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Originally Posted by gmw
A Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket. This was disappointing. I know it's a kids' book, but most offer something for the adult too, but I found little here. 2/5.
Ransom by David Malouf. This, too, I found disappointing, despite having liked the previous works I've read from this author. This seemed like a short story stretched into a novella, and I got lost in the words - but not in a good way. 2/5.
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I liked both of these a lot. I think the whole
Series of Unfortunate Events has much to offer the adult reader in terms of wordplay and situations that are above the head of the child reader, making it enjoyable for both.
As for
Ransom, I think this is one of the most successful retellings of the Achilles myth and I’ve read or abandoned many, most recently the very cheesy and disappointing
Song of Achilles.