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Post by s on Aug 6, 2006 13:39:07 GMT -5
If by "funny" you mean "tragically disappointing", then yes.
I'm not a fan of the two Beatrices thing. Haven't we had enough of that, what with the J.S. identity confusion and all?
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Post by Dante on Aug 6, 2006 13:51:46 GMT -5
If by "funny" you mean "tragically disappointing", then yes. I meant it for people who had stopped putting their heart into that debate (TPP retconning the time of the schism kinda stopped me from really believing in anything). And by "funny" I meant "mildly amusing in an ironic sort of fashion" rather than "ZOMG so hi- lar-ious I fell out of my chair lolz!" I'd consider it less a plot element and more Handler trying to wriggle his way out of his own spider's web of conflicting evidence and trying to come up with something we wouldn't have expected precisely because it's a bit of a copy-out. Edit: Guess I'm in a cynical mood. But hey, it might not happen. Particularly if we know about it before the book's even released. Except that it was just one person giving a spoiler-laden review rather than an official source.
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Post by Antenora on Aug 6, 2006 14:13:45 GMT -5
I'd consider it less a plot element and more Handler trying to wriggle his way out of his own spider's web of conflicting evidence and trying to come up with something we wouldn't have expected precisely because it's a bit of a copy-out. Nicely put. I still think the "two Beatrices" thing seems a bit gimmicky, but it might be really interesting if handled well. And it is probably the only way that all the conflicting clues can be worked into a consistent solution, short of Lemony admitting he'd been wrong on a number of occasions, which would probably just mess things up further.
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Post by Brownie on Aug 7, 2006 9:45:55 GMT -5
Has anybody thought about the peice of fabric on the back? I've been thinking about it and it looks familiar, but I can't remember what it's used for. I don't think it can be a bookmark, it's attached by both ends... Maybe a rubber band style holder? You could punch out the letters and keep them in there.
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Post by Eye Of The Count on Aug 7, 2006 14:56:26 GMT -5
update of the book:
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Post by Dante on Aug 7, 2006 14:58:39 GMT -5
Thanks, but they were posted on the last two pages.
Keep up the good work, though.
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Post by jtb on Aug 7, 2006 21:03:14 GMT -5
This probably dosn't belong here but I don't care I'm really tired) but in the new Nick Magazine there was this activity where you had to guess the title of the book from a list by looking at all the things throughout the house in the picture that would have to do with it [the title] and there was a stack of letters to all these Beatrice's. Of course, it was the Beatrice Letters. Clues? No. just a mention. No scans, no pics, no *detailed* info, nothing. A great researcher I am. [sarcasm/]
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Post by Eye Of The Count on Aug 8, 2006 3:00:08 GMT -5
hah sory. Didn't see it!
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Post by Dante on Aug 8, 2006 11:20:26 GMT -5
On the other hand, LemonySnicket.com has just posted its own synopsis of The Beatrice Letters. --- You shouldn’t read other people’s mail…especially when it is addressed to Lemony Snicket or someone named Beatrice.
The Beatrice Letters is an exquisite collection of personal correspondence that sheds light on the mysteries surrounding Lemony Snicket and A Series of Unfortunate Events. The Beatrice Letters contains evidence that should be examined by anyone, including:
- Unsettling photographs of suspicious objects
- Hidden compartments containing disconcerting communications
- A double-sided poster featuring confounding clues
- Coded cut-out letters that reveal terrible secrets
--- I think the "should" near the end of the second paragraph should be "shouldn't," but aside from that, then that's pretty much what we already knew. The part about hidden compartments is somewhat interesting, but I imagine that's probably an exaggeration, not that the actual letters will be hidden in a padlocked drawer within the cover.
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Post by Gigi on Aug 8, 2006 11:25:07 GMT -5
Hmmm. Should or shouldn't? I think you're right about it being a typo. Let's see if it gets changed sometime soon.
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Post by s on Aug 8, 2006 16:28:50 GMT -5
I presume it's meant to be "shouldn't."
And the hidden compartments do sound intriguing, but, I mean, it's a book. They can't be particularly well-hidden.
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Post by champ103 on Aug 10, 2006 3:38:05 GMT -5
I go back to school on the day it comes out...I have to find a way to get it on the day. (EDIT: No, it comes out the day before)
Also, remember when Daniel Handler was asked "Is Beatrice the Baudelaire's mother?" and he gave kind of a "yes and no" answer? I forget the exact answer, but it was like "you're kind of right, but you're also wrong." It would appear that one Beatrice is Beatrice Baudelaire, and then the other might be his love? So yes, Beatrice is the mother of the Baudelaires, but she's also not.
Sorry if this has already been posted too;
"Who is Beatrice, the woman to whom Mr. Snicket dedicates every book? There is no question more often asked by fans of Lemony Snicket. Now this captivating collection of letters between Lemony Snicket and Beatrice provides answers to that question, as well as other, more upsetting ones, such as What was Count Olaf like as a boy? and What are the ingredients in a really good root beer float?
Readers looking for clues to The Series of Unfortunate Events, which culminates this season with the publication of Book the Thirteenth, should proceed with great caution: the more they examine The Beatrice Letters, the more they will decode."
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Post by Dante on Aug 10, 2006 4:23:36 GMT -5
I go back to school on the day it comes out...I have to find a way to get it on the day. (EDIT: No, it comes out the day before) Yeah, it should come out the day before I go back to school, also. I probably won't be getting it until the afternoon, though, as I'm quite busy that day. "Some truth, but not total truth." (Question 22) It has, or at least I linked it in the first post, but I'm not sure how much prominence I gave it. It's kinda like Egmont's official on-site synopsis, though, so I'm going to give it a bigger part in the first post. Edit: Speaking of Egmont, then given that the book comes out in less than a month, I'm surprised that there's nothing about it at all on UnfortunateEvents.com (not counting the forum, which is generally better-informed than the site itself, but I guess the same is often true of LemonySnicket.com too). Edit Again: *chokes* It's a good thing you got me looking at that first post again, Dupin, as I discovered that one link has died but it's also put me onto an interesting lead about The End (more on that story later).
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Post by Dear Dairy on Aug 10, 2006 17:51:59 GMT -5
Hm. I wonder what DH finds objectionable in the rehearsal process. I've always found it the most rewarding aspect of acting.
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Post by SnicketFires on Aug 11, 2006 12:40:35 GMT -5
This quotation makes more sense now that it's pretty much confirmed that there are two Beatrices. It makes more sense how there can be "some truth" in Beatrice being the mother of the Baudelaires, because both Beatrices can't be the mother of the children (possibly in special circumstances, but assuming that Mrs. Baudelaire is the birth mother of all three orphans).
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