A Series of Unfortunate Events Boxed Set: The Complete Wreck

However, if you are not familiar with A Series of Unfortunate Events, here are some things you should know. The plots of all of the books revolve around the trials and tribulations of the three Baudelaire children, who are orphaned in the first book in the series. They endure countless trials and tribulations, accidents, and unfortunate events, all of which are recounted with joyful gloom by the narrator/purported author, Lemony Snicket.

Snicket constantly reminds young readers that they could be doing something more enjoyable than reading the books. However, the fact that the books are full of dark humor and unfortunate events seems to be what has made them so popular with young readers. The actual author of the series, Daniel Handler, has a wry tougue-in-cheek style of writing, filled with literary allusions, but it is his creation Lemony Snicket who has received the bulk of the media attention.

A Series of Unfortunate Events: The End

This book is the last in A Series of Unfortunate Events, and even if you braved the previous twelve volumes, you probably can't stand such unpleasantries as a fearsome storm, a suspicious beverage, a herd of wild sheep, an enormous bird cage, and a truly haunting secret about the Baudelaire parents.

A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Complete Wreck

1. The Bad Beginning
2. The Reptile Room
3. The Wide Window
4. The Miserable Mill
5. The Austere Academy
6. The Ersatz Elevator
7. The Vile Village
8. The Hostile Hospital
9. The Carnivorous Carnival
10. The Slippery Slope
11. The Grim Grotto
12. The Penultimate Peril
13. The End

My Recommendation: Buy The Complete Wreck if. . .