[English] Lemony Snicket

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

The New York Times today (free website registration)

'The End,' by Lemony Snicket 
Review by HENRY ALFORD 

This month, HarperCollins will be printing 2.5 million copies of "The 
End," the final installment in the "Unfortunate Events" books by Lemony 
Snicket, a k a Daniel Handler. If by this time you have not encountered 
some form of Snicketiana, you are encouraged to saw through your manacle 
and get out into the fresh air. 

The formula of the books has been that the plucky Baudelaires, put in the 
care of an inappropriate or strange guardian at a doom-tinged location 
thence meet up with Olaf, who is trying to steal their inheritance. "The 
End" is more suspenseful than the other books, largely because we want to 
know if the vile Olaf will finally get his comeuppance, and whether there 
is any more information about the Baudelaires' parents. (I could tell 
you, but I risk being stabbed to death by a scrum of 2.5 million light 
sabers and Popsicle sticks.) more ..
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Regards all ..
Stephen Loosley
Victoria, Australia