The Grim Grotto

[eeleye]

Huzzah. The Eleventh Series of Unfortunate Events book comes out. Who cares if it's in the 9 - 12 yr. section?! I've been reading them since grade 4 and they're funny so I rule. Or something.

 

http://www.lemonysnicket.com/desc_grim.html

[miss_fortune]

That's sad.

 

 

I've been reading them since Grade 11. Not only am I slow, I'm just plain sad.

[miscellaneous]

They're amazing books, I love them.

[Lauren]

never read them

i may look into it..

haha the library has me on 'administrative hold'

[Crusader]

Have you been stealing books Lauren?

[eeleye]

It's what I do. *shifty eyes*

[miss_fortune]

By the way, I wasn't calling you said, Elly, I was calling myself sad, for only having discovered them so recently.

 

*sob*

[miscellaneous]

They're absolutely wonderful books, I adore them.

[eeleye]

By the way, I wasn't calling you said, Elly, I was calling myself sad, for only having discovered them so recently.

No worries. I still haven't read Sabriel. We're even.

[eadorer]

Wow, some people here read Lemony Snicket? He is one of the most talented authors ever, in my opinion. Some critic guy or something said that reading a Series of Unfortunate Events is like reading a dictionary...as if. While this topic is up, does anyone know what the deal is with Beatrice?

[Crusader]

This is off topic but Jim Carrey is playing a Snicket character.

[miscellaneous]

Yes he is, he's Count Olaf in the movie coming out this christmas.

 

Unless I am very much mistaken, Beatrice is just a made up character to add another level to the book. Just like the author himself's story. (Pssssst! Lemony Snicket is a Pseudonym!)

[Crusader]

It's a bit obvious. Who would name their child Lemony Snicket?

 

An unfortunate series of events.

[miscellaneous]

In fact, I heard an interview with the (real) author a few years ago on CBC, and he said that Lemony Snicket was the name of a drink he and his friends had inented, that was something like the juice of 20 lemons, mixed with vodka.

[Crusader]

For a while I thought it was just J.K. Rowling in disguise.

[eadorer]

lol...wow I never heard the lemon/vodka thing before. That certainly is interesting. So do you think that by the time the big 13th book comes out in a few years that he will explain Beatrice a bit more? How do you guys think the last book will end? I'm hoping it's not a happy ending, cause that would just be lame. What do you all think?

[miscellaneous]

I hope it's not too happy, but still satisfyingly concluded. Definately the Quagmire Triplets and the Baudelaires will live together ever after, but hopefully not too happily.

[eadorer]

I don't think I would like that happy of an ending. perhaps the Quagmires and the Baudelaires are forced be separated for their own good. But that would be a shame, with Quigley and Violet and everything.

[Squee]

Ive just finished reading the first book of the series, I found it to be immensely enjoyable.