ZukosGirl
Bolin
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Post by ZukosGirl on Jan 24, 2007 19:31:49 GMT -5
Does anyone really like these books (Series of Unfortunate Events)? I have read twelve of them (haven't gotten around to 13 yet) and I just love them! Even though there supposed to be for kids I think that they are really funny and well-written.
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Post by night on Jan 24, 2007 19:55:43 GMT -5
omgz
I <3 SoUE =D
*ish totally obsessed and has like..all of the SoUE books that came out evar*
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ZukosGirl
Bolin
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Post by ZukosGirl on Jan 25, 2007 18:28:24 GMT -5
I feel so terrible that I haven't read the last one yet! My friend loaned me the book a few months ago and refuse to give it back. I hope she forgets that I have it!
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Post by wildimagination on Jan 28, 2007 2:21:40 GMT -5
I like this series. Man, there's rarely a happy moment in the Baudelaires' lives. o.o
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Post by ILZ on Jan 30, 2007 18:42:25 GMT -5
I've read all 13 of them and I love these books, I'm sad the series is over.
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Ana
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Post by Ana on Jan 31, 2007 10:23:24 GMT -5
I've read all 13 of them and I love these books, I'm sad the series is over. Me too. SoUE was/is one of my favorite book series mainly because I revered a word which means to regard with respect “Lemony Snicket’s” style. I've only read up to number 10. Is The Grim Grotto EVER going to come out in paperback?!?! I can't find it anywhere... I haven't seen The Grim Grotto anywhere in paperback either.
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historyman12
Fugitive Iroh
IS IT JULY 14TH YET?
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Post by historyman12 on Feb 6, 2007 18:00:37 GMT -5
Yeah. Me too. I lovethese and haven't read #13, even though I ahve it.
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Post by avatariaxxxmari on Feb 7, 2007 17:21:06 GMT -5
About 2 years ago, I was like freakishly obbessed with Lemony Snicket books >_< I mean freakishly xD. I was on every online forum possible for it... I have them all, but I still have to finish 12 and then read 13 xD
Weird enough, I may of lost interest in them
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ZukosGirl
Bolin
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Post by ZukosGirl on Feb 8, 2007 19:39:42 GMT -5
I think I may have lost some interest in reading them too. I just have to read the last one so I can see what happens.
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Wilderness Writer
Wolf Sokka
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~Weaver of Words~
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Post by Wilderness Writer on Feb 12, 2007 18:18:17 GMT -5
There is an interesting phenomenon in that a lot of people, who once loved these books, are finding them less-than-compelling after getting a little more than halfway through the series. What happened that caused these funny, quirky, original books to become distant?
It went on too long. Lemony Snickett used the same plotline for the first several books (up to what? Seven? Eight?) "Baudelairs get put with wacky caregiver, Olaf shows up in disguise, caretaker duped by Olaf, children put in agonizing peril, children escape." Over and over. But it never really got old, simply because Lemony was THAT GOOD a writer.
He started loosing me when he began linking the books with the underlying plot of the VFD. For the last five or so books, Lemony throws all sorts of questions at us: Who are the VFD? Are their parents still alive? Who is Lemony? What do the files mean? What does the VFD do?
I won't spoil the details, but in the end NONE of our questions are answered. If anything, the last book is a further flurry of questions thrown at us with no answers. A plot should come full circle. The purpose of a story is to have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Although Lemony's beginning and middle were good, if not brilliant, he failed miserably with an end.
If you have foreshadowing, it should lead to something. If you throw in main characters, you should tell what happens to them. If you introduce a mystery, you should follow that mystery up with a satisfying conclusion. Again, Lemony does none of this and instead leaves us hanging in the air. Very dissapointing. It felt very much like he, in a frenzy of excitement, wrote in thousands of little plot twists, characters, and questions, then got bored with the whole thing and dumped them all in a vague little pile of 'figure it out yourself.'
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Post by jedimasterkatara on Feb 14, 2007 0:15:17 GMT -5
I love Lemony Snicket. While I agree with WildernessWriter that a story should come full circle, I was very satisfied(spelled it right on the first try,cool) with The End. Part of the point of the books were to keep you guessing and wondering what is going to happen next. It's supposed to be like real life and we don't get all the answers in life. The only time I felt a book didn't go full circle was The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, and it wasn't really finished. Anyway, my favorite things about them is how the line between right and wrong got blurred more and more along the way and how Lemony Snicket is a part of the story instead of just the author.
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Post by LightBender on Feb 14, 2007 9:51:50 GMT -5
They are so AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have all of them, including 13. They really make you think.
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Post by avatariaxxxmari on Feb 14, 2007 13:15:19 GMT -5
@ WW ~ Explains the reason why I can't finish 12 or 13. If the story doesn't come complete then whats the point of reading it with question that are left un answered. Thanks for the reminder in the next book xDD
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historyman12
Fugitive Iroh
IS IT JULY 14TH YET?
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Post by historyman12 on Feb 18, 2007 11:01:00 GMT -5
There is an interesting phenomenon in that a lot of people, who once loved these books, are finding them less-than-compelling after getting a little more than halfway through the series. What happened that caused these funny, quirky, original books to become distant? It went on too long. Lemony Snickett used the same plotline for the first several books (up to what? Seven? Eight?) "Baudelairs get put with wacky caregiver, Olaf shows up in disguise, caretaker duped by Olaf, children put in agonizing peril, children escape." Over and over. But it never really got old, simply because Lemony was THAT GOOD a writer. He started loosing me when he began linking the books with the underlying plot of the VFD. For the last five or so books, Lemony throws all sorts of questions at us: Who are the VFD? Are their parents still alive? Who is Lemony? What do the files mean? What does the VFD do? I won't spoil the details, but in the end NONE of our questions are answered. If anything, the last book is a further flurry of questions thrown at us with no answers. A plot should come full circle. The purpose of a story is to have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Although Lemony's beginning and middle were good, if not brilliant, he failed miserably with an end. If you have foreshadowing, it should lead to something. If you throw in main characters, you should tell what happens to them. If you introduce a mystery, you should follow that mystery up with a satisfying conclusion. Again, Lemony does none of this and instead leaves us hanging in the air. Very dissapointing. It felt very much like he, in a frenzy of excitement, wrote in thousands of little plot twists, characters, and questions, then got bored with the whole thing and dumped them all in a vague little pile of 'figure it out yourself.' I went onto some fansite or other and using all the books and some plentiful staring at the words, there are a HELL of a lot more answers. JUst stare at the spaces between the lines.
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ZukosGirl
Bolin
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Post by ZukosGirl on Feb 25, 2007 11:30:21 GMT -5
I admit that I did get a little tired of the same plot over and over but thought that it would come to conclusion in the 13 book, which I haven't read yet. Now I'm not sure I want to read it if it doesn't answer any questions that I have.
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