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Originally Posted by issybird
I really enjoyed the Series of Unfortunate Events books. Quite dark, as you say, but also witty with wonderful use of language. There's much to reward the adult reader that would be over the head of the intended audience. I'd only say you should space them out; I suspect if you don't they get a little repetitive.
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I second that. I got them in an Amazon deal, and I started with A Bad Beginning (as one would). Quite fun stuff, but I found the second one, The Reptile Room, to essentially be a repeat of the first. Perhaps I should have another go, now the details have faded a bit, and move onto the third one.