*A Series Of Unfortunate Events*, by Lemony Snicket. Options

[KissMe2408]

I'm sure most of you saw the movie that came out last year with Jim Carrey.
But who has ever read any of the books?

It's a wonderful series that just captures your attention.
The illustrations are unique (By Brett Helquist),
and all though it is a children's series, I find myself reading through them a lot.

Unfortunately, there will on be 13 in the series.
(Here's the only other thread I found on this subject:
http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php...topic=49708&hl= )

But I just finished reading the 12th one, and I thought it was excellent.

Who else here loves these books?
And no, not the movie. Im not talking about the movie.
I'm talking about actually Reading...yes reading, the books.

Here is an excerpt from one of the books:

"Ha!" Count Olaf shrieked, pointing at the Baudelaire orphans with a
bony finger, and the children were thankful for small mercies. A small
mercy is simply a tiny thing that has gone right in a world gone wrong,
like a sprig of delicious parsley next to a spoiled tuna sandwich, or a
lovely dandelion in a garden that is being devoured by vicious goats.
A small mercy, like a small flyswatter, is unlikely to be of any real help,
but nonetheless the three siblings, even in their horror and disgust at
seeing Olaf again, were thankful for the small mercy that the villian had
apparently lost interest in his new laugh.

-Book 12, Chapter 9, pg. 205

Everyone else share your opinions on this series.
You can also name your favorites if you like.
My favorites are: The Miserable Mill (4th), The Ersatz Elevator (6th), The Penultimate Peril (12th).

[EddieV]

I disliked the movie. I don't think I want to read the books...

[KissMe2408]

I disliked the movie. I don't think I want to read the books...

I wasn't too hott for the movie either lol.
Believe me, the books are much better.

But plenty of books are written for children, and they don't define things. We don't want to raise a slothful generation, do we? Let them embrace the dictionary

lol yah i guess people should embrace the dictionary more. However, I think it added to the humor as well. And the fact that the book did define things and the kids learned something from it, is great. I don't think that's anywhere near slothful, since most kids would just skip the word and keep reading if it wasn't defined. And he doesn't define every big word. Just once in a while to add the humor. But hey, i agree. I think they should embrace the dictionary.