I was really excited for this book. I was going to try to convey to you how excited I was but I tried to think about it and then I couldn't, but know this: I was pretty excited.
Lemony Snicket has been one of my favourite authors for a long time. I adored his A Series of Unfortunate Events as a child, his Unauthorized Autobiography, and, of course, The Beatrice Letters. One of my greater book shames is that I have not yet read Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid, but that's a story for another day.
Before reading "Who Could That Be at This Hour?" I didn't know a lot about the All the Wrong Questions series, particularly the part that it is autobiographical in nature, which makes it all the more amusing. The book is light and not as depressing as his Series of Unfortunate Events and makes you want to sit down on a Sunday and read it from start to finish while avoiding doing school work [this is obviously what I did, and I have no regrets].
I give this book 8.5 coffee beans out of 10. It was good, but didn't necessarily live up to my expectations. I think we should keep in mind that this is the first book of a quartet, which means it's a set up. I'm never a huge fan of the first book. "Who Could That Be at This Hour?" is also very quotable, in case you wanted to know. If you are a fan of Snicket's work I would highly recommend this book.
Lemony Snicket has been one of my favourite authors for a long time. I adored his A Series of Unfortunate Events as a child, his Unauthorized Autobiography, and, of course, The Beatrice Letters. One of my greater book shames is that I have not yet read Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid, but that's a story for another day.
Before reading "Who Could That Be at This Hour?" I didn't know a lot about the All the Wrong Questions series, particularly the part that it is autobiographical in nature, which makes it all the more amusing. The book is light and not as depressing as his Series of Unfortunate Events and makes you want to sit down on a Sunday and read it from start to finish while avoiding doing school work [this is obviously what I did, and I have no regrets].
I give this book 8.5 coffee beans out of 10. It was good, but didn't necessarily live up to my expectations. I think we should keep in mind that this is the first book of a quartet, which means it's a set up. I'm never a huge fan of the first book. "Who Could That Be at This Hour?" is also very quotable, in case you wanted to know. If you are a fan of Snicket's work I would highly recommend this book.
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