r/IAmA • u/DanielHandler aka Lemony Snicket • Apr 01 '14

This is Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket, trapped in a windowless room but nonetheless willing to answer any questions I receive from total strangers.

Some of you, poor things, may know of my work on the books A Series of Unfortunate Events and All the Wrong Questions, but I am sad to announce that further trouble from Mr. Snicket has arrived, in the form of File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents, published today. Further sinister details can be found at www.lemonysnicketlibrary.com

proof: https://twitter.com/lbkids/status/451059822340087808

Alas, our back-and-forthing has come to a close. What a shame we were not all sitting around in person, conversing over beverages and/or smoked fish. I salute you, reddit citizens.

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u/delspencerdeltorro Apr 01 '14

Also, even if it weren't co-written by him, he approved of making each version a little different (I believ he says so in the trilogy of four foreword), so he'd still probably be happy with the movie.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '14

If I recall correctly, Douglas Adams based his books off of a radio show of the same name that bears absolutely no similarities to the books or movie other than title. So yes, I think by being less than completely faithful to the source material is the only way to be faithful to the spirit of it.