A review by mbmartin874
A Series of Unfortunate Events Box: The Complete Wreck by Lemony Snicket

3.0

3.5 - Having read the whole series (a few as audiobooks): In a nutshell - the payoff at the end for having made it through all 13 books is not great. There are still numerous unresolved issues, many unanswered questions. And though it seems these may be addressed in other Lemony Snicket novels, after 13 (sometimes padded and monotonous) books, the reader deserves SOME type of payoff for their perseverance. The last book of this series really doesn't offer that. Even my 9-year-old, who liked the tone of the previous books and wanted to keep going, was like, "That's it?!" at the end of the 13th book. These are fun as audiobooks. Tim Curry is a fantastic reader. The Netflix series is terrific and improves upon the books. But given the meagre rewards of making it through the whole series, I have no desire to read another Lemony Snicket book again. In fact, I'm kind of mad at him for constructing a 13-volume series that then nudges readers towards his other books.