The End
Ratings134
Average rating3.8
Het einde van het verhaal, en terwijl ik het aan lezen was, dacht ik meer dan eens hoe toepasselijk het einde wel was.
Helemaal in het begin van het boek wordt Olaf (voor het eerst, trouwens) meteen doorzien. Ze komen terecht op een eiland waar een soort welwillende dictator geen dictator is maar enkel ‘vriendelijke suggesties' heeft, die dan best wel gevolgd worden. Hij verbant zowat alles dat interessant of stimulerend zou kunnen zijn naar een andere kant van het eiland, en voor de rest leven de mensen een saai leven, met allemaal dezelfde gewaden, en elke dag hetzelfde saaie eten.
De kinderen vinden op het eiland, in het taboe-deel, een lange geschiedenis van het eiland, met de titel A Series of Unfortunate Events, geschreven door een opeenvolging van personages die wel al dan niet tegenkwamen — hun ouders, onder meer.
En alles wordt duidelijk. En er is een einde dat een einde is maar niet echt. En het is schoon. Ik vond het laatste boek het beste van de reeks.
It's a proper end to the story of the Baudelaire siblings, even if it's not actually the end.
This series & the characters will FOREVER have a very special place in my heart. It was a long but worthy journey
After reading he books together for years, Gabbie and I finished the series yesterday. The ending was perfect. Exactly the kind of ending that series needed and deserved
I feel like I want to cry after finishing this book, and this series. Indeed, this series, unknowingly, became a huge part in my life that I am finding it very hard to let go of.
I have read the reviews of people complaining that the story did not answer any questions. But I disagree. This book is perfect, and I hate to leave it behind. I don't want to become just another book I've read in the pile of the books I've read, because this series is spectacular. This book is the best in the series, the only one with a quasi-happy ending. I loved this book and I hate to leave it. I even have tears in my eyes :(
Amazing book. Amazing series.
I gave up on reviewing each individual book in this series as there are so many and they are so short. I really enjoyed re-reading the series; especially as I didn't remember the ending at all. I think they are fantastic books and I wish I had read more books like this as a kid.
The ending was a bit of a disappointment for me. The penultimate book was much stronger in my opinion; particularly as I felt the plot was more memorable.
So... now I have read them all. And there's so many questions. sigh
I don't like stories being left untied.
Also, the timeline is very confusing. How many Beatrices are there?
I have to admit it.. The ending left me a bit confused. I hoped for something more, but still it was an entertaining series to read!
I have mixed feelings about this series. I loved it in the beginning, and as time went by, it started to annoy me. Don't know if I outgrew it or just became boring. (I, not the series).
Well that was disappointing. Next time if the author tells me not to read their book I'm taking their advice