Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket

Poison for Breakfast

by Lemony Snicket

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.

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3 of 5 stars

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I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy from the Publisher. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket is about Mr. Snicket going through his day trying to figure out this note.

What to do about an ominous note?


Lemony Snicket has to figure out who could have potentially poisoned him while going throughout his day. Mr. Snicket is a new author for me, and this book was a bit hard to get into. I like that he said what he meant for the word to be while he was writing the book. We follow Snicket throughout his morning from the time he finished his breakfast, finding that note and then wandering around town while trying to figure out what the note means.

Is he really dying? Scary thought for someone who just receives a note like that. It took me a bit to get used to Mr. Snicket's writing style, but once I did, it was cool to go through the book and try to figure out if he was really poisoned while thinking of who would want to murder him. I can't say too much else though so go read this short book.

Three Stars


Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket is a short read that anyone could read. This is my first book by Mr. Snicket, and I hope to pick up another one of them. I am giving this three stars, and I recommend it to all the Mr. Snicket fans out there.



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