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spooderman's review
adventurous
dark
informative
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Minor: Child death, Racism, Slavery, Animal cruelty, Addiction, War, Torture, Genocide, Murder, Self harm, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Colonisation, Classism, and Ableism
politewriter's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
A wonderful little read. If you enjoyed Snicket’s other works, you will certainly enjoy this one. The ramblings of the author are endearing, and really allow the reader to step into the plot on a personal level. The philosophy isn’t too heavy handed, and I very much enjoyed the small pieces of personal anecdotes. The literature references are just as carefully chosen and fun to spot as they are in Snicket’s other works.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, War, and Violence
human404's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I loved this book. It’s very strange but in the best way possible. I’d highly recommend it to get you out of a reading slump, it has a great mixture of bewilderment and humor :)
Content Warnings
Minor: Racism, Genocide, and Death
balkeyeston's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
4.5 / 5
Lemony Snicket is back, and this time, he’s here to investigate his own death.
In thirteen chapters, Snicket takes us on a journey (or perhaps we are coming to town…either way, they are the same story) through books read, music listened to, and stories shared, in the hopes of answering many of life’s bewildering predicaments.
Bewilderment, in fact, is the subject in question throughout this book, as well as paradox—though, when you think a bit more about it, these two ideas start become one and the same—a full circle of roundabout curiosity and empathy that plunges us into (maybe) an answer alongside even more questions that we have the rest of our lives to puzzle through. That is, after all, why this is a book of philosophy—and mystery—that leaves me with more of an appreciation for the experience of human life than I had before immersing myself in its thought-provoking pages.
Lemony Snicket is back, and this time, he’s here to investigate his own death.
In thirteen chapters, Snicket takes us on a journey (or perhaps we are coming to town…either way, they are the same story) through books read, music listened to, and stories shared, in the hopes of answering many of life’s bewildering predicaments.
Bewilderment, in fact, is the subject in question throughout this book, as well as paradox—though, when you think a bit more about it, these two ideas start become one and the same—a full circle of roundabout curiosity and empathy that plunges us into (maybe) an answer alongside even more questions that we have the rest of our lives to puzzle through. That is, after all, why this is a book of philosophy—and mystery—that leaves me with more of an appreciation for the experience of human life than I had before immersing myself in its thought-provoking pages.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Grief, Racism, and Colonisation
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