[ChrisW]

Anyone tried Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events" series?Not sure if they qualify as fantasy but they be good.

[Alucard]

I've read the first four and I enjoyed them. I like the artwork spattered throughout, and I like the nice quirky plots. Not exactly a challenging read, but fun stuff.

[Rob B]

My wife loves this series of books and has been getting on me to read them for a while. I'll probably get to it this summer. She is anxiously awaiting the next volume.

[Kingslayer]

My sister has the first one in the series but I always thought that they were written just for children.However, after reading your posts I'll think again and borrrow them :)

[Alle]

I read the first book, and it was enjoyable, but nothing that great. The only reason I bought it was that it was 60% off. I've only seen them available in hardcover and at $10 a book, it isn't worth it.

[Becks]

Lemony Snicket's books RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sir Stephen]

I heard these are childrens books that actually have unhappy endings, is this true? Sounds odd, but I'm intrigued...

[trentdick2882]

The endings aren't unhappy, but the main plot is unresolved and the villain always gets away. Bad things do happen to the characters though.

[Kaya]

*delurks*

But they are worth one or two books. I enjoyed the one I read, but I found it easy to stop after one. What I *can* recommend are the later audiobooks, performed by Tim Curry.

The book design is brilliant though.

Kaya

[jediprankster]

Well, the stories are entertaining, but I found it difficult to force myself to read them. His writing is boring. If you plan on seeing the movie, don't read any of the books until after.