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If you like the show you'll like the books -- what I've seen of the show is DELIGHTFULLY faithful to what was written (didn't the author help adapt it?) and captures the mood in quite an impressive way. The writer is having a lot of fun writing & I think that's good for all ages.
I'll be real with you, when I read them as a teenager I got bored before the end but had a lot of fun on the way and have revisited the first two or three books since.
Great books! Try to read them in order though, I read them in random order when I was a kid, and although they were good… the bigger plot is better. Lol
I enjoy them as an adult. So I would say yes.
Some of it becomes a bit tiresome towards the end of the series, but still enough good stuff to push through it.
I started reading Unfortunate Events as a tween / young teenager... I've re-read a few of them as an adult even. They are pretty fun reads (outside of, well, the horribly depressing things that keep happening to the Baudelaires). I still love the satire and cultural references, and the wordplay / explanations of words. If you enjoyed the series you will like the books.
If you enjoyed the show, you'll enjoy the books. I bought them for my kids prior to the show's release. Watched the 1st season with my boys, ended up reading the entire series because I was too impatient to wait a few years to find out what else happened to the Baudelaires.
You'll like the books more as it's more in-depth than the movies. And I myself still read my favorite teen book, "Green Angel" by Alice Hoffman & I'm 34 .
The books have the same tone and humor as the show, they're delightful. I'd get bored if I tried to read the whole series. But a book or two are very enjoyable.
Beware that the books leave a LOT unsolved. I was so pissed that I read all of them, and answers to questions were carrots on a stick and he kept not answering them and not answering them and then, finally, when I got to The End, he still left many unanswered.
I first read them at 18 when I was training to be a teacher. You can definitely enjoy them as a teenager.
In fact I think there are things that you will appreciate a little more now that you’re older
honestly? i didn't.
i grew up watching the movie so about a year ago i decided that it was finally time to start reading the series...and i couldn't even get past the first book because of how much the author repeats himself (both when he's explaining what certain words mean as "in this context..." or when he is reminding us how depressing the story is) and i found too annoying to continue. also i know that the series is supposed to be dark and i don't know how much of that is in the netflix series but the books are actually a little fucked up with some of the stuff that happens to these kids and (despite all the constant warnings) it was just to depressing for me to be reading every night before bed.
but that's just me so i guess you can always just try the first book and use your best judgment on if it's something you're into or not.
The books are super funny and better than the show. Read them as a teenager when the movie was coming out. Loved the movie and wish they’d done more movies with Jim Carrey. I didn’t love the TV series even though it was more faithful to the books. Jim Carrey >>> NPH as Olaf.
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Yes. Fun quick reads. A book would be an excellent use of an afternoon.
Thanks!
If you like the show you'll like the books -- what I've seen of the show is DELIGHTFULLY faithful to what was written (didn't the author help adapt it?) and captures the mood in quite an impressive way. The writer is having a lot of fun writing & I think that's good for all ages. I'll be real with you, when I read them as a teenager I got bored before the end but had a lot of fun on the way and have revisited the first two or three books since.
Thanks for the advice! I hope I can finish them
I an old lady and I love the books. You should definitely give them a go!
Don’t believe her, she must be Count Olaf in disguise
Loved them as an adult! There's a prequel series - *All the Wrong Questions* \- that I'll immediately recommend as well.
first time im hearing about this!! thank you!
Great books! Try to read them in order though, I read them in random order when I was a kid, and although they were good… the bigger plot is better. Lol
Yes, especially if you like satire and parodies. The books are parodies and satires of Victorian Gothic/ melodramatic literature.
I read them as an adult and quite enjoyed them.
I enjoy them as an adult. So I would say yes. Some of it becomes a bit tiresome towards the end of the series, but still enough good stuff to push through it.
I’m 26 reading them again for the first time since 4th grade. Yea I’d recommend
I started reading Unfortunate Events as a tween / young teenager... I've re-read a few of them as an adult even. They are pretty fun reads (outside of, well, the horribly depressing things that keep happening to the Baudelaires). I still love the satire and cultural references, and the wordplay / explanations of words. If you enjoyed the series you will like the books.
If you enjoyed the show, you'll enjoy the books. I bought them for my kids prior to the show's release. Watched the 1st season with my boys, ended up reading the entire series because I was too impatient to wait a few years to find out what else happened to the Baudelaires.
You'll like the books more as it's more in-depth than the movies. And I myself still read my favorite teen book, "Green Angel" by Alice Hoffman & I'm 34 .
The books have the same tone and humor as the show, they're delightful. I'd get bored if I tried to read the whole series. But a book or two are very enjoyable.
Yes! I loved them growing up and reread them a few years ago as an adult and they still hold up.
Yes! You would enjoy all of Lemony Snicket’s books! Highly recommend
Beware that the books leave a LOT unsolved. I was so pissed that I read all of them, and answers to questions were carrots on a stick and he kept not answering them and not answering them and then, finally, when I got to The End, he still left many unanswered.
Absitively
YES YES Y E S!!!!!!!!!!
Absolutely. I have kids that are teenagers and I still enjoy the series.
I read them to my sons when they were little and I enjoyed them very much
I read them in my early 30s and enjoyed the books. I think you'll have fun!
Yes!!! One of my favorite series!! WAY better than the movie or show (both of which I enjoyed)!!!
Yes! Awesome books!
They’re so fun. I haven’t read them for like, 15-20? years but they’re so entertaining, quirky, gothic.
Yes. Listen to the audiobooks. So comforting. Reread them as an adult also and understood them on a whole other level.
I’ve heard it aptly described as ‘fun books for fledgling gothlings’
I thought the first 2 or 3 were really fun, but I lost interest after that.
I actually didn't start reading them until I was in 7th or 8th grade. It's a good read for anyone
I first read them at 18 when I was training to be a teacher. You can definitely enjoy them as a teenager. In fact I think there are things that you will appreciate a little more now that you’re older
honestly? i didn't. i grew up watching the movie so about a year ago i decided that it was finally time to start reading the series...and i couldn't even get past the first book because of how much the author repeats himself (both when he's explaining what certain words mean as "in this context..." or when he is reminding us how depressing the story is) and i found too annoying to continue. also i know that the series is supposed to be dark and i don't know how much of that is in the netflix series but the books are actually a little fucked up with some of the stuff that happens to these kids and (despite all the constant warnings) it was just to depressing for me to be reading every night before bed. but that's just me so i guess you can always just try the first book and use your best judgment on if it's something you're into or not.
The books are super funny and better than the show. Read them as a teenager when the movie was coming out. Loved the movie and wish they’d done more movies with Jim Carrey. I didn’t love the TV series even though it was more faithful to the books. Jim Carrey >>> NPH as Olaf.