For what it's worth, I love this series and this final book says why: Too many parents are sheltering their children in a paranoid and delusional manner these days. I remember a much more free childhood than my daughter has. Granted, there are horrid people out there, but our kids need to know it and deserve more than sugar coating. Sheltering them won't help. This series deals with these issues in a responsible way and alerts kids to subtle issues of personal responsibility and moral introspection. Kudos to Daniel Handler (Lemony S.).

awsome!!and it's got a secret story look hard for it

i absolutly LOVED IT!!!!! a lot of ppl seem to be critisizing lemony snicket that he left too many loose ends, but actually he didn'y and the answers to many questions a bit hidden in the rest of the series! this book is an awesome ending and im sad to see that the series is over. actually this book is one of my favorites, and i think he did a great job! but for kids, i'd be a bit careful, but for drugs there is a some kind of drink that everyone has on the island which clearly has a drug in it, a woman gives birth, someone is shot with a harpoon, threats, etc. but all in all a great book!!!