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This is the first book in the All the Wrong Questions series by Lemony Snicket. We finished A Series of Unfortunate Events awhile back and we're excited to discover a new, melancholy world.
We listened to Liam Aiken narrate the story on audio CD. ...more
We listened to Liam Aiken narrate the story on audio CD. ...more
I love these clever books. He just has a way with words and telling the story that keeps you captivated.
Nov 10, 2012
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I really like The Series of Unfortunate Events, so I wanted to love this. I did really like it. I love the snarky comments and observations written simply enough for middle schoolers to understand. I also like his efforts to explain, immediately following introduction of challenging vocab, its meaning. But , I couldn't love it because the mystery was just a bit too muddled. Maybe the next books in the series will clear it up. With so much I want to read, I am never good at keeping up with a seri
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A typical Snicket offering, blending author and protagonist in a silly, safe mystery with his telltale writing style. Still, as clever as it was I ended the book with a resounding "so what?"...nothing particularly compelling about the mystery. I'd rather re-read the Series of Unfortunate Events books.
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