A review by _cecilie_
Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

 This little book of ramblings is very hard to classify indeed. It's hard to say what kind of literature it is or what genre or what it is about or who it is for. Well, at least the last question I can answer quite easily because apparently it was for me. And another thing I'm confident about is that every author should include intertextual and other media references in their notes! Imagine you are reading in a park and you find yourself next to someone whom you have seen a few times before, so you're not acquaintances by any means but they are familiar enough for you to say 'no, please sit', when they ask if the seat next to you on the bench is taken already. Then they start talking and even though you might be irritated at first because remember, you were reading before they came along, but that irritation gives way to first incredulous then sincere amusement because that stranger - he's something! A bit wacky, very witty, undoubtfully entertaining and rambling on, sometimes interrupting himself or leaving pauses for you to maybe say something yourself but you're too interested to see where his monologue is going so you let him continue. Answer: It's meandering, going nowhere in particular at all. And having read this little thought-experiment: This is what this book is. If you meet it at the right time, you'll be charmed, entertained, elated. If not, well - just politely tell it you have somewhere else to be and excuse yourself and try some other day.