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A review by idahobekah
The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket
3.0
Aunt Josephine is so… silly, eccentric, emotional, and fun to read about of course! I loved Meryl Streep’s portrayal of this character more than this one, in fact I’m amazed at how much of her fears they fit in the movie, but she’s still such a good character to read about. She’s frustrating near the end of the book but this is a series of unfortunate events… all of the adults get frustratingly dense and annoying.
I hate Captain Sham. Definitely the most weak iteration of Count Olaf’s performances thus far. Jim Carrey’s performance was very well done and likable (never got that far in the Netflix series), and this original version of him is just annoying. The best part of Captain Sham is his name, which in this case means “fake” or putting on a performance.
I listened to the audiobook version of this, and I can’t tell you how much I MISSED Tim Curry’s narration. I still liked Lemony Snicket’s narration, but it just doesn’t have the same magic of Tim Curry’s.
The pacing was so quick and satisfying! Because the movie adaptation looped most of this book together with the first book, it really made me wonder what direction this story was headed. Everything that was in this book needed to be here. No useless information in sight.
Overall Rating: 3.75 ⭐️
I hate Captain Sham. Definitely the most weak iteration of Count Olaf’s performances thus far. Jim Carrey’s performance was very well done and likable (never got that far in the Netflix series), and this original version of him is just annoying. The best part of Captain Sham is his name, which in this case means “fake” or putting on a performance.
I listened to the audiobook version of this, and I can’t tell you how much I MISSED Tim Curry’s narration. I still liked Lemony Snicket’s narration, but it just doesn’t have the same magic of Tim Curry’s.
The pacing was so quick and satisfying! Because the movie adaptation looped most of this book together with the first book, it really made me wonder what direction this story was headed. Everything that was in this book needed to be here. No useless information in sight.
Overall Rating: 3.75 ⭐️