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Post by Caterina on Mar 7, 2004 13:16:15 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]Of course any experienced reader could have expected Aunt Josephines's death, it really have been a huge suprise, or anything to terribaly important that he disclosed.[/glow]
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Post by Rikku on Mar 7, 2004 13:56:31 GMT -5
I, agree with Euro
People start reading these books at like age 8 or 9. So he's just explaining the words that they probably wouln't know at that age. Besides, they're not the exact definition. I mean, if you looked up half those words in the dictionary, you wouldn't get Lemony's definition. He's basically using those word as examples so kids can get an idea on what they mean. I must say that I learned alot more vocab by reading those books.
I love Lemony's style of writing. Yes, there are times where I say "what's wrong with these adults? They're so stupid." But sometimes, that's what makes it funny.
His constant thoughts about Beatrice are meant to be there for a reason. She's like a big piece of the mysery.
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Post by Caterina on Mar 7, 2004 14:12:12 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]I think that the adults being so ignorant is not exactly annoying but a major theme of ASOUE, if the grownups werent so stupid then every problem would be solved, and the Baudelaires wouldnt be the heros that they are.[/glow]
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Post by SnicketFires on Mar 7, 2004 17:52:49 GMT -5
Rikku, I agree. But I do love the definitions so. The definitions are so circumstantial to the event that it is funny.
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Post by Caterina on Mar 7, 2004 17:56:48 GMT -5
I like the defintions because often they are not even really definitions, but little jokes, they certaintly arent annoying.
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Post by Jacques the Environmentalist on Mar 7, 2004 21:30:00 GMT -5
The defintions began to entertain me rather than annoy me later on. Yet I remember as I read book 1 that every couple of paragraphs a word I already knew was defined in a normal way so that by the end of the book I was thinking: "GAAAAAAAHhhhhhh! Enough definitions, it's interrupting the plot!!!!" And of course I love his funny little anecdotes, especially the one where he was chased 16 miles, but when the end of the chapter throws us into suspense and he gives us a pointless anecdote to begin the next chapter I get mad, I'm thinking "We're hanging in suspense could u wrap it up and then give us a story?  " Of course Beatrice is important but his constant moaning and groaning about her isn't really revealing anything, and it must've happened a while ago, so he just sounds whiney. And his warning us not to read the books was fun in the beginning, I especially loved the opener on lemonysnicket.com but they began to get tiresome toward the end. If u have read 9 books so far, no warning on the 10th book is going to make u not read it so don't put it there Snicket! Just giving u my reasoning on this. |
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Post by euromegamouth on Mar 9, 2004 17:59:36 GMT -5
The defintions began to entertain me rather than annoy me later on. Yet I remember as I read book 1 that every couple of paragraphs a word I already knew was defined in a normal way so that by the end of the book I was thinking: "GAAAAAAAHhhhhhh! Enough definitions, it's interrupting the plot!!!!" And of course I love his funny little anecdotes, especially the one where he was chased 16 miles, but when the end of the chapter throws us into suspense and he gives us a pointless anecdote to begin the next chapter I get mad, I'm thinking "We're hanging in suspense could u wrap it up and then give us a story? " Of course Beatrice is important but his constant moaning and groaning about her isn't really revealing anything, and it must've happened a while ago, so he just sounds whiney. And his warning us not to read the books was fun in the beginning, I especially loved the opener on lemonysnicket.com but they began to get tiresome toward the end. If u have read 9 books so far, no warning on the 10th book is going to make u not read it so don't put it there Snicket! Just giving u my reasoning on this. Some people didn't start from TBB.He can't just drop the the whole "discouraging us to read his books" thing! It would take away sooooooooooooooooooooo much of the books.If he did, I would cry! "Moaning and groaning" about her doesn't describe what he's doing.He's letting his greif and woe leak from his broken heart!Give the man a break! He can't just finish the suspenseful part all the time!It would be less suspenseful, less humourous, and...the books would be shorter! |
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Post by Jacques the Environmentalist on Mar 9, 2004 21:08:19 GMT -5
I have no problem whatsoever with his bringing up Beatrice and giving us anecdotes, but if he could save his anecdotes for another time when we're not hanging in suspense, and if he could actually tell us what happened to Beatrice and himself that caused the scandal, death, and moaning and groaning I would be silenced. I like the warning about the books, but it's REALLY getting old.
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Post by euromegamouth on Mar 11, 2004 19:24:56 GMT -5
How is it getting old?!You know what, I have too many problems with peoples' posts, so I just won't reply anymore.In this thread, that is.
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Post by Jacques the Environmentalist on Mar 12, 2004 21:35:26 GMT -5
It's getting old because he's essentially giving you the same warning on ALL 10 books!!! "Don't read this book because it's full of depressing things and will disturb you" I mean, that message actually turned me away from the books for quite a while cause I thought"Why on Earth should I read a book that will only make me feel down?" I mean, he really should come up with something a bit more subtle, instead of posting it right on the back cover" YOU WOULD BE WISE TO THROW THIS BOOK INTO A PIT."
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Post by SlightlyMad on Mar 19, 2004 15:05:43 GMT -5
Nothing listed annoyed me. What annoys me is how stupid the adults always are. Sometimes I get so pissed off I start screaming and throwing things around... and several of my books have bite marks on them.  This is embarressing to admit. Your 23 , aren't you classified as an adult! By books have bitemarks on cuz' I bite them |
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Post by Jacques the Environmentalist on Mar 22, 2004 17:25:30 GMT -5
y do u bite them? R u Sunny?
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Post by Ambidextrous Kevin on Mar 27, 2004 12:29:21 GMT -5
i would say the defining words gets old sometimes. i usually know all the words anyway. sometimes, they are actually funny, but it gets tiring every other paragraph to hear "blah blah, is a word which means blah blah".
not because im dying to get back to the story, i just think its irritating.
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Post by JeromeSqualor on Mar 27, 2004 16:51:12 GMT -5
I agree with Rikku... For instance, one of Lemony's sentence's could be...
Olaf grinned, which here means, showed the potato salad stuck on his teeth.
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Post by Amphagorey on Mar 28, 2004 0:55:20 GMT -5
I hate how he kinda revels things. And how he defines things. The Beatrice thing is fine. Same with the odd stories and the warnings.
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This is embarressing to admit.
