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Post by Brian on Aug 28, 2005 7:50:20 GMT -5
I would have to say that, after reading everybody's posts, whether I agree with them or not, Hooker's post is the general concensus.
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Post by Sugary Snicket on Aug 28, 2005 10:43:08 GMT -5
This is true. He DOES need more evil, and I enjoy the new book plots immensely, but we need more evil. The book genre isn't as mixed as it used to be, and I kinda miss that....
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Post by LargeManFeOrMale on Aug 30, 2005 3:26:52 GMT -5
the books aren't THAT good, as books. GET HER! J/K
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Post by Brian on Aug 30, 2005 13:03:11 GMT -5
She (he? sorry!) is right, though. These books are meant to be satires. I love the literary allusions and the plot mysteries and the narration, but I would not place A Series of Unfortunate Events on my favorite books list.
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Post by Sugary Snicket on Aug 30, 2005 14:44:35 GMT -5
I love satires, plot mysteries, little hidden stuff, and dark humor, so when they get combined yee-haw. ;D
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Post by idiotj on Aug 30, 2005 15:23:03 GMT -5
the books aren't THAT good, as books. GET HER! J/K J: Well, from what I remember, the books are more like cake of the literary world rather than nutritious meals. C: And cakes are better than nutritious meals, anyway.
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Post by Brian on Aug 30, 2005 15:45:08 GMT -5
Nice analogy.
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Post by Antenora on Aug 30, 2005 18:55:51 GMT -5
I once read an Amazon review describing ASoUE as "a literary dessert"--something entertaining, but not really substantial. I think that was a review of one of the earlier books.
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Post by brenton on Aug 31, 2005 0:35:26 GMT -5
Oh okay, well i love them and havent a word against them!!
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Post by dragonprincess on Aug 31, 2005 4:10:05 GMT -5
The last GREAT book was 9. I thought 10 and 11 were fair, both middles dragged but made up for it in the end. Unfortunly, I do agree that Handler is trying to make Olaf more Jim Carrey. Maybe I missed this part, but why is Olaf hanging around with Carmalita Spats again?
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Post by Dante on Aug 31, 2005 6:49:33 GMT -5
Oh, Olaf and the sinister duo tried to "recruit" all the Snow Scouts. They missed Carmelita, but when Olaf and Esmé were threatening the Baudelaires, then Carmelita joined in. Olaf remembered her as being a charming girl from his time at Prufrock Prep., and he and Esmé invited her to join his troupe. In TGG, it became clear that Carmelita was a little too demanding for Olaf's liking, but Esmé loved her deeply, and so there was nothing he could do about it.
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Post by Brian on Sept 1, 2005 20:45:15 GMT -5
I thought Carmelita was just ridiculous in Book the Eleventh. Her frilly pink outfit and that obnoxious dance recital and her wanting to be a fairy princess something something veterinarian...also, I hated how Olaf let her boss him around like that, same with Esmé. Although I will say that the one geniunely funny piece of dialogue Olaf had was to Carmelita: "You're a marshmallow, Carmelita." (Note how it didn't end in one of these: !!!!!)
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Post by callum on Sept 5, 2005 3:45:28 GMT -5
yeah the hight point of the series was booki 10 i didnt like 11 as much but it was still great then 11 was alright
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Post by Brian on Sept 5, 2005 8:21:37 GMT -5
I'd say the high point was 6 and 7, and maybe 8. After that, 9 was demoted from great to very good, 10 was less, and 11 I didn't like at all.
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Post by Ennui on Sept 5, 2005 8:38:17 GMT -5
I think the emasculation of Olaf serves a purpose, particularly now we've encountered the far more evil Sinister Duo. Olaf is no longer the only thing to fear, the only danger. In fact, he's a relatively minor fish in a teeming and vicious sea, as we are increasingly learning; an ocean of turbulent, confusing treachery, to which Olaf is an accomplice, but not an origin. Our contempt for the hen-pecked Olaf helps enhance this.
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