Series of Unfortunate Events #12: The Penultimate Peril

De: Lemony Snicket

Narrado por: Tim Curry

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES

Lemony Snicket returns with the last book before the last book of his bestselling A Series of Unfortunate Events. Scream and run away before the secrets of the series are revealed!

Very little is known about Lemony Snicket and A Series of Unfortunate Events. What we do know is contained in the following brief list:

• The books have inexplicably sold millions and millions of copies worldwide
• People in more than 40 countries are consumed by consuming Snicket
• The movie was as sad as the books, if not more so
• Like unrefrigerated butter and fungus, the popularity of these books keeps spreading

Even less is known about book the twelfth in this alarming phenomenon. What we do know is contained in the following brief list:

• In this book, things only get worse
• Count Olaf is still evil
• The Baudelaire orphans do not win a contest
• The title begins with the word ‘The’

Sometimes, ignorance is bliss.

©2005 Lemony Snicket; (P)2005 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

Curry is brilliant

Should be another book. This is still good. Enjoy Tim Curry and all his magnificent abilities as a narrator

Annoying Music

What’s with the annoying loud music throughout??? It definitely distracted from the story itself. Would be much better without!

superb

This is probably the best installment in the series as a whole. A culmination of things, this book ties together a lot of plot lines but still leaves the reader with a familiar sense of questioning

penultimate peril is a pleasure

Tim Curry is BEST narrator know to man. I never get tired of hearing him speak. Tim Curry + Lemony Snicket = a match made in heaven.

it should be called Hotel Climax

... instead of hotel denouement. I mean, this book had me thrilled to the last sentence! great twists, several familiar faces - both friend and foes - converging into a single location, great mystery, character development (with enough hints of resolution) and further blurring of lines between good and evil... I haven't read The End yet, but I can safely assume that Penultimate Peril will be my favorite book in the series.
Tim Curry also does a stellar job as always, but here it becomes even more evident. In Austere Academy, I almost gave up due to Handler's interpretation of VP Nero, and this time around he was actually enjoyable.
overall, this is the most intense, full of twists and revelations book on the series yet, with some great undertones to add more depth and complexity to the story.

Great narration, amazing dramatization

The narrator is great! the ambience is palpable, there is even a little creative touch which I will not spoil for you! If you licked all the other storie conserning the Baudelaires this one is just as great as all its precesesors

Tim Curry's voice was very helpful to make me feel like the story is actually happening.

I like Tim Curry's character impressions for each character, because he makes each one interesting in their own individual ways.

Snicket

I love The work of LEMONY SNICKET! I love it so much my kittens are named Lemony and Snicket.I Love This!

Personal Penultimate

This is my favorite book in the series. The kids are thrust into a high-stakes environment and expected to actively participate in their own (mis)fortunes (rather than fall victim to circumstance yet again). I thought there was great potential to FINALLY see major character development here, and I enjoyed the cliffhanger ending. Wish I'd have taken the author's advice and quit reading after this one.

love Tim Curry

Tim Curry narrating these stories is something I never knew I needed. I would have listened to the story regardless, have been reading these since middle school, was never able to finish until now. I think he does a wonderful job narrating it, it really goes with the feel of the story.