider really reading it. i was done with about 4 chapters soon enough. i never finished it though. Last edited by katya : 10-14-2002 at 09:14 PM.

10-03-2002, 11:23 PM	#3
Shadowfax The Fleet-Footed Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: British Columbia Posts: 913	Hmm, interesting. I've never heard of those. I think I might check em out. __________________ Jesus saved me "To remain ignorant of things that happened before you were born is to remain a child" (Cicero, 106-43 B.C.) "Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth" (Picasso)

10-07-2002, 09:44 PM	#4
TinuvielChild Padawan Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The Barony of Carolingia Posts: 2,176	Aaaah yes! One of the most amusing and wonderful series out there! I started with the 3rd one - the Wide Window -, moved to the 5th one - the Austere Academy -, and then read them in order, starting with number one. I love how all the titles are alliterative! and the place names; I think my favorite is Lake Lachrymose. __________________ There are only four questions of value in life: What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for? What is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same: ONLY LOVE. Dance as though nobody's watching. Sing as though nobody's listening. Dream as though you'll live forever. Live as though you'll die tomorrow. EIDRIORCQWSDAKLMEDDCWWTIWOATTOPWFIO and proud! FRODO LIVES!!!!!

10-07-2002, 11:08 PM	#5
crickhollow The Buckleberry Fairy/Captain Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington State again (I miss Texas). Posts: 1,345	His use of reverse psychology is uncanny! He practically begs you not to turn the page and read what happens next. I picked up an October calender counting down the days until the release of book the ninth, the Carnivorous Carnival, and each day has suggestions, like: - Oct 23 It might be wise to cancel your library card today -Oct 9 Only 20 days left to make arrangements to go live in a bookless cave. -Oct 4 Instead of reading distressing books, take up a new hobby--like taxidermy. -or, my personal favorite, Oct 25 Leaves are probably falling. Hide under them. __________________ A day will come at last when I Shall take the hidden paths that run West of the Moon, East of the Sun.

10-12-2002, 09:31 PM	#6
cee2lee2 Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 2nd star to the left..... Posts: 566	A few months back I caught a small part of an interview on NPR with "Mr. Snicket". The books sound wonderfully entertaining, but I haven't yet started on the series.

10-12-2002, 09:38 PM	#7
Aeryn Bank'ress of Sith Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: In a hot-hot place, heh Posts: 913	snicket There was a question on Millionaire Covers ears from the storm of groans and like the hundred dollar question was the dude real name ...well I don't member the name but it is a DUDE! __________________ my new account name feigndeath. This one is deactivated, I think.

11-11-2002, 08:01 PM	#9
TwirlingString Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: My mother would say somewhere between the adult mystery section and the YA sci-fi Posts: 489	AOL has the first chapter of the latest book thats coming out. __________________ "The Astels are an emotional people. They cry at the drop of a handkerchief. Their culture is much like that of Pelosia. They're extremely devot and invincibly backward. It's been demonstrated to them over an over that serfdom is an archaic, inefficent institution, but they maintain it anyway--largely at the connivance of the serfs thmselves. Astellian nobles don't exert themselves in any way, so they have no concept of human endurance. The serfs take advantage of that outrageously. Astellian serfs have been known to collapse from sheer exhauston at the very mention of such unpleasant words as 'reaping' or 'digging'." ----------------------------------------------- “They lost him?!” Lupin asked , amazed. “Voldemort has been after Harry for 15 years, and then he misplaces him?!”

11-23-2002, 01:00 AM	#10
Duddun I Antha Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: You expect ME to know? Posts: 784	I read the first one and then I got busy and forgot about them they are really good though __________________ If you say my name I go "What?" If you say my name twice I go and look it up in the dictionary. **************************** I'm Not Evil! ************************** If the critics say it's good, is it really That good? ************************** It's a bird! It's a plane! No! It's a balloon! **************************** Duddun, Son of Bubbun

11-28-2002, 10:59 PM	#11
TwirlingString Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: My mother would say somewhere between the adult mystery section and the YA sci-fi Posts: 489	Have you ever visited the webpage? Its mega funnieness. There's even a copy of a interview where he insists he isnt the author. __________________ "The Astels are an emotional people. They cry at the drop of a handkerchief. Their culture is much like that of Pelosia. They're extremely devot and invincibly backward. It's been demonstrated to them over an over that serfdom is an archaic, inefficent institution, but they maintain it anyway--largely at the connivance of the serfs thmselves. Astellian nobles don't exert themselves in any way, so they have no concept of human endurance. The serfs take advantage of that outrageously. Astellian serfs have been known to collapse from sheer exhauston at the very mention of such unpleasant words as 'reaping' or 'digging'." ----------------------------------------------- “They lost him?!” Lupin asked , amazed. “Voldemort has been after Harry for 15 years, and then he misplaces him?!”

11-29-2002, 09:29 AM	#12
cee2lee2 Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 2nd star to the left..... Posts: 566	He did the same thing (insisting he wasn't the author) when he was interviewed on public radio. Can't remember the name of the show. But the interview was very good - somewhat serious and funny at the same time.

05-15-2003, 09:38 PM	#13
cee2lee2 Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 2nd star to the left..... Posts: 566	Well, I finally started reading this series and I'm hooked. I have my mom reading them too. Just finished Book the Fourth The Miserable Mill. Not only have I enjoyed the stories and dismal humour, but I like the the binding for the hardcovers. And they're just the right size -- physically, I mean (not the length of the story). Slightly wider than a paperback but not real tall. (I have this tactile thing going with reading books ) I plan to buy them all and save them for my young nephew to read when he's older and knows how to read.

05-16-2003, 08:38 AM	#14
Legolas_Frodo_Aragorn The Elven Queen Of All Pyros Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Im like a little bug stuck in the lamp...never going anywhere Posts: 795	i love them! their really good...they came out with the 9th one i think. But there is going to be 13 __________________ Would you judge my future based on what i did in the past? Procrastinators Unite!!!.....tomorrrow.... Kids in backseats cause accidents...accidents in backseats cause kids As long as there are tests..there will be prayers in school

05-16-2003, 09:29 AM	#15
cee2lee2 Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 2nd star to the left..... Posts: 566	13 is the perfect number for this series!

05-16-2003, 10:36 PM	#16
Ornelírë Mistë Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 482	I read two or three, and disliked them. They were contrived and not very funny imo, and his plots seemed to follow a certain pattern. (Elf Girl will not be back here until Friday the 30th.) __________________ "Lot of people say this city looks like Hell," Allie said. She took a long drag from her cigarette. The glowing tip burned a hole in the darkness. "Most people never been to Hell," Jacob said. She looked at him and he could hear the smile in her voice. "And I suppose you have?"

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10-24-2004, 02:50 AM	#19
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