Books from Before is my own meme, which I started... a month or so ago maybe? and failed to keep up with because of trying to do a ton of other things. It was and still is an idea that I like, though, so I'm going to start it up again. In Books from Before, I spotlight a book (or series) that I read and loved before I started blogging. You're welcome to participate, just please credit me (and if you wanted to leave a link in the comments, I'd love to see your Books from Before).
This week I want to talk about the Series of Unfortunate Events. I read all thirteen of these books - twice. And I kind of want to reread them.
They are so chock-full of literary references and clever codes and anagrams, and they're hilarious, and they're just overall wonderful. The series follows Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire after their parents are killed and their home destroyed in a terrible fire. The three children, now orphans, are shuffled from one terrible guardian to the next, all the while pursued by their evil relative Count Olaf - who wants the fortune their parents left behind.
It's been a few years since I read them, but I absolutely adore this series. I'm sure if I were to go back and reread them now, I'd notice even more references and codes and well-hidden jokes than I did the first two times around. This is one of those series that I think simply everyone should read.
So what say you, readers? Any other SoUE fans out there?
I LOVE this series!!! I read it a few summers ago at the rate of like one book a day. I just holed up in my room reading them. Haha. I recently bought the whole set on eBay even though I already own it just so I could get the awesome slip cover box.... I know sad. :P I just love all the cleverness in these books. They make you think. And the best part is that the Baudelaires never get whiny! They always remain resourceful and surpisingly hopeful.
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