The Only Series that Matters
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Children&, Essays & Letters, Essays
| Author: | Francis Bass | ISBN: | 9781370019700 |
| Publisher: | Francis Bass | Publication: | May 4, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Francis Bass |
| ISBN: | 9781370019700 |
| Publisher: | Francis Bass |
| Publication: | May 4, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
Between the ages of six and ten I read a lot of YA and middle grade books, and a lot of book series—but as far as I was concerned, A Series of Unfortunate Events and Harry Potter were the only series that mattered. A decade later, A Series of Unfortunate Events was the series I most cared about rereading, for all its depth, complexity, and creativity. In this series of essays, I examine each book of the series upon rereading them, highlighting literary techniques, thematic explorations, and the ideas communicated in these books that have resonated with me from when I first read the series to today.
The collection also contains The Appalling Appendix, an index of selected notes from my ASOUE notes file.
Between the ages of six and ten I read a lot of YA and middle grade books, and a lot of book series—but as far as I was concerned, A Series of Unfortunate Events and Harry Potter were the only series that mattered. A decade later, A Series of Unfortunate Events was the series I most cared about rereading, for all its depth, complexity, and creativity. In this series of essays, I examine each book of the series upon rereading them, highlighting literary techniques, thematic explorations, and the ideas communicated in these books that have resonated with me from when I first read the series to today.
The collection also contains The Appalling Appendix, an index of selected notes from my ASOUE notes file.
