[General] not interested in finishing the story, any more than...

[albert210]

Hello
Does the bold part mean "I dearly hope you are not interested in finishing the story, as the story is interested in finishing you"?
Is there anyone who can rewrite it in another form?

At this point, the history of the Baudelaire orphans reverts to its sequential format, and if you are interested in finishing the story, you should read the chapters in the order in which they appear, although I dearly hope you are not interested in finishing the story, any more than the story is interested in finishing you.

"The Penultimate Peril," by Daniel Handler

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Hello
Does the bold part mean "I dearly hope you are not interested in finishing the story, as the story is interested in finishing you"?

No. In that context, "as" would mean "because," which doesn't make sense.

Is there anyone who can rewrite it in another form?

The idiom "any more than" connotes equal concern. I hope you are not more or less interested in finishing the story than the story is interested in finishing you.

At this point, the history of the Baudelaire orphans reverts to its sequential format, and if you are interested in finishing the story, you should read the chapters in the order in which they appear, although I dearly hope you are not interested in finishing the story, any more than the story is interested in finishing you.

"The Penultimate Peril," by Daniel Handler

It sounds like a tongue-in-cheek remark.

 

[jutfrank]

Is there anyone who can rewrite it in another form?

I'd say no there isn't, because it's deliberately meant to sound intriguing and unclear. It seems to be the writer is trying to get you interested to know what happens next by warning you that it could be harmful to you in some way.