First Edition, 158 pages
English language
Published Aug. 31, 2021 by Liveright.
In the years since this publishing house was founded, we have worked with an array of wondrous authors who have brought illuminating clarity to our bewildering world. Now, instead, we bring you Lemony Snicket.
Over the course of his long and suspicious career, Mr. Snicket has investigated many things, including villainy, treachery, conspiracy, ennui, and various suspicious fires. In this book, he is investigating his own death.
Poison for Breakfast is a different sort of book than others we have published, and from others you may have read. It is different from other books Mr. Snicket has written. It could be said to be a book of philosophy, something almost no one likes, but it is also a mystery, and many people claim to like those. Certainly Mr. Snicket didn’t relish the dreadful task of solving it, but he had no choice. It was put in front of him, right …
In the years since this publishing house was founded, we have worked with an array of wondrous authors who have brought illuminating clarity to our bewildering world. Now, instead, we bring you Lemony Snicket.
Over the course of his long and suspicious career, Mr. Snicket has investigated many things, including villainy, treachery, conspiracy, ennui, and various suspicious fires. In this book, he is investigating his own death.
Poison for Breakfast is a different sort of book than others we have published, and from others you may have read. It is different from other books Mr. Snicket has written. It could be said to be a book of philosophy, something almost no one likes, but it is also a mystery, and many people claim to like those. Certainly Mr. Snicket didn’t relish the dreadful task of solving it, but he had no choice. It was put in front of him, right there, on his plate.
I love this writing style, it tickles me and I can't get enough. Who cares about the story, its the language.
Poison For Breakfast is a very interesting, surprisingly funny, philosophical-as-advertised story. it purports to tell the true tale of what happened the day the author found a note saying "You had poison for breakfast", and it's very believable, until you remember that Lemony Snicket is not just a pseudonym but also a character in A Series Of Unfortunate Events. but Poison For Breakfast did manage to remind me what I like about philosophy ... which is honestly pretty hard to describe, and there's a cat demanding my attention, so, thanks for reading! check this book out!
'I had poison for breakfast.' Mr Snicket discovers this & sets out to solve the mystery of how he came to be poisoned. He says it's a book of philosophy & it kind of is. I admire the love of language & literature that shines through. It's quirky, smart, funny, rambling & strangely perfect.
This was such a wonderfully nostalgic dive back into Snicket's writing that I forgot how much I missed. It really was like revisiting an old friend when you have both grown up. All the core parts of his style and humor are there, but with a mature perspective. I won't lie and say that I understood the "point" of the book considering it is a mixture between philosophy and memoir, but that didn't stop me from thoroughly enjoying it. While the story is charming enough, his straightforward prose and unique humor is what really made me enjoy this.
