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Thanks for your insight...I tend to be slow on the uptake on books like this. I have not gotten through more than 1 of them and perhaps, based on your appraisal I should try it again. I have presumed from the beginning that the author was really a 'pen name'...if you look at http://www.lemonysnicket.com/index.html (you get the same page off of Harper Collin's site) you will find that this is basically verified by the tone of the site...now just WHO is Lemony Snicket!??? -- Barb > From: Julia Steger <spanutr@CFW.COM> > Reply-To: Julia Steger <spanutr@CFW.COM> > Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 18:34:43 -0500 > To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU > Subject: GEN: Lemony Snicket > > A listserv member posted a query today about books by Lemony Snicket. I have > read two books in his series " A Series Of Unfortunate Events". They are > The Bad Beginning and The Reptile Room. I liked them very much because they > are tongue-in-cheek horror. I have just begun loaning them out to students > and am anxious to see their reactions. Bad Beginning was on Scholastic's > book fair videotape and my 5th and 6th grade students were delightedly > gushing "Ewww...gross...!!!" at the villain's ankle tatoo of an eye. For > some reason, that really caught their attention. The main characters are > the three Baudelaire children who have been orphaned by a "terrible house > fire" (as if there were any other kind...). They stand to inherit a fortune > but are constantly being threatened by the villain who disdains them and > wants those big bucks. The Reptile Room has > d--n in it, but other than that I don't recall any strong language. I think > they are clever books and Reptile Room is especially amusing at times. If > you don't go into them expecting Harry Potter I don't think you will be > disappointed. They are, again, clever, not brilliant, in my opinion. I am > anxious to read others' opinions of them--and anxious to read the next book > in the series! > Julia Steger, Librarian, Clifton Forge Elem E&W, Clifton Forge VA > > ******************************************************* > A lap is a terrible thing to waste--adopt a > pet from your local animal shelter. > Spay/Neuter > spanutr@cfw.com > http://www.myschoolonline.com/va.cliftonforge > Our Libraries > ********************************************************* > "Those are my principles. If you don't like them... > ...well, I have others." > --Groucho Marx > ********************************************************** > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= > All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. > To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to: > listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: > 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST > 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. > For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ > Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.html > See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors: > http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/ > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-= > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.html See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors: http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=