I absolutely loved these books in middle school, which I see as the perfect age range for them. Elementary schoolers arent really ready for the subject matter or the humor present.

The books are a very beautiful and gentle ode to the Baudelaire siblings, while also being a cutting take on the banality, tragedy, and absurdity of growing up.

OP I really think you kinda missed the subtler aspects of the books. They are meant to be very exaggerated and farcical because they are satirical. They are meant to show the best and the worst of humanity. And yes they are meant to be repetitive because that adds to the tragedy and the farce.

The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

Her philosophical approach helped me change the way I viewed the objects around me and took me from hoarder tendencies and intense messiness to being happily tidy for the long term. Love her so much.

what series?

I love when a fiction book includes well researched non-fiction elements like telling you the (correct) history of certain things, describing the process that is used to do real life things, giving insight into certain ways of life, etc. Or in fantasy, giving realistic detailed processes for things that aren’t necessarily realistic.