Reviews

The Dark by Lemony Snicket

fredlanthier's review

4.0

Perfect for the little ones who are afraid of the dark (and also the adults... Hehe)

biblio_amy's review

5.0

I think that was such a great book that talks about the dark. I know as a kid I had a fear of the dark and am known to close my closet door at night because I don't like staring into the dark (I know that's silly but, true). I think this will be a great book for Jase since he sleeps with a nightlight and tends to still be afraid of the dark.

joleen__rei's review

dark fast-paced

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

2.25

jisaacmckelvey's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

3.5

withthebanned's review

5.0

A very sweet book, but I love "the dark," so I might be biased.

beth_books_123's review

5.0

If you love Lemony Snicket (which should be everyone), you'll love this! - 5*

sarahmfz09's review

hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

4.5

somebodys_fool's review

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

lilhill's review

1.0

So....I hated this. It started out really strong, I enjoyed the personification of the dark. Snicket seems to have a good understanding of how a child thinks, the writing is in simple, small chunks. And then out of nowhere, this wall of text that doesn't seem like it's supposed to be in the book. The whole book is written in the third person, but sort of from the child's point of view. The narrator is almost pulling the text straight from the child's thoughts. And then this wall of text that seems to be desperately trying to explicate the meaning of the book. The language is more complex, not the same reading level as the rest of the book. The Dark would have been a really cute book had Snicket not shoved the underlying meaning down the reader's throat. Definitely a few pages that just didn't need to be in there, but that black page with a wall of text really threw me off and ruined the vibe of the book for me.

vishnu_'s review

dark lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

3.5