Post by Hermedy on Jul 5, 2007 21:20:35 GMT -5
The Querulous Questioning
The following interview is taken from the December 2006 issue of Mad Kids magazine.
Mad Kids: Why have you decided that your 13th A Series of Unfortunate Events book, The End, is the end of the series about the Baudelaire children?
Lemony Snicket: Because the book, The End contains the end of the Baudelaires’ story which means The End is the end of my research into the end of the case and is thus the end of the end, hence The End.
MK: What can you tell us about the plot of The End, so that we can write a book report without giving up valuable TV time to read it?
LS: Anyone who asks a reader to write a book report on The End is clearly a treacherous and villainous person and certainly should not be obeyed.
MK: Any truth to the rumor that The Happy Elf will be your next book series?
LS: I would not hold my breath waiting for something perky from my pen.
MK: In your books, the adults always seem to be stupid and no know what’s going on. Do you think adults are that way in real life, too?
LS: Sadly, most everyone, adult and child, is that way.
MK: Who’s more dangerous to leave a kid with – Count Olaf or Britney Spears?
LS: Ms. Spears is just a kid herself, and I shudder to think of what would happen if she were left alone with Count Olaf.
MK: Do you have any brothers or sister with peculiar “talents” like the Baudelaire children?
LS: Not any more.
MK: Is it just a coincidence that your name rhymes with “Jiminy Cricket”?
LS: As far as I know. Is it just a coincidence that the name of your publication rhymes with “Bad”?
MK: Do you own any weird pets?
LS: I once had a pair of marmosets, but since then it’s been nothing but floundering newts.
MK: Do you play video games?
LS: My hand-eye coordination limits me to card games. I enjoy contract bridge and the occasional round of 52-Pickup.
MK: Describe your most fun, happy day.
LS: Just recently I managed to open a can of chickpeas without injuring myself.
MK: Who is your favorite author?
LS: Edward Gorey, particularly his book The Gashlycrumb Tinies, in which children perish in methods alphabetized for your convenience.
MK: How long does it take you to write one of your books?
LS: Six to nine months of research, three or four months of writing, one or two months of weeping.
MK: Could you write a new novel in which the Baudelaire orphans go to wizard school, and they’re attacked by a lion and a witch, but are saved by a Hobbit?
LS: [More likely] a story in which Humbert Humbert escorts Mrs. Dalloway on board the Pequod only to have Cthulhu take an interest in the proceedings.
MK: What did you think of the A Series of Unfortunate Events movie, and will there be another?
LS: I thought the first movie was unspeakably distressing, and I suspect the sequel will be, like all sequels, worse.
MK: With the huge success of High School Musical, do you think you’ll add a few song-and-dance numbers?
LS: I can already perform most of “Bizarre Love Triangle” on the accordion.
MK: Now that we’re such good friends and everything, tell me, how much money do you have?
LS: Enough to purchase a better friend.
MK: How did you come to meet you representative Daniel Handler?
LS: It’s a long story. The short version is, “It’s a long story.”
MK: What were you like as a kid?
LS: Shorter, and more prone to arguing with Mrs. Labbe.
MK: What advice would you give to a kid who wants to be a writer?
LS: Eavesdrop whenever you can.
MK: If you have tot give this interview a title like one of your books, what would you choose?
LS: The Querulous Questioning.
The following interview is taken from the December 2006 issue of Mad Kids magazine.
Mad Kids: Why have you decided that your 13th A Series of Unfortunate Events book, The End, is the end of the series about the Baudelaire children?
Lemony Snicket: Because the book, The End contains the end of the Baudelaires’ story which means The End is the end of my research into the end of the case and is thus the end of the end, hence The End.
MK: What can you tell us about the plot of The End, so that we can write a book report without giving up valuable TV time to read it?
LS: Anyone who asks a reader to write a book report on The End is clearly a treacherous and villainous person and certainly should not be obeyed.
MK: Any truth to the rumor that The Happy Elf will be your next book series?
LS: I would not hold my breath waiting for something perky from my pen.
MK: In your books, the adults always seem to be stupid and no know what’s going on. Do you think adults are that way in real life, too?
LS: Sadly, most everyone, adult and child, is that way.
MK: Who’s more dangerous to leave a kid with – Count Olaf or Britney Spears?
LS: Ms. Spears is just a kid herself, and I shudder to think of what would happen if she were left alone with Count Olaf.
MK: Do you have any brothers or sister with peculiar “talents” like the Baudelaire children?
LS: Not any more.
MK: Is it just a coincidence that your name rhymes with “Jiminy Cricket”?
LS: As far as I know. Is it just a coincidence that the name of your publication rhymes with “Bad”?
MK: Do you own any weird pets?
LS: I once had a pair of marmosets, but since then it’s been nothing but floundering newts.
MK: Do you play video games?
LS: My hand-eye coordination limits me to card games. I enjoy contract bridge and the occasional round of 52-Pickup.
MK: Describe your most fun, happy day.
LS: Just recently I managed to open a can of chickpeas without injuring myself.
MK: Who is your favorite author?
LS: Edward Gorey, particularly his book The Gashlycrumb Tinies, in which children perish in methods alphabetized for your convenience.
MK: How long does it take you to write one of your books?
LS: Six to nine months of research, three or four months of writing, one or two months of weeping.
MK: Could you write a new novel in which the Baudelaire orphans go to wizard school, and they’re attacked by a lion and a witch, but are saved by a Hobbit?
LS: [More likely] a story in which Humbert Humbert escorts Mrs. Dalloway on board the Pequod only to have Cthulhu take an interest in the proceedings.
MK: What did you think of the A Series of Unfortunate Events movie, and will there be another?
LS: I thought the first movie was unspeakably distressing, and I suspect the sequel will be, like all sequels, worse.
MK: With the huge success of High School Musical, do you think you’ll add a few song-and-dance numbers?
LS: I can already perform most of “Bizarre Love Triangle” on the accordion.
MK: Now that we’re such good friends and everything, tell me, how much money do you have?
LS: Enough to purchase a better friend.
MK: How did you come to meet you representative Daniel Handler?
LS: It’s a long story. The short version is, “It’s a long story.”
MK: What were you like as a kid?
LS: Shorter, and more prone to arguing with Mrs. Labbe.
MK: What advice would you give to a kid who wants to be a writer?
LS: Eavesdrop whenever you can.
MK: If you have tot give this interview a title like one of your books, what would you choose?
LS: The Querulous Questioning.