'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.
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Xan_W reviewed Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket
In the years since this publishing house was founded, we have worked with an array …
Review of 'Poison for Breakfast' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Xan_W rated Secret of Birds and Bone: 3 stars
Xan_W rated Nights at the circus: 4 stars
Xan_W rated The League of Unexceptional Children: 3 stars
Gitty Daneshvari: The League of Unexceptional Children (2015, Little Brown & Company)
The League of Unexceptional Children by Gitty Daneshvari
Evanston, Virginia, twelve-year-olds Jonathan Murray and Shelley Brown are completely average and forgettable until they are recruited to help the …
Xan_W rated The Crossover: 4 stars
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander, Dawud Anyabwile
"A bolt of lightning on my kicks, the court is sizzling, my sweat is drizzling. Stop all that quivering, cuz …
Xan_W rated High House: 4 stars
Xan_W rated The Poet X: 4 stars
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she …
Xan_W reviewed Wrath by Marcus Sedgwick
Review of 'Wrath' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
This book was just beautiful in so many ways.
The language - beautifully written.
The story - exciting & interesting
The issues - really hitting the mark - environment, lockdown, teen mental health, peer pressure, families.
All of that in just 131 pages. It's brilliant!
Looking at the mixed reviews, I think you need to look at this book in context. It's a Barrington Stoke - dyslexia friendly with a reading age of 8 & an interest level for teens.
It's extraordinary that the author can fit so much interest into so few pages with accessible vocabulary.
Would highly recommend this one
Xan_W rated Look Both Ways: 3 stars
Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds, Heather Alicia Simms, Chris Chalk, and 7 others
Xan_W rated The Mercies: 4 stars
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
After a storm has killed off all the island's men, two women in a 1600s Norwegian coastal village struggle to …
Xan_W rated Clap When You Land: 4 stars
Xan_W rated Fearless (The Lost Fleet, Book 2): 3 stars
Jack Campbell: Fearless (The Lost Fleet, Book 2) (2007, Ace)
Fearless (The Lost Fleet, Book 2) by Jack Campbell
Captain John "Black Jack" Geary tries a desperate gamble to lead the Alliance Fleet home-through enemy-occupied space-only to lose half …
Xan_W rated The best exotic Marigold Hotel: 3 stars
The best exotic Marigold Hotel by Deborah Moggach
Enticed by advertisements for a newly restored palatial hotel and filled with visions of a life of leisure, good weather …