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Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights? (All the Wrong Questions, #4)
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This is a double-dealing, clever, action-packed The Maltese Falcon-Murder on the Orient Express-inspired, but wholly-Snicket (those who have read A Series of Unfortunate Events will chuckle at what he says he might outgrow) conclusion to the mysterious goings-on in Stain'd-by-the-Sea.
While I missed some of the elements that I liked most in the previous volumes -- the book 'tips' given to the cabdriver brothers and that one quotable pearl of wisdom, though the musing thoughtfulness is still present -- as usual, I learned something new from Snicket: Do you know what Giacomo Casanova, Marcel Duchamp and Beverly Cleary have in common? (See the spoiler in my comment below to find out.)
While I missed some of the elements that I liked most in the previous volumes -- the book 'tips' given to the cabdriver brothers and that one quotable pearl of wisdom, though the musing thoughtfulness is still present -- as usual, I learned something new from Snicket: Do you know what Giacomo Casanova, Marcel Duchamp and Beverly Cleary have in common? (See the spoiler in my comment below to find out.)
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Jan 11, 2016 11:18AM
What Giacomo Casanova, Marcel Duchamp and Beverly Cleary have in common: (view spoiler)[They were all noble librarians. The championing of librarians (a cause Daniel Handler espouses in real life) is another thing I liked about this book. (hide spoiler)]
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How ever did Handler come up with the name Lemony Snicket?I think I thought the name was a real one, and that Lemony was a woman, but now I realize how naive I was to think that :-(
Oh, and three cheers for librarians!
Nearly didn't recognize you. Love the new pic!
Fionnuala wrote: "How ever did Handler come up with the name Lemony Snicket?I think I thought the name was a real one, and that Lemony was a woman, but now I realize how naive I was to think that :-(
Oh, and three ..."
It's a story: http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/non... with the answer under the question that starts, "Speaking of politics..."
He writes strong female characters, so I think he'd like your so-called naivete. :)
·Karen· wrote: "Nearly didn't recognize you. Love the new pic!"
Thanks, Karen!
Intriguing, Teresa!This title is quite interesting! At the beginning of each Passover seder, the youngest member recites the Four Questions, popularly known as, "Why is this night different from all other nights?" Most Jewish people are familiar with this and will often mention this term in varied discussions.
Barbara wrote: "Intriguing, Teresa!This title is quite interesting! At the beginning of each Passover seder, the youngest member recites the Four Questions, popularly known as, "Why is this night different from a..."
Thanks, Barbara.
Though I am not Jewish, I thought of that when I first saw the title. And though there is nothing in this book about Passover, the author is Jewish, so your last statement does fit him. I'm guessing too that he used at least the idea of the 'Four Questions' as the inspiration for at least the title of this four-book series, which is called All the Wrong Questions.
That would explain it in this context, Teresa. Thanks!
I laughed quite heartily when he mentioned outgrowing that particular phrase. It was a definite highlight for me.
Mikey wrote: "I laughed quite heartily when he mentioned outgrowing that particular phrase. It was a definite highlight for me."I remember chuckling out loud!
What do they have in common? I can't view the spoiler for some reason
Victoria, the spoiler says: "They were all noble librarians. The championing of librarians (a cause Daniel Handler espouses in real life) is another thing I liked about this book."
