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linneak's review
dark
funny
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Grief, and Murder
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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