The Bitter Truth: Horseradish Bitters You Can’t Avoid by Lemony Snicket

    It is a pity that I haven't written a full post on the "A Series of Unfortunate Events" by Lemony Snicket. It is because the twist and turns of the books are so unexplainably witty that I can't find the right angle to wrap it up. Thus, I am glad that I was able to put that off through writing about Snicket's new book entitled "Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid", a collection of quotes from the author. If you have read his books, you know that Snicket has an unconventional style of getting his point across. His thoughts are written in humorously winding sentences that always end in absurd but true statements. You always expect the punchline but are never prepared for what he actually has to say.

   With this in mind, Bitter Truth is an unadulterated version of Snicket's series for kids. It's A Series of Unfortunate of Events sans the story. You are left with pure absurdity that like sour candy leaves you grinning and wanting more. While some quotes are just plain quirky, there are also little gems that surprisingly true and tend to linger after reading to point that you might actually quote some of them in a conversation. Then, you realize the Snicket isn't real and is just a pseudonym of author Daniel Handler and you have just been fooled by a kid's book. Hmmm… Not bad for a fictional author….

Below are some snippets from the book:

      An American writer of my acquaintance titled one of his book "You Can't Go Home Again" but he was not necessarily talking to you. 

   It is one of life's bitterest truths that bedtime so often arrives just when things are really getting interesting.

      The way sadness works is one of the strangest riddles of the world.

    There are many difficult things in this world to hide, but a secret is not one of them.

        Sometimes words are not enough.

        There are more and I am tempted to post an excerpt from the introduction on the next post. Cheers! 

Author: Lemony Snicket

Book Website: A Series of Unfortunate Events

 
Price: Php 469.00

   Release: Available Now!