Reviews

Shouldn't You Be in School? by Lemony Snicket

alli_thebookgiraffe's review

3.0

I genuinely enjoy this series and I am excited to read the next one and finish the series. There are two reasons I give it 3 stars. One, these books aren't the best middle grade series I've ever read. Two, I know these books are middle grade but the plots can be guessed relatively early and I don't like that. Other than that, I love Snicket's writing style and I love the characters. Also, I love the very subtle mention of Count Olaf!

emmagilmour's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

ac1517's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

laughingrecord's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

giugiu25's review

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious

4.0

coutlaw's review

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

It’s complicated. 


My favorite of the series so far. Couldn’t put it down. 

_newt_'s review

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

brittanyk70's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

prettyphantastic's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

librarydreams's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I love the conceit of this series as a chronicle of Lemony Snicket's early days with "the organization" and the wrong questions that he asked. As with Snicket's earlier series, A Series of Unfortunate Events, I suspect that many of the mysteries of this book will remain unanswered even at the end of the series, but I think that's part of Snicket's appeal.