The Complete Wreck (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Books 1-13) Hardcover – Box set, October 13, 2006

The box set is amazing! The books are high quality and I love the feel of the pages. It's thick and the edge textures make the book feel so "old(?)" but in a good way. In comparison with some other book box sets, I like this box set more because there is enough space in the box for the entire set to fit snuggly, but enough space to pull the books in and out with ease and without damaging the books.As for the contents of this book, I love it as well. I never read it as a child, so this is my first time reading it. I'm currently on the sixth book and I must say, this series is as depressing as the omniscient narrator says. I can understand why I never read it as a child as it is very dreary, but as an adult, I can appreciate the depressing humor that goes into it. The books are very easy to read, sometimes redundant and the plot often repeats, but with different characters (especially int he earlier books), but I think of this as a pro rather than a con because this is a children's book series. It makes it easier for the younger audience to read and understand. Little snippets that explain the meaning of a word is also helpful and a great way for kids to learn new vocabulary. However, the narrator does tend to go off on a tangent sometimes which may distract the overall plot from the younger readers. However, I do recommend this series to children ages 8 and up.

I was looking to buy these books again after rewatching the show, because I hadn’t read them since I think middle school. But the hardcover box set was almost $200 so this was a perfect $50!! These books are incredible and everyone should read them!

Books are in great physical quality, everything present.

I was first introduced to A Series of Unfortunate Events through the movie, which captured my attention, especially to the darkness of the plot and the plight of the children, but the movie never provides one with a complete picture on the dark characters pursuing the poor orphans. The books made several very important discoveries come to light on the details to the children's unfortunate plight (often times as books will do). The Books bring to life the critical and not so critical characters of the story and details just exactly how smart these orphans are in order to evade their captors, outwit their new "caregivers" and how they handle their unfortunate circumstances through wit, charm and extreme intelligence. I recommend that everyone keep these book right next to your C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Token and the J.K.K Rawlings collections for many years of splendid quality reading (if you like such dark and unfortunate features in a book...but don't tell me I didn't warn you!). The Whole Wreck comes complete with 13 episodes, which are quick reading and are hard bound with a case to keep it all together. It is a must buy, if reading about children's unfortunate life experiences and how they overcome the most difficult odds, is something that you like to delve into.

Awesome! It came inside an Amazon box, covered by bubble wrap. And the boxset was sealed.The books are good quality and the ship fast. I'm very satisfied with my purchase.

I am SO excited for this series. I've loved it since I was younger, but never took the opportunity to purchase the set. Only negative review is that one of the books (while in the box and sealed) came damaged, scuffed and dirty. Still happy regardless.

This is a very nice hard cover set. It has the unfinished pages that make them look so nice and my daughter loves the box they all came in. If I had to nitpick I would say I don’t like that they came with stickers on the book covers stating “now a Netflix series”. That is irritation because it messes with the beauty of these books and my daughter refuses to try and remove them due to possibly tearing or leaving residue. If you are reading this review to see the age appropriateness of these books then I can say that my 10 year old read them all and loved them. She is a little advanced for her age in regards to her reading level but I would say most 5th/6th graders would find these a nice easy series that they would enjoy.

A lot of the reviews I saw on here were about the uneven pages…..did none of you read the books before? I’ve been reading them for years and theyve always had uneven pages, that was the style! Yes these ones uneven pages are a little more rough and fresh off the press but they are still the same as the ones that came out over 15 years ago. I included a comparison book that was bought when released and the exact same title from this set. (Orginal book 1 on left/book 1 from Amazon on right)On another note , books look great , love that I got this set for less then half the price I was gonna pay 10 years ago !