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Post by Christmas Chief on Oct 5, 2010 16:20:47 GMT -5
Retrospectively, I think that line may have been referring to Why We Broke Up, which is a shame, because a new series of that description would have been really neat.
(Edit: The third link in the entry for 13 Words doesn't seem to be working.)
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Post by Hermes on Oct 5, 2010 16:22:22 GMT -5
Thanks for this, Sherry Ann! . She's a generally excellent flaneur. Or whatever the female form of flaneur is. Flaneuse.They seem to be using 'picture book' in a rather specific sense here (which perhaps answers an earlier question of yours). Oo! You would have thought that Mr Handler, as a friend of Mr Snicket's, would not interfere with his projects in this way. I hope they have not fallen out. Edit: Retrospectively, I think that line may have been referring to Why We Broke Up, which is a shame, because a new series of that description would have been really neat. No, I don't think so. Why We Broke Up, I think, is the book for teenagers by DH that Ms Kalman is illustrating, quite distinct from anything by LS, who seems concerned to keep himself separate. I think this is the series.
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Post by Dante on Oct 5, 2010 16:27:06 GMT -5
Retrospectively, I think that line may have been referring to Why We Broke Up, which is a shame, because a new series of that description would have been really neat. I don't think so... Why We Broke Up isn't a series, and it's by Handler, not Snicket. In fact, it's the Handler book for teenagers he refers to towards the end of the article. I don't think it's likely that Handler has plans for two new aSoUE-based series coming along, despite the perceived similarities between WWBU and aSoUE's backstory. So while the reference is vague, I think it's reasonable to take it to refer to the new series. And if it doesn't, we'll find out long before the new series is published, and can separate the references then. Permission given to speculate wildly, in any case.
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Post by Hermes on Oct 5, 2010 16:28:05 GMT -5
Retrospectively, I think that line may have been referring to Why We Broke Up, which is a shame, because a new series of that description would have been really neat. I don't think so... Why We Broke Up isn't a series, and it's by Handler, not Snicket. In fact, it's the Handler book for teenagers he refers to towards the end of the article. I don't think it's likely that Handler has plans for two new aSoUE-based series coming along, despite the perceived similarities between WWBU and aSoUE's backstory. So while the reference is vague, I think it's reasonable to take it to refer to the new series. And if it doesn't, we'll find out long before the new series is published, and can separate the references then. Permission given to speculate wildly, in any case. Snap! Edit: There does seem to be a kind of convergence between Handler and Snicket's work of late, given that Handler is also planning a book about - largely - female, even if not Finnish, pirates.
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Post by Christmas Chief on Oct 5, 2010 16:30:13 GMT -5
Ah, my initial reasoning was correct, then. For some reason when I read the isolated quote it sounded like a description for WWBU. Permission given to speculate wildly, in any case. Yes!
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Post by Dante on Oct 5, 2010 16:37:39 GMT -5
Gonna start a thread about this, by the way. Then I'll go to bed. Hang on.
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Post by Dante on Oct 6, 2010 9:56:16 GMT -5
In other news, I've finally completed my collection of the Egmont paperback reissues of aSoUE. The new version of The End is very sleek - and, crucially, has the chapter pictures fixed.
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Post by cwm on Oct 7, 2010 8:02:46 GMT -5
Did they never fix the hardback version? I'm sure they did because I remember my school library used to organise Waterstone's trips to pick new books and I got a copy of The End with the images fixed because the one they had was one of the glitched copies...
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Post by crono288 on Oct 7, 2010 9:36:15 GMT -5
The entirety of 13 Words is available to read online for a limited time here.
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Post by Dante on Oct 7, 2010 10:53:19 GMT -5
Did they never fix the hardback version? I'm sure they did because I remember my school library used to organise Waterstone's trips to pick new books and I got a copy of The End with the images fixed because the one they had was one of the glitched copies... I think they did, eventually, but as far as I can tell it took them quite a while to do it, whereas the paperbacks are correct right off the bat. The entirety of 13 Words is available to read online for a limited time here. Aha, I take it you've also seen the AuthorTracker sent out today? A couple of days late, but better late than never. --- Lemony Snicket - Another Bothersome Book Now Available --- Dear Alleged Reader, We're sorry to tell you that Mr. Snicket has teamed up with celebrated artist Maira Kalman to produce an uproarious and perplexing new illustrated book. Among the surprising words contained in 13 Words are "despondent," "panache," and "hat." If you want to know what these words have to do with a bird, a goat, or a cake, you should probably read the book. To access the entire text online for FREE for a limited time, click here. With all due respect, AuthorTracker EXTRAS: Watch the 13 Words book trailerListen to the musical performance--- That last link should probably lead here.
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Post by Hermes on Oct 7, 2010 11:39:24 GMT -5
Ho, nice! I didn't know there was a musical performance involved as well. And a couple of reactions - I'll try not to be spoilery: The baby's section is intriguing - reminsicent of certain other babies? And do you think the mezzo-soprano owns the house? Or am I being too mundane?
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Post by Christmas Chief on Oct 8, 2010 5:21:26 GMT -5
I keep getting a "Runtime Error" while trying to get to the Browse Inside page, so I'll try and view this again later.
The music performance was nice, though.
Edit: Having now read it, I can say that some parts were rather amusing, although there was at least one instance in which I wasn't sure what was happening. I think the mezzo-soprano owning the house would make sense, though in this book I don't think sense matters so much.
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Post by s on Oct 12, 2010 3:07:16 GMT -5
What a bizarre book. I love that there's an actual recording of a mezzo-soprano singing the part that's sung by a mezzo-soprano. Also I like the nod to people who know where the word panache comes from / its literal meaning.
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Post by Dante on Oct 12, 2010 3:24:26 GMT -5
Also I like the nod to people who know where the word panache comes from / its literal meaning. I just looked it up. That's quite amusing.
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Post by Hermes on Oct 12, 2010 7:36:25 GMT -5
Edit: Having now read it, I can say that some parts were rather amusing, although there was at least one instance in which I wasn't sure what was happening. May I ask which bit?
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