Author: Lemony Snicket
Title: Shouldn’t You Be In School?
Narrator: Liam Aiken
Publication Info: [New York] : Hachette Audio, 2014.
Other Books Read By Same Author:
- The Bad Beginning
- The Reptile Room
- The Wide Window
- The Miserable Mill
- The Austere Academy
- The Ersatz Elevator
- The Vile Village
- The Hostile Hospital
- The Slippery Slope
- The Carnivorous Carnival
- The End
- The Grim Grotto
- The Penultimate Peril
- Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography
- The Beatrice Letters
- Who Could That Be At This Hour?
- When Did You See Her Last?
Summary/Review:
The third novel in the All the Wrong Questions series reaches a turning point in the overarching story, and contains a lot of surprises. I like this novel particularly because the many supporting characters introduced over the course of the series come together as a team. Even S. Theodora Markson gets a turn to break away from her arrogant mien and general incompetence. While the themes in this novel are dark – children are essentially held in prison and drugged with laudanum, for starters – there’s an optimism that stands out among Snicket books, and satisfying twist at the conclusion.
Rating: ***1/2
