title: the penultimate perilauthor: lemony snicket
series: a series of unfortunate events #12
personal star rating: 5/5 stars
from the back cover:
Dear Reader,
If this is the first book you found while searching for a book to read next, then the first thing you should know is that this next to last book is what you should put down first. Sadly, this book presents the next-to-last chronicle of the lives of the Baudelaire orphans, and it is next-to-first in its supply of misery, despair, and unpleasantness.
Probably the next-to-last things you would like to read about are a harpoon gun, a rooftop sunbathing salon, two mysterious initials, three unidentified triplets, a notorious villain, and an unsavory curry.
Next-to-last things are the first thing to be avoided, and so allow me to recommend that you put this next-to-last book down first, and find something else to read next at last, such as the next-to-last book in another chronicle, or a chronicle containing other next-to-last things, so that this next-to-last book does not become the last book you will read.
With all due respect,
Lemony Snicket
first sentence:
"Certain people have said that the world is like a calm pond, and that anytime a person does even the smallest thing, it is as if a stone has dropped into the pond, spreading circles of ripples further and further out, until the entire world has been changed by one tiny action."
review:
This next-to-last book in the series really shows how intertwined and connected the stories from earlier on in the series are coming to one epic finale. I'm super excited to almost be completed these miserable books because i really cannot anticipate what will happen in conclusion. As the series progressed, I'm really most fascinated by the cleverness of certain things and the philosophical feel in simpler terms. I've actually learned new things while reading this series and I'm extremely happy that I decided to finish these books, once and for all. Despite my impatience of finally getting to the last book, I almost want to prolong it so i can keep the journey going. I'm always a bit fearful when finishing a series from when i was quite young since they obviously have meant something to me all these years that i've kept the series in mind. I do know that the past few "book reviews" haven't really been much of reviews, more me saying how much i like these books and just accepting them for what they are and how i am excited to be finishing the series. But twelve books into the series, i'm basically repeating myself. Anyway, if you've made a reading goal, these books will help you get ahead. Aimed at a younger audience, these books are relatively quick to read. So, READ THIS SERIES DURING A SNOWY/RAINY WEEKEND SOMETIME.
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