The Beatrice Letters (A Series of Unfortunate Events) by Lemony Snicket Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Beatrice Letters (A Series of Unfortunate Events)
Book Review: A Tad Confused
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm from New Zealand and we have two types of The Beatrice Letters. One is selling for NZ$25 and the other NZ$40. Im not sure why one is cheaper than the other, and what the difference is between them. I only want the better of the two, so I was also wondering if this one in Amazon is the better one. Please help..Book Review: Outlived its usefulness with the release of book 13.
Summary: 2 Stars
Lemony Snicket, The Beatrice Letters (Scholastic, 2006)
I finished this quite a while ago now, actually, and have been avoiding writing a review of it because I honestly don't know what to say that's not going to sound overly harsh-- and I get the feeling that my thoughts towards this book are overly harsh because I read it after reading The End. This was obviously meant as a lead-up.
But then, if the entire purpose of the book was to provide a lead-in for The End, and it's not capable fo standing on its own, isn't at least some harshness deserved? If you take that approach to it, it starts looking more like a marketing ploy than an actual book, a piece of ephemera produced for the sole purpose of culling another few bucks from the wallets of series fans-- who, given that not a single one has yet been released in paperback, are already suffering enough. (The listings for paperbacks-- with the possible exceptions of the Spanish editions, no idea what they're doing in other countries-- at Amazon are miscataloged. Plug those ISBNs into your library's system and see what comes up.)
Given that, the simple question: is it worth the money? The simple answer: not unless you're an Unfortunate Events completist. There's not nearly as much actual information here as there is in the novels, and the mystery to be solved is of a type of mystery that one can only solve once, in one way (and, needless to say, if you've already read The End, you know what's coming anyway). Not much replayability value, one thinks, especially for the price. I'd pass, were I you. **
Book Review: The Beatrice Letters (A Series of Unfortunate Events)
Summary: 4 Stars
No complaints other than high shipping costs. Book Review: Missing info but still good
Summary: 4 Stars
This book has some vital information that is missing in relation to the last book in the series of the Series of Unfortunate Events. I still enjoyed the book because it's like a mystery. The book talks about the Baudalaire children that are missing and there is a case that is set to try and find them. And also, it talks more about the relationship between Beatrice and Lemony Snicket. Book Review: An Unauthorized Review
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this for my 10 yr old daughter for Christmas. She's into the series and has pored over this book for days. She is into spy and detective stuff, and we have enjoyed trying to solve the mystery of Beatrice/Lemony Snickets together. This book is appropriate for any child who has sufficient reading skills to get through it, but it would not be fun for one who does not know the Series of Unfortunate Events series. It's great as a side dish, but will not stand alone.