Awful End (Eddie Dickens Trilogy) [Audio Cassette]

Product Details

• Audio Cassette: 2 pages
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0141803851
• ISBN-13: 978-0141803852
• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars hilarious, May 20, 2003

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K. Dougoud (Georgetown, Kentucky United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A House Called Awful End: Book One in the Eddie Dickens Trilogy (Hardcover)

My dyslexic son bought this book and the sequel while we were in
Oxford, England and we absolutely loved them. We could readily picture all of the characters and the things they were involved in. My son was 11 at the time and loved having it read to him every night. We have just purchased our first Lemony Snicket book as we grew tired of waiting for the final book in this trilogy. Perhaps we found it so entertaining as I am an upper elementary teacher and his father a middle school teacher and we know these characters on a personal level. It is well worth exploring. I have also read it to my students and they beg for more.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "AWFULLY FUNNY!", October 3, 2003

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Harvey J.Satan "Harvey J.Satan" (Among The Garden Gnome,Friar Park) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A House Called Awful End: Book One in the Eddie Dickens Trilogy (Hardcover)

Firstly,lets cut through all the treacle....if this book suffers from one thing,it's the comparrisons,that not only the book jacket gives,but most ill-read reviewers. Comparrisons to Monty Python (because it's British,and eccentric in spots ),Lemony Snickett ( because it's bad things happening to a child antagonist ),and Charles Dickens ( because of the name ). Well folks,Roald Dahl was doing stories about bad things happening to children long before Lemony Snickett or Monty Python,and Charles Dickens was doing stories about bad things happening to Victorian children before him. So Who Sues Who?
( A question which here means: "Stop crying wolf.")

HISTORY LESSON OVER....REVIEW BEGINS HERE:

This is a fun little book. It's silly. It's definitely written more for children than the adventures of the Baudelaire Children. It's also quite British in it's humours,but that by no means,means Americans and other foreigners won't enjoy it and laugh along. Young Eddie Dickens is sent to live with his Loony Aunt & Uncle and a stuffed stoat,at Awful End. And this book is the tale of what happens when they encounter Insane Actors,Highwaymen,The Empress of China,A Nosey Peeler(or "copper" to you. ),A Suspect Orphanage,and an Amusing Cow Shaped Parade Float. This is a good read for children,and fun for those adults who aren't too grown up. I also enjoyed the artwork,which has that "Willy Wonka"/"Edward Gorey" appeal to it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious, though a bit short..., September 12, 2002

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Dorothy (my head) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A House Called Awful End: Book One in the Eddie Dickens Trilogy (Hardcover)

A House Called Awful End is a hilariously funny book. But it's too short. It might just be me because I think I'm a bit old for the series, but it's still really good and a definite filler for Lemony Snicket Fans like me who are eagerly awaiting his next book.