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The very last installment of A Series of Unfortunate Events is due on Friday the Thirteenth, a fitting date to be sure. But while the anticipation builds, this slim volume will have to tide me over. It's filled with clues and allusions to the main series just as "The Unauthorized Autobiography" was.
The packaging of the book is superbly clever, just as the reversable cover to the "Autobiography." was. The cover closes with an elastic strap and opens to reveal a file folder that contains a poster and the actual book, a slim paperpack. The book has lots of little extras that give it a "scrapbook" feel; pasted on photographs, fold-out pages and cards that flip open.
I don't want to reveal any spoilers, so I won't mention any of the specific revelations made in the letters (besides, who knows if they can be trusted, or if they truly refer to what they seem to refer to).
I will say, however, that tSoUE is one of the cleverests, funniest children's series ever written, and is even more rewarding to the adult reader.
The packaging of the book is superbly clever, just as the reversable cover to the "Autobiography." was. The cover closes with an elastic strap and opens to reveal a file folder that contains a poster and the actual book, a slim paperpack. The book has lots of little extras that give it a "scrapbook" feel; pasted on photographs, fold-out pages and cards that flip open.
I don't want to reveal any spoilers, so I won't mention any of the specific revelations made in the letters (besides, who knows if they can be trusted, or if they truly refer to what they seem to refer to).
I will say, however, that tSoUE is one of the cleverests, funniest children's series ever written, and is even more rewarding to the adult reader.
