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I got the first two books in the All the Wrong Questions series by Lemony Snickett. It's been interesting so far, with a very different style of storytelling but fitting into the greater universe - the basic ideas are still there, the pessimism inherent to the Unfortunate Events books is still intact, but the difference is that Lemony (the books follow an adventure he had when he was 12 years old) is trying to actively do something. He and his sister Kit have separated on purpose, but unfortunately, unbeknownst to them, while they are doing things and asking questions, Kit, as the second book puts it, is "Doing all the Wrong Things" while Lemony "Asks all the wrong questions". Another point of contrast is the villain - Olaf was overt - the Baudelaires knew exactly who they were up against but were trying to escape him, Lemony has no idea who Hangfire is or what he is up to, but he is actively fighting trying to stop him from doing it. It also does a good job building the world - Lemony mentions that he had an "unusual education" and you initially assume he learned on the streets without his parent's knowledge, however he mentions when asked if he can pick locks that "No, [he] got an incomplete". He went to an ACTUAL academy with Actual classes in picking locks and eavesdropping and other things - he literally had an unusual education. I immediately wanted to know more - what academy was it, who runs it, who else attended? Are Esme Squalor and Olaf alumni? etc. It interested me. Also Lemony is himself being mysterious - noone knows his true intentions, not even the reader can get into his head. He belongs to an "Organisation" but he will not elaborate, all that can be inferred is that it is a third one, neither the VFD, nor the newly revealed Inhumane Society. It's definitely an interesting contrast. Spoilered despite being old books now because of the upcoming Netflix series.
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