![]() ![]() The novel follows Flan and her friends, ‘The Basic Eight,’ as her pretentious clique refers to themselves, throughout the fall of senior year. ![]() She is likeable, fun and easy for the reader to relate to-not the image that comes to mind when you picture a murderer. However, throughout the book it is difficult to imagine Flan as a killer. At the beginning of the book, the reader is informed that Flan is in jail for committing murder. ‘The Basic Eight’ falls easily into the black humor category. Handler does a good job of avoiding both the sappy-young-girl and the angry-at-the-world teenager voices that tend to dominate these characters in fiction writing. The book is written as a copy of her journal which she has revised for publication since going to jail, thus adding many asides and meta-commentary. The main character is Flannery Culp (Flan), an intelligent high school senior from San Francisco. But ‘The Basic Eight’ by Daniel Handler, whose pen name is Lemony Snicket, author of ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events,’ is a novel capable of relieving the boredom of even the most burned-out traveler. Whether it’s by plane, train or automobile, there’s no denying traveling home isn’t the most exciting way to spend your time. In a few short days, most students will be making the long journey home for winter break. ![]()
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