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The End (Series of Unfortunate Events) (Hardcover)

by Lemony Snicket (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Egmont Books Ltd; First Edition edition (13 Oct 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1405226730
  • ISBN-13: 978-1405226738
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 13.4 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 15,453 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Like an off-key violin concert, the Roman Empire, or food poisoning, all things must come to an end. Thankfully, this includes "A Series of Unfortunate Events" by Lemony Snicket. The final installment in Mr Snicket's baker's dozen of books will answer readers' most burning questions: Will Count Olaf prevail? Will the Baudelaires survive? Will the series end happily? If there's nothing out there, what was that noise? Then again, why trouble yourself with unfortunate resolutions? Avoid the thirteenth and final book of Lemony Snicket's international bestselling series and you'll never have to know what happens.

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The end of the end, or the end of the beginning?, 30 Oct 2006
By Chris Chalk "Chris" (Croydon, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Or indeed the beginning of the end? Let's face it there are myriad of alternative positions we could be in and as Lemony Snickett correctly ascertains that in reality we are only a fragment of a timeline, the story has been going on long before we were involved and will go on long after we finish reading but lets face it, that's not what concerns us right now; Violet, Claus & Sunny are stranded on the Carmelita with Count Olaf, not a great place to be right now, especially after considering what is in the diving helmet he has...

The newly named "Count Olaf" (the boat that is) is drifting in the infinite space that is the ocean when it comes apparent that a storm is coming. A large storm. Straight at them... I won't bore you with the details (and ruin a perfectly good section of the book) but the Baudelaire family are washed up on an island, a superficial perfect island that is far more than it seems...

I didn't realise quite how attached I had become to this serious. 13 books is a long time to keep a story interesting and it is done with skill not usually associated with a children's writer. I for one was convinced that he had gone too far down the road of the family's woes and that redemption in the final book would be a cop out but I can gleefully report that I feel he has got the ending about spot on. It's not exactly what I would call "happy" it's just...

Correct.

There that is about all I want to say on the subject. The book feels like the right ending the series, the major criticism I would have is that I feel he has left it a little too late to challenge our ideas on morality, I loved the way he did it in The End I just wish he had done it earlier on in the series but that is no need to criticise this book. If you have read the other 12 you are going to read this and if you haven't, start at the beginning and in this instance the beginning really is number 1.
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars It won't plase everyone, but ..., 13 Oct 2006
By Bookworm (Cork, Ireland) - See all my reviews
'The End', the 13th and final book in ASOUF, definitely won't please everyone, but that still doesn't mean it's a bad book. When readers have stuck with a series over several years, it is almost rude of the author not to give a satisfactory conclusion. Every reader will have their own opinions as to whether or not 'The End' actually does this - if you expect answers to every question, you may be in for a disappointment. That said, the ending keeps within the overall tone of the series, and while some may argue that there are loose threads, a lot is explained as well. To say anymore would spoil the book, so I'd encourage you to read it yourself and make your own mind up. Either way, a series which has consistenly surprised, entertained and delighted over the course of several years has now come to an end. Any faults that can be found are only slight ones. Thank you, Mr Snicket, for thirteen extraordinary novels.
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars The End? You could have fooled me..., 30 Dec 2006
I have read all 13 of the Lemony Snicket books, and although 4, 7, 9, 11 and 12 were pretty dull, they always seemed worth it because you could feel some huge payoff lurking just out of sight. Some unifying fact tying the Baudelaires, the Snickets, the Quagmires, the fires, all the different VFDs, the sugarbowl, the questionmark on the radar screen etc. Instead it is very clear that Daniel Handler had not planned the story from the start. He desperately struggles to explain bits and bobs (not very convincingly), and then just writes everything else off using "the great unknown". Seriously, the most disappointing ending to any mystery (the equvalent would be if Agatha Christie had left one of her crimes unsolved) and made all the worse as it spanned not just one, but thirteen novels.
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2.0 out of 5 stars A disappointing finish to an incredible series.
No, I was shocked by the ending of this series. Blunt, rushed and abrupt. Ending with 'BEATRICE', doesn't make any sense. The story was so good, as well. Read more
Published 4 months ago by S. Jones

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Ending To The Series
I had bought the first ten, and had the last 3 for christmas. I finished the three in about 2 weeks. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Alex Rider

2.0 out of 5 stars The End...
This book is the last in A Series of Unfortunate Events, and even if you read the last twelve books full of courageousness, you probably can't stand such unpleasantness as a... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mehajabeen Farid

4.0 out of 5 stars A lot of people will be mad! Personally I liked it.
Those who expect to get a sense of closure after reading The End are in for a sad disappointment, as the book offers little to no answers. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Xocrates

1.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly disappointing.
This book was terrible and quit boreing. I expected there to be at least a few answers to some of the questions in the earlier books but there were none. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Eragon

1.0 out of 5 stars Oh dear
Well i spent hours of my life reading the series and getting to the end filled me with great accomplishment and then i read it... Read more
Published 22 months ago by P. J. Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect ending to the series
I felt compelled to defend this perfect end to a series after reading reviews condemning `THE END' as `disappointing' or `boring'. Read more
Published 22 months ago by M. Farmer

2.0 out of 5 stars Sadly Unresolved Series...
The previous book `The Penultimate Peril' awarded loyal readers of the Series of Unfortunate Events at last some small advancement and explanation of the greater themes of this... Read more
Published 23 months ago by J

3.0 out of 5 stars well, what did you expect ?
Like many of the other readers I was left dissapointed and angry at the number of loose ends the elusive mr snicket left at the the end of what had up to this point been an... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Sabina_Pleasure

1.0 out of 5 stars I am VERY ANGRY at the conclusion
Having enjoyed most of the previous installments in the series, I was extremely annoyed at the conclusion. This was one of the most annoying books I ever read. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Bahlob

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