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Adverbs
Daniel Handler

Harper Collins Canada, 2006

23 reviews
Daniel Handler

Fourth Estate, 2006

Imperfect--exactly as it should be.
I raced through the first two-thirds of Adverbs and savored the remainder. I needed to think about it; digest it. It was messy, it represents San Francisco exactly as it is--weird; backward, full of strange characters and slightly, bizarrely dangerous. Mostly, though, this book is about love and how it makes you feel and what it does to you. In that respect and the odd magical realism that love ...

The Alphabet Eurps Visit the Zoo (Eurps Concept Books)

1 review
Eurpsville USA Inc, Daniel Handler

Eurpsville USA, 1999

A Fun Way to Learn How to Read!
My son enjoyed this book so much that we took it to the Central Park Zoo with us last week. It's really helped him learn how to read. He really identifies with the letters characters. I can't wait for him to read more Eurps books!

How to Dress for Every Occasion by the Pope

3 reviews
Daniel Handler

McSweeney's, 2005

Brand Name Appeal...
Good Lord! Because amazon has mislabled this book, and credited the illustrator as author, no one seems to realize it's by Daniel Handler, a.k.a. LEMONY SNICKET. Therefore, no one is reading it; therefore, no one is praising it for being hysterically funny, clever, wry -- all the things Handler is. Another indication that quality won't out in this market unless it's attached to a brand name. Wake ...

The Basic Eight

96 reviews
Daniel Handler

Thomas Dunne Books, 1999

Amazing!
I first fell in love with the Series of Unfortunate Events books... and so I decided to read this and I loved it. It is definitely not for kids, but it is written amazingly and keeps you riveted until the last page.

Series of Unfortunate Events Set #1-#4: Bad Beginning; Reptile Room; Wide Window; Miserable Mill (No Box)

1 review
Lemony Snicket, Daniel Handler

Scholastic, 1999

Series of Unfortunate Events
These books are absolutely wonderful for children that don't really care to read AND for children who do enjoy reading! They help children expand their vocabularies and give grammar lessons - all under the guise of a great adventure tale!

Nonsense Novels

4 reviews
Stephen Leacock

NYRB Classics, 2004

Best buy in comic reading ever!
Where do I begin to describe the absolutely astonishing quality of Leacock's work? I first heard of Stephen Leacock when reading a book about the Marx brothers. It seems Groucho was on a train, and happened to pass the room of Jack Benny (who was traveling with them, working on the same vaudeville circuit. Groucho heard Benny screaming with laughter, and popped his head into Benny's room to see ...

Watch Your Mouth

22 reviews
Daniel Handler

Allison & Busby, 2003

Thrilling Novel
Daniel Handler is a talented writer. How else could he come up with a novel, which is written both in the form of an opera and then written like a self-help book? How can it be deeply erotic, funny, disturbing and scary at the same time? He is a genius that is how. Watch Your Mouth tells the story of Joseph, a young college student, spending the summer at his girlfriend Cyn's parents' house ...

The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade

1 review
Herman Melville

Dalkey Archive Press, 2007

the Frank and Charlie show
H. Bruce Franklin's finely annotated Melville is once again available. Perhaps not the best place to discuss the story, at least let's discuss the edition. I have always thought these footnotes have been a necessary part of this long running joke. The book seems tough and well-constructed. Not everyone's copy will be read through, but the others will be thumbed to death, almost like an ...

The Basic Eight
Daniel Handler

Allison & Busby, 2000

Cabinet 24: Shadows
Victor Stoichita, Kris Lee, ...

Cabinet, 2007

The inherently contingent physics of shadows--never things in themselves but instead always "cast" signs of other things; tangible yet insubstantial--has long been a rich source of inspiration for thinkers and artists. From the Biblical valley where humanity is stalked by the "shadow of death" to the purported supernatural phenomenon of the shadow people, the idea has always suggested forces of the unseen, of the Other, its relational quality ...

The Alphabet Eurps and the Birthday Surprise (Eurps Concept Books)
Eurpsville USA Inc

Eurpsville USA, 1999

Surprise! It's Bipple's birthday! In this exciting pop-up storybook, find out what magical gift the Eurps give Bipple on his special day.

The Alphabet Eurps On Parade (Eurps Concept Books)

Eurpsville USA, 1999

The Eurps day parade is about to begin and Bipple is the judge! Which parade float will win first prize? Find out in this exciting pop-up storybook how Queenie Eurp steals the show!

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