Lemony Snicket
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Average rating: 4.0 of 5
I actually liked the ending! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I have found myself in huge fights with friends and family over "How good" this book is. And I continue to stand by my decision that this was not only a fitting ending to the series but a total masterpiece of modern-day children's literature.
And I've seen the complaints about questions left unanswered and series lack of action. My response: Who cares? Is action the same thing as good storytelling? Were those mysteries necessary to the series' main plot and purpose? I say no.
The Baudelaires wind up on an island inhabited by people who have pretty much decided to forgo society. This poses an interesting moral dilemma: Despite how horrible the world can be, are we supposed to just ignore it? Or are we obligated to do our best?
And there lies the point of this series. Thank-you Lemony Snicket or whatever your name is.
This book contains some of the best writing and best emotion of the series--artistic, even, blowing away the talent of other writers as the author somewhat departs from his usual style (don't worry, it's still there with plenty of force) as he winds down the series (again, I don't care about the lack of action) with tender thoughtfulness and extra mysteries. Hey, I thought plenty of stuff fit together well.
I admit that I cried at the end probably more than I should have. Absolutely brilliant.
Editorial Review:
Dear Reader,
You are presumably looking at the back of this book, or the end of the end. The end of the end is the best place to begin the end, because if you read the end from the beginning of the beginning of the end to the end of the end of the end, you will arrive at the end of the end of your rope.
This book is the last in A Series of Unfortunate Events, and even if you braved the previous twelve volumes, you probably can't stand such unpleasantries as a fearsome storm, a suspicious beverage, a herd of wild sheep, an enormous bird cage, and a truly haunting secret about the Baudelaire parents.
It has been my solemn occupation to complete the history of the Baudelaire orphans, and at last I am finished. You likely have some other occupation, so if I were you I would drop this book at once, so the end does not finish you.
With all due respect,
Lemony Snicket
