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A review by eesh25
The End by Lemony Snicket
2.0
Mixed feelings here. On one hand, this is not a terrible conclusion in terms of where the siblings ended up. The book also has interesting developments and some revelations, just not nearly enough.
There were so many hints throughout the series about secrets. We only found out a few of them, and they weren't as interested as we'd been led to expect. Also, giving the siblings a huge book in which they find answers that we, the reader, don't get to read it... that's such a cop out. Even if I did like the name of the book.
Also, trying to make Olaf a complex character in the second half of the thirteenth book? Yeah, no, you don't get to do that.
Overall, in terms of a conclusion for the series and all it's been building up to, this was not good. But I'm so tired of this series and had so few expectations that I'm not even mad. Besides, these book weren't that long and I'm just happy to be done.
There were so many hints throughout the series about secrets. We only found out a few of them, and they weren't as interested as we'd been led to expect. Also, giving the siblings a huge book in which they find answers that we, the reader, don't get to read it... that's such a cop out. Even if I did like the name of the book.
Also, trying to make Olaf a complex character in the second half of the thirteenth book? Yeah, no, you don't get to do that.
Overall, in terms of a conclusion for the series and all it's been building up to, this was not good. But I'm so tired of this series and had so few expectations that I'm not even mad. Besides, these book weren't that long and I'm just happy to be done.