A serise of unfortunate events?

Website · Wed Sep 01, 2004 2:56 pm

I have tried to get into the first book at least three times, but I get bored halfway through the first chapter. The books just don't appeal to me.

I believe I'll pick up the first one at the library and try again, since so many of you seem to like it. ^^

Fri Sep 03, 2004 2:43 am

...Alex wrote:I used to love the books... When I was ten or eleven. I still read them, but they're not really excellent literature. The plots are very predictable, and the books seem to be droning on and on, lately. Good and interesting ideas, but poorly executed.

(And the movie sounds awful... Jim Carrey's playing Olaf, and they're putting the first three books into the first movie... Plus, looking at the two trailers, it seems more like a comedy than a dark children's drama/horror)

That's because it is a comedy. It always was. =P

I've only read up to book 8, but I love the books.

Fri Sep 03, 2004 11:13 am

Fishblade_Bluestream wrote:That's because it is a comedy. It always was. =P

Touché.

(Though the books are more subtle comedy- you don't know it's supposed to be a funny parody of 'omg liek angst!1' books if you simply pick it up and skim. The movie, though, looks like full-out 'hahaha' comedy. o_o)

Fri Sep 03, 2004 10:02 pm

...Alex wrote:
Fishblade_Bluestream wrote:That's because it is a comedy. It always was. =P

Touché.

(Though the books are more subtle comedy- you don't know it's supposed to be a funny parody of 'omg liek angst!1' books if you simply pick it up and skim. The movie, though, looks like full-out 'hahaha' comedy. o_o)

The movie looks gross and terrible. So much of the humor is in Lemony Snicket's writing style...

Fri Sep 03, 2004 10:21 pm

I've never read them. I don't like books with sad endings, they make me cry :cry:

Sun Sep 12, 2004 8:30 pm

They're too unfortunate, lol. I think the 11th book is coming out soon; what was it called again? It appears they go underwater... I haven't read the 10th book yet. What happens there? I hope Violet and Klaus don't die; they're not on the cover and when the 9th book ended they were on a cliffhanger. Actually, just about all of the books ended at a cliffhanger so who knows. o.o

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Sun Sep 12, 2004 10:12 pm

Tyrannitar wrote:They're too unfortunate, lol. I think the 11th book is coming out soon; what was it called again? It appears they go underwater... I haven't read the 10th book yet. What happens there? I hope Violet and Klaus don't die; they're on the cover and when the 9th book ended they were on a cliffhanger. Actually, just about all of the books ended at a cliffhanger so who knows. o.o

Book 11 is called the Grim Grotto.

*can't wait for September 21st*

Anyway, the books are really easy for me to read, but I enjoy them. They're sarcastically funny.

I dunno about the movie, though. It seems like the slap the first three books into one movie. *shrugs*

Sun Sep 12, 2004 10:32 pm

I dont read them but my younger sister does. She said they're pretty good. Im actually thinking about reading them.

Mon Sep 13, 2004 12:15 am

I'm not sure what everyone else sees in them, but the sadist in me likes them because the endings are never, ever happy. Nothing good ever happens. Bwahaha. Haha. Haha. Heh. Anyway, I don't have very high hopes for the movie. The books are only funny because of the writing style.

Mon Sep 13, 2004 12:18 am

My little sisters real into them, I mite read them. But I think they mite be just a tad under my reading level, I though they were alot darker then I thought, but I guess they are only childrens books.

Mon Sep 13, 2004 2:49 am

Chaud wrote:I've never read them. I don't like books with sad endings, they make me cry

IMO, the endings weren't really that sad...

Mon Sep 13, 2004 3:20 am

Snivellus wrote:I have tried to get into the first book at least three times, but I get bored halfway through the first chapter. The books just don't appeal to me.

I believe I'll pick up the first one at the library and try again, since so many of you seem to like it. ^^

You should skip the beginning Chapter 1. I always did when I read the first book. It's almost completely pointless.

Speaking of the books, has anyone figured out what VFD means yet?

Mon Sep 13, 2004 6:59 pm

My guess is Volunteer Fire Department, but that's just me...

Tue Sep 14, 2004 1:08 am

They're so unfortunate, see:
Book 6- Very Fashionable Dolls (I think)
Book 7- The Village of Fowl Decrees (I think)
I don't think there was any reference to it in Book 8, as far as I remember.
UPDATE: I remember that singing group they met was also VFD, but I'm not sure of their exact name. If anyone knows then tell me if you want, but I don't really care about thatt.

And Madam What's-her-face's eye symbol sorta looked like VFD in Book 9.
That's all I've got.

Tue Sep 14, 2004 7:21 pm

VFD Acronyms so far:

Very Fancy Doilies
Village of Fowl Devotees
Volunteers Fighting Disease
Volunteer Feline Dectectives
Veiled Facial Disguise
Various Finery Disguises
Very Fascinating Drama
Very Fun Day
Vinegar Flavored Doughnuts
Violent Frozen Dragonflies
Voracious Fierce Dragon
Vain Fat Dictator
Valley of Four Drafts
Vertical Flame Diversion
Vernacularly Fastened Door
Verdant Flamable Device
Verbal Fridge Dialogue
Volunteer Fire Department

That's all I could remember. If anyone else has any additions, let me know:p