# Do You Know Lemonye Snicket, Author?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-lemonye-snicket-author/227124
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [February 2, 2004, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-lemonye-snicket-author/227124 "2004-02-02T02:06:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2004, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-lemonye-snicket-author/227124/1 "2004-02-02T02:06:32Z")
I don’t know if I spelled it right. But, my nephew just got one of his books. The title was something odd - like “Unhappy Stories You Won’t Like”. Does anyone know about this book (if you know to which book I refer). Is it worth reading? I am esp. curious to know if the style is done with a touch of sarcasm, perhaps?
Thanks, Jinx
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### Author:  [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2004, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-lemonye-snicket-author/227124/2 "2004-02-02T02:13:13Z")
> [@Jinx](#):
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> I don’t know if I spelled it right. But, my nephew just got one of his books. The title was something odd - like “Unhappy Stories You Won’t Like”. Does anyone know about this book (if you know to which book I refer). Is it worth reading? I am esp. curious to know if the style is done with a touch of sarcasm, perhaps?
No, he’s completely serious. Please stay away from these books. They’re just way too depressing. Try something like “The Pony Party.” Everybody loves a pony party.
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### Author:  [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2004, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-lemonye-snicket-author/227124/3 "2004-02-02T02:14:04Z")
The **real** Lemony Snicket (and I’ll use spoiler tags so as not to give away the secret to any little chirren logging in)
Daniel Handler (1970-), a native and resident of San Francisco, CA. He is married, a graduate of Wesleyan U., and the author of _The Basic Eight_ and _Watch Your Mouth!_ under his own name.
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### Author:  [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2004, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-lemonye-snicket-author/227124/4 "2004-02-02T02:44:53Z")
The series is called “A Series of Unfortunate Incidents” and it’s about some kids to whom nothing good ever happens.
There are no happy endings at all. The author is quite clear on this from the start.
Its a bit of a send-up of a particular type of children’s books (though still intended for children). The author has an amusing way with words.
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### Author:  [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2004, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-lemonye-snicket-author/227124/5 "2004-02-02T02:53:01Z")
**Lemony Snicket’s _A Series of Unfortunate Events_**
Soon to be a movie starring Jim Carrey. Really.
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### Author:  [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2004, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-lemonye-snicket-author/227124/6 "2004-02-02T02:59:19Z")
[Here](http://www.lemonysnicket.com/) is the web site.
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### Author:  [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2004, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-lemonye-snicket-author/227124/7 "2004-02-02T03:06:43Z")
And don’t miss [Edward Gorey](http://www.goreydetails.net/) which has links to several similar collections.
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### Author:  [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2004, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-lemonye-snicket-author/227124/8 "2004-02-02T03:56:26Z")
> [@Eutychus](#):
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> Try something like “The Pony Party.” Everybody loves a pony party.
I LOVE The Pony Party!
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### Author:  [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2004, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-lemonye-snicket-author/227124/9 "2004-02-02T04:25:39Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#):
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> Soon to be a movie starring Jim Carrey. Really.
Now, THAT’s unfortunate.
Lemony Snicket’s books are great, but horribly depressing. His disclaimers are NOT JOKING AROUND. Everyone loves Pony Parties, right?