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    "Who Could That Be at This Hour?"

    Written by Lemony Snicket

    Narrated by Liam Aiken

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Before the Baudelaires became orphans, before he encountered A Series of Unfortunate Events, even before the invention of Netflix, Lemony Snicket was a boy discovering the mysteries of the world.

    In a fading town, far from anyone he knew or trusted, a young Lemony Snicket began his apprenticeship in an organization nobody knows about. He started by asking questions that shouldn't have been on his mind. Now he has written an account that should not be published, in four volumes that shouldn't be read. This is the first volume.

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHachette Audio
    Release dateOct 23, 2012
    ISBN9781619692527
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    "Who Could That Be at This Hour?"
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    Lemony Snicket

    Lemony Snicket had an unusual education, which may or may not explain his ability to evade capture. He is the author of the 13 volumes in A Series of Unfortunate Events, several picture books including The Dark, and the books collectively titled All The Wrong Questions.

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    Reviews for "Who Could That Be at This Hour?"

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    • 3/5
      I was a bit nonplussed with this, the first book in the series. However, I stuck with it and I'm glad I did. There's a strong noir bent to this series, albeit with junior protagonists, and a nix on the latent sex.The story follows Lemony Snicket as an apprentice, a job he does less than successfully given his mentor's incompetence. There's a similar element of oddness and strangeness to that found in the 'Series of Unfortunate Events' series. I think if I'd have thought of the series as a junior (and cleaner) take on the noir genre, I'd have enjoyed books one and two as much as I did three and four.
    • 4/5
      Wildly looking forward to the next volume!
    • 4/5
      What a great book! I don't think I really appreciated what a good writer Mr S. is until I read this. Still as funny and weird as the Series of Unfortunate, but with a tighter plot and more compelling characters. My only complaint is that he still doesn't know how to end a story, and possibly he doesn't realize that readers are more satisfied with a conclusion that ties up the loose ends than with one that is going to be continued in the next volume. I love the illustrations, too, even though I can't say they match my vision of the characters very well.
    • 5/5
      Fun. Just pure fun.
    • 5/5
      This book is great! It has something for everyone. There is adventure, mystery, excitement, suspense, and comedy. I enjoyed it so much I couldn't wait to start the next one.
    • 4/5
      This first in a new series features 12-year-old Lemony as the protagonist solving a very mysterious mystery in odd places with quirky characters. The arch humor will be very familiar to fans of A Series of Unfortunate Events. The cliffhanger ending leaves the reader feeling quite muddled and not sure what just happened, but then I suppose that's what sequels are for.
    • 4/5
      That old Snicket droll wit and charm with a more Spy vs Spy feel. Loads of fun in a suitably creepy setting.
    • 3/5
      I loved the Series of Unfortunate Events and I was really looking forward to a new story from Lemony Snicket. In this first of a series, however, I found the self-named hero to be rather flat. We return to the explanation of phrases and children outshining their adult counterparts, but I just didn't feel as much love for this story. Also, too much was left unanswered which is more financially beneficial to the publishers than satisfying to the reader.
    • 4/5
      Not as good as A Series of Unfortunate Events, but still a fun read. There's not as much word play, not as much bizarreness, and not as many tangential Snicket rants. Overall it wasn't as quirky and interesting. This one had a vaguely noir-ish detective vibe. It's also told from the first-person perspective of a young Lemony Snicket. I still enjoyed it, and I'll be reading the rest of the series.Not only would I recommend reading A Series of Unfortunate Events, but readers who enjoy this might also like The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart. Additionally, I think girls and boys would find this equally appealing. Although it was technically in the juvenile section, I think both tweens and teens would enjoy it (and overgrown children such as myself).
    • 5/5
      Excellent. More melancholy and less gothic than the "Series of Unfortunate Events" books. I can't wait for the next in the series.
    • 4/5
      Crazy but fun. Lemony Snicket's start, and he's got a way with words. He's chasing down a statue that someone seems to be going to a lot of trouble for to get, even though no one has a clue why. He's been taken to a strange, almost deserted town that used to be by the sea but was drained. The town's livelihood, ink from octupi, is running out. Everyone he meets seems suspicious. Lots of questions, few answers, but more books to come. Should be quite popular.
    • 4/5
      Those who enjoyed the Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket will find that in this novel -- first in the "autobiographical" prequel series that at last will tell the story (we hope) of the mysterious Mr. Snicket, the VFD, and all the unfortunate events that happened prior to the Unfortunate Events -- things are much the same. The author's signature style combination of words and definitions, alliteration, and absurdity is intact. The reader is in for another set of exaggeratedly idiotic adults, whip-smart and ironic children, puzzling plots and plain old puzzles, all to edify (which here means to instruct in rather an amusing manner) and entertain. Everything feels spot on for the clever middle-grade reader, as usual, but I will say that I did not feel as immediately engaged as I had with the previous series. Considering that I am not the target audience, however, I think that can be overlooked. Overall, this is a fine start. Looking forward to the next.PS: Bookish readers will enjoy the many, many literary allusions -- both veiled and direct -- throughout the book. Our main character, the author's persona, offers many worthy recommendations and figuring them all out is part of the fun.
    • 4/5
      Our main character, somewhat cryptically dubbed Snicket by the author, is a detective in training. Who asks all the wrong questions. And still manages to solve the mysteries. Nothing but fun.
    • 3/5
      13-year-old Lemony Snicket is apprenticed to S. Theodora Markson, and together they travel to the little town of Stain'd-By-The-Sea for an assignment: to steal a certain object and make sure it is returned to its rightful owner. The job is not as straightforward as it sounds, though, and Lemony may be caught up in a bigger mystery than he had anticipated.This book has the same feel as the Series of Unfortunate Events, though in this case Snicket is telling his own story, rather than that of the Baudelaire orphans. He still enjoys throwing in the definitions of some of the more complicated words that he comes across, and he makes veiled references to quite a few works of literature that some of his readers may recognize. (I think I got most of them, though one or two had me stumped. To tell the truth, figuring out which titles he was referring to was probably my favorite part of this book.)The plot is weird and wacky and even less straightforward than the plots of his earlier books. Too few of the mysteries we encountered were resolved for my taste, and the end of the book left me feeling frustrated rather than satisfied. I also found that it took me longer to read the book than I expected, as I kept putting it down and going off to do other things. However, I fully admit that it might just be me, in this case -- so if you are a big fan of the Series of Unfortunate Events, you will almost certainly want to pick this book up and judge its merits for yourself.
    • 5/5
      I like how the main character shares a name with the author. It's also clever how some of the characters have names with other meanings, like Dashiell Querty, the sub-librarian, and Moxy Mallahan, a kid who wants to be a reporter. Snicket also uses foreshadowing that is important later. Each chapter has nice color illustrations at the beginning.
    • 3/5
      I bought this book because The Series ofm Unfortunate Events was great. While this book had some good parts, mostly it was just kind of plain. It was not bad, neither was it good. It is about a 13 year-old who is on his first mission for a secret organization. He is trying to recover a stolen item, but was it ever really stolen? I will probably get the rest when they come out, but this is more because I do not like having part of a series, than it is because of really wanting to read more.
    • 5/5
      Very good book to the same universe as The Series of Unfortunate Events. I personally liked the similarities with The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett (which I just finished before reading this book). Also, a very good surprise ending.
    • 3/5
      This book was super fun!

      It was slow to start but I'd forgotten how much I loved Snicket's voice. What I love most about this author is how he treats his child readers with respect. My favourite passage reads: "Scolding must be so much fun, otherwise children would be allowed to do it."

      Who Could That Be at This Hour features a young 13-year-old boy called Lemony Snicket, who's had a very unusual education from a mysterious 'agency'. He is paired with a superior called S. Theodora Markson who orders him about in a blustering way that most adults do in Snicket books.

      They are tasked with solving the crime of a stolen statue, and the book unravels its plot from there.

      This is a very good balance of believable and slightly absurd, with Snicket's voice being just serious enough so that you carry your disbelief and keep on reading. It did feel quite slow to start but once the mystery picked up and more characters were introduced, I found it very easy to read.

      Snicket's voice is unique and curiosity-inducing. His banter is really lovely and he can really write noir of his own.

      Also, I loved the introduction of some of the characters. A young journalist, a femme fatale (in a middle grade book? Of course.)

      I'll be continuing on with the second book in the series, I think.
    • 2/5
      Reviewer Deb Nance says this is Nothing but fun." I agree. I wanted something more than wit and puzzles. But then, I'm not the target audience. Also, please note this ends without resolution... maybe not on a cliffhanger, but with the mystery much unsolved. And I don't like mystery stories. The clues never have the same meaning for me as they do for the detective. For example, in this, Feint lies about the statue & the coffee, so what makes Snicket assume she's telling the truth about her father or about Hangfire?"
    • 2/5
      Arrgghh, just the wrong book to read! Maybe this was the wrong time to read it. I just could not get into Lemony Snicket's dogleg prose. It was amusing in the "Unfortunate Events" series but came off as annoying and showy this time around.
    • 3/5
      Daniel Handler under his nom-de-plume Lemony Snicket narrated the trials and travails of the Baudelaire children in a A Series of Unfortunate Events. In this series, All the Wrong Questions, Lemony Snicket tells "his own" story of how as a teenager he became involved in a secret organization, was assigned to the worst chaperon, and begins his first assignment in the town of Stain'd-by-the-Sea. The book reads as a pastiche of classic children's adventures and noir detective stories with memorable characters, a lot of humor, and puzzles to solve. It's a good start to the series and I look forward to reading more.
    • 1/5
      Too stylized. I was disappointed, but it was almost unreadable.
    • 4/5
      Number one in a new Lemony Snicket series. Entertaining, read on e-reader.
    • 4/5
      I've got mixed feelings on this book. It involves a young Lemony Snicket as he is on a search for a "stolen" statue that is very reminiscent of the Maltese Falcon. I'm with other reviewers as this one seems to be just a set up for the series to follow. No real mysteries are resolved in this one and it kind of ends on a cliffhanger. I do want to read the next book in the series just to see where it goes however. The ending of this one involves his sister getting into trouble but it's only eluded to.
    • 3/5
      Weak entry in Snicket's oeuvre, serving more as an introduction of basic characters and thin plot to an up-coming series. No mystery is resolved and the book is surprisingly short on humor.
    • 3/5
      This book is about a boy named Lemony Snicket, who is now in a job as an apprentice for another person named S. Theodora Markson. It started in a café, when she walked in telling Lemony to go to an alley in the back of the building to a green roadster. He goes, then being driven to another town called stained' by the sea. They get a case to capture a stolen item that wasn't stolen at all. They get the item, but never return it to the owner who said it was stolen. The plot of the story is based on the object called the Bombinating Beast, and how Lemony deals with it. I think the book is somewhat well-written, and really like books from Lemony Snicket. I also enjoy all the vocabulary inside the book. S. Theodora Markson, and Lemony Snicket, both try to stump each other with their vocabulary. When reading, you can sort of feel yourself in Lemony's state of mind. He encounters many people, and doesn't ever think of what he should be thinking.
    • 3/5
      Lemony Snicket isn't my cup of tea. But he appeals to my more "intellectual" 4th and 5th graders who enjoy the way he works definitions into the story. I thought this book was more confusing than the "Series of Unfortunate Events." I've had this book in my elementary school library for over a year without getting an enthusiastic audience for it.
    • 2/5
      I remember it too well. We were trapped in Bantayan Island, Cebu because of the storm when I read this. Haha. A young-adult novel on mystery and adventures. Typical Lemony Snicket. :D
    • 2/5
      I love Lemony Snicket's writing! I absolutely devoured the Series of Unfortunate Events. That being said, I thought this book was repetitive and subpar. I was prepared to love it, but it disappointed. I'm not sure I'm allowed to put it on my "read" shelf if I didn't finish it, but I read enough of it that I know I don't need to go back and finish it.
    • 5/5
      Ostensibly autobiographical, this is the latest from Lemony Snicket, of 'Unfortunate Events' fame, this time told in the first person. Moving now from gothic to noir, this is another great treatment of a classic genre. Some good jokes, too, and I especially welcome back the familiar trope of the in-text exegesis, a word here used to explain to the reader all the grown-up vocabulary.