The Puzzling Puzzles: Bothersome Games Which Will Bother Some People

A Series of Unfortunate Events

by Lemony Snicket

From mazes and puzzles to word games and crafts, this book is as clever and entertaining as the series for which it is named.

Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Middle Grade, Childrens, Young Adult

112 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2004

About the author

Lemony Snicket had an unusual education and a perplexing youth and now endures a despondent adulthood. His previous published works include the thirteen volumes in A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Composer is Dead, and 13 Words. His new series is All The Wrong Questions.

For A Series of Unfortunate Events:
www.lemonysnicket.com

For All The Wrong Questions:
www.lemonysnicketlibrary.com

Reviews

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm a fan of puzzle books anyway and he makes fun of the puzzle tropes, making them impossible, ("Unfortunately, this maze cannot be solved at this time.") very difficult, ("List all of the countries in Africa in alphabetical order. Do not get any wrong.") or stunningly easy (one of the mazes is more of a single path). The answers are fun because they all encapsulate hopelessness and despair, but in a funny way that one has come to expect from the series.

[Kristin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lemony Snicket companion to the series about the Baudelaire orphans. Hilarious and perplexing. The author is a sometime-member of The Magnetic Fields, by the way.

[Runa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this would be one of those annoying movie tie-in things that focuses more on advertising the movie than anything else, but it actually was a pretty cool read! There's that classic Snicket humor and the book legitimately felt like an extra peek into the series. There's no new information, but it's still funny, and the puzzles are ones that can be enjoyed at any age. Pleasantly surprised!

[Eyehavenofilter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love puzzles and mazes and this is a terrific book of all kinds of mind bending exercises to keep ya'll busy for weeks. I highly recommend it for anyone that loves a challenge or 20!

[Primadonna · Rating 1 out of 5]

Truly bothersome. I find most of the riddles annoying.

[J.C. · Rating 5 out of 5]

These puzzles, crafts, and recipes are absolutely hilarious!!!!

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hilarious

[April · Rating 5 out of 5]

We love puzzles....so, needless to say, the book itself couldn't be put down until the last puzzle was puzzled out!