David Silberstein <davids at kithrup.com> writes: > On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 Gaertk at aol.com wrote: > >> Or Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events? (Look >> for them in the kids' section of the library/bookstore.) >> To me the narrative voice appears to be inspired by Paarfi >> and William Goldman (ala _Princess Bride_), while the >> plots are sorta like Dr. Seuss rewriting Charles Dickens. > Dr. Seuss?? *DR. SEUSS*????? Maybe not the best fit (I did say "sorta"), but there's an sense of innocent playfulness and absurdity about the books. > In *my* universe, it's more like Edward Gorey & Charles > Addams, (only with more words and fewer pictures), perhaps > collaborating with (or channeling) Saki. I'm not familiar with Saki, but Gorey definitely lacks any sort of innocence. He's also far too terse and cryptic, which won't mesh well at all with the Paarfian digressions. Addams would have been a good choice for illustrator, though. --KG