The Penultimate Peril
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The Penultimate Peril

by Lemony Snicket

2005•Comedy•353 pages

Taste attributes: comedyfamilyadventureteenfresh & originalimaginarylinearglossyrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA larger-than-life, fresh comic novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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Open Library rating

4.2 / 5

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About This Book

Dear Reader, If this is the first book you found while searching for a book to read next, then the first thing you should know is that this next-to-last book is what you should put down first. Sadly, this book presents the next-to-last chronicle of the lives of the Baudelaire orphans, and it is next-to-first in its supply of misery, despair, and unpleasantness.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ComedyFamilyAdventureTeenRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsTroubled leads

Subjects

Juvenile FictionBrothers and sistersHumorous storiesOrphansDisguise in literatureIllustratorsFlaneursHotels

Details

Author
Lemony Snicket
Published
2005
Pages
353
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