Price: $15.99 - $8.16
(as of Jan 28, 2025 06:18:05 UTC – Details)
NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky.
In the first two books alone, the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune, a lumpy bed, a deadly serpent, a large brass reading lamp, a long knife, and a terrible odour.
In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted. Never before has a tale of three likeable and unfortunate children been quite so enchanting, or quite so uproariously unhappy.
From the Publisher
Add to Cart
Add to Cart
Add to Cart
Add to Cart
Add to Cart
Add to Cart
Customer Reviews
4.5 out of 5 stars
9,548
4.7 out of 5 stars
4,528
4.6 out of 5 stars
3,318
4.7 out of 5 stars
2,668
4.7 out of 5 stars
2,269
4.7 out of 5 stars
2,068
Price
$9.49$9.49 $8.16$8.16 $8.65$8.65 $9.03$9.03 $9.49$9.49 $12.39$12.39
Wretched books from miserable author Lemony Snicket
In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky. If you haven’t got the stomach for a story that includes a hurricane, a signalling device, hungry leeches, cold cucumber soup, a horrible villain, and a doll named Pretty Penny, then this book will probably fill you with despair. The pages of this book, I’m sorry to inform you, contain such unpleasantries as a giant pincher machine, a bad casserole, a man with a cloud of smoke where his head should be, a hypnotist, a terrible accident resulting in injury, and coupons. As the three Baudelaire orphans warily approach their new home Prufrock Preparatory School, they can’t help but notice the enormous stone arch bearing the school’s motto Memento Mori or “Remember you will die.” In their most daring misadventure, the Baudelaire orphans are adopted by very, very rich people, whose penthouse apartment is located mysteriously close to the place where all their misfortune began.
Add to Cart
Add to Cart
Add to Cart
Add to Cart
Add to Cart
Add to Cart
Customer Reviews
4.7 out of 5 stars
1,884
4.6 out of 5 stars
1,760
4.6 out of 5 stars
1,688
4.7 out of 5 stars
1,706
4.7 out of 5 stars
1,855
4.7 out of 5 stars
1,832
Price
$3.39$3.39 $7.56$7.56 $9.68$9.68 $9.59$9.59 $9.91$9.91 $12.77$12.77
I can think of no single reason why anyone would want to open a book containing such unpleasant matters as migrating crows, an angry mob, a newspaper headline, the arrest of innocent people, the Deluxe Cell, and some very strange hats. The Baudelaires need a safe place to stay—somewhere far away from terrible villains and local police. A quiet refuge where misfortune never visits. Might Heimlich Hospital be just the place? For the Baudelaire orphans, their time at the carnival turns out to be yet another episode in a now unbearable series of unfortunate events. In fact, in this installment, the siblings must confront a terrible lie, a caravan, and Chabo the wolf baby. The tenth book in this outrageous publishing effort features more than the usual dose of distressing details, such as snow gnats, an organised troupe of youngsters, and an evil villain with a dastardly plan. The intrepid siblings delve further into the dark mystery surrounding the death of their parents and the baffling VFD organisation. Lemony Snicket returns with the last book before the last book of his bestselling A Series of Unfortunate Events. Scream and run away before the secrets of the series are revealed!
Add to Cart
Add to Cart
Add to Cart
Add to Cart
Add to Cart
Customer Reviews
4.7 out of 5 stars
2,373
4.5 out of 5 stars
754
4.8 out of 5 stars
3,711
4.7 out of 5 stars
311
4.6 out of 5 stars
239
Price
$11.18$11.18 $6.39$6.39 $99.11$99.11 $15.99$15.99 $10.90$10.90
The thirteenth and final installment in the groundbreaking series will answer readers’ most burning questions: Will Count Olaf prevail? Will the Baudelaires survive? Will the series end happily? Answers questions about Lemony Snicket, author of the distressing serial concerning the trials of the charming but unlucky Baudelaire orphans. Some boxes should never be opened. For the first time, the complete A Series of Unfortunate Events is available in one awful package! In this perplexing murder mystery from New York Times bestselling author Lemony Snicket, everyone seems to have a motive, everyone has an alibi, and nearly everyone is a musical instrument. But the composer is still dead. This is a story about a lump of coal who can think, talk, and move itself around. Is there a more charming holiday tale to behold? Probably, but Lemony Snicket has not written one.
Publisher : HarperCollins; Later Printing edition (August 25, 1999)
Language : English
Hardcover : 208 pages
ISBN-10 : 0064407675
ISBN-13 : 978-0064407670
Reading age : 8 – 12 years, from customers
Lexile measure : 1040L
Grade level : 5 – 6
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5 x 0.83 x 7 inches
Customers say
Customers find the books engaging and interesting. They appreciate the clever word definitions and how the book helps teach vocabulary. Readers describe the writing as clever, brilliant, and original. The humor is described as unique and funny. The books are described as a quick and easy read. However, some find the pacing repetitive and boring.
AI-generated from the text of customer reviews
