This book was not what I expected. But it was an interesting short read.
I’ve never read anything by this author before so his writing style did take some getting used to but overall I think this was an interesting direction for people who are fans of his previous work.

Poison for Breakfast was completely unique and interesting to read through, like most of Snicket's work.

This one felt different than others I had picked up from the author in that it had less of a narrative than I expected, but I still thoroughly enjoyed following the author's whimsical philosophical writing.

Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Lemony Snicket has been poisoned. How, he doesn't know,. The note slipped under his door was only one ominous statement "You had poison for breakfast." This note prompts Lemony to search for answers, examining his breakfast and following each item as a lead to uncover what transpired. This investigation also leads him into his own mind as he ponders some big questions and shares his love of poetry and philosophy. How exactly was Mr. Snicket poisoned and how might he survive to see another day?

I was excited to see Poison for Breakfast was being released, it felt like I've heard about it for some time which made me quite eager to read. As stated within the book, this is a different type of title for Lemony Snicket. It feels less a mystery to be uncovered and more a trip in his mind and into philosophy. The premise is intriguing and it is filled with many amusing and thought provoking anecdotes told in a way only he could. As always, his writing style is an absolute joy to jump into so wandering in his mind is a welcome escape. As much as I wanted to love this title, I'm not quite sure it was for me. It's the type of book you could read a chapter and leave for a few days in between. One thing I really loved was the references within, by not naming titles they really grasped my interest and curiosity (no one can describe things like Snicket!) so I was delighted to see the Notes section at the back of the book revealing their information.

Poison For Breakfast is an interesting and thought provoking read. Fans who grew up reading A Series of Unfortunate Events should get a thrill of enjoying his writing style once again. Thanks to NetGalley for a digital copy to review.

Thank you to penguin random house Canada/penguin teen and Netgalley for gifting me this eArc !

As an adult who read A Series of Unfortunate Events and frequently thinks back on that series with warmth and nostalgia, this book was like a delicate hand placed upon my shoulder. Lemony Snickets classic writing style brought me way back to my childhood and staying up very late at night by a lamp to devour his stories. While this is a much different sort of story than I think most of us are used to from this author, I thought it was so very much like Lemony Snicket to write a book on philosophy in the style of a mystery. It felt so very right, if not a little...bewildering ;)

Thanks to the publisher for providing an eARC—an anagram which here means electronic advanced reader copy—in exchange for an honest review.

It's been years since I read anything by Lemony Snicket—a word which here means the real man behind the fictional persona Daniel Handler—and I was really worried I'd be let down since he's the second monumental author from my childhood I've revisited this month, but oh my god am I glad I read this. I can't say much plot wise (wouldn't want to ruin the surprise), but Snicket mentions how books feel like a conversation with an author and no more does that ever feel true than in his writing. He manages to turn a relatable messy stream of thought into such a cohesive, funny, and thought provoking story and I'm still in absolute awe of how he does it. There's something eternally comforting about reading something with a narrator just as openly messy as your own thoughts.

I would describe this book as thought-provoking and nonsense.
If you grew up reading SOUE, you would love the writing style and the peculiar twist at the end of the book. It juggled philosophy, some serious topics and thoughts about death and more.
It didn't hit the mark for me, but I think younger readers turned into new adults will enjoy this.

This book is very hard to describe, and its plot doesn't really do it justice in describing it, but I'll try anyway. Poison for Breakfast is a book for all ages by middle grade author Lemony Snicket, wherein the author and also main character of the story finds an ominous note after eating his breakfast that tells him he had poison for breakfast.

The rest of the novel follows Snicket while he retraces his steps to each place that he bought each ingredient for his breakfast to find out if any of them could have possibly poisoned him. This is a book that isn't really about poison, but about an existential crisis of sorts which the author and main character walks through philosophically. It is funny in the signature Snicket way, but maybe a little more mature and less intriguing for children than some of his other books, but who am I to say?