Adults Are Useless
Blatant Lies Yes, Theodora, you, a grown woman, and Lemony, a thirteen year-old, could totally pass for husband and wife
Free-Range Children
Homage: Noir Detective story. probably has a lot to do with why I like it.
Super fun while reading: trying to name the
Shout-Out: Once again, Lemony Snicket encourages kids to be quite well read, rarely saying what the books' titles are.
- While waiting for Mrs. Sallis, Lemony reads about a young silversmith who burned his hand and took an interest in local politics.
- Lemony knew the meaning of the word "interlopers" ever since he read "a short story by a British man with a funny name"
- Lemony tells Pip and Squeak to check out a book about a champion of the world. They ask if it's by the author with all the chocolate. Later he tells them that The Long Secret is better than its prequel, though they prefer Nobody's Family is Going to Change.
- Later he tries to sooth his nerves with a story about a medium-sized family who made maple syrup, butter, and cheese. It didn't work.
- At the library he passes the time reading about a true friend and good writer who lived on a bloodthirsty farm.
- Ellington says her father once read her a book about a bunch of elves and things who got into a war over a piece of jewelry that everyone liked but nobody could wear. Lemony thinks the wizard in it should have used his powers more.
- Lemony decides that The Analysis of Black, Brown, and Beige sounds like a really boring book, but Ellington disagrees, saying that that's the first book she would have picked up. Black, Brown, and Beige is a jazz symphony by Duke Ellington.
Wrap Up
- Did I miss something dumb? Did I miss something cool? Is something I called dumb cool or cool dumb? Let me know
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