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Summary: Another Miserable Adventure
Review: We get to be miserable for a fourth time with the Baudelaire orphans, Violet, Klaus, and baby Sunny, in "The Miserable Mill". Once again the orphans have moved to another relative, this one the owner of the Lucky Smells Lumbermill in the rundown town of Paltryville. I'm not sure of the relationship of this new person to the children, and we really see very little of this wicked, uncaring person in any case. Furthermore, because he supposedly has a difficult name to pronounce, we never know his name, he is just called "Sir" or "The Boss".The children toil in the lumber mill from the time they arrive in Paltryville. Soon they have splinters and are tired and hungry, because they get nothing for breakfast, almost nothing for lunch, and casserole for dinner. There are multiple labor and child abuse laws violated in this book, but perhaps it might make some readers more appreciative of what they have given that many children in the world today face these same conditions. The children all live in a dormitory with the other workers of the lumber mill, wondering when evil Count Olaf might make an appearance. Eventually he does, in a somewhat surprising way. Count Olaf appears relatively late in this book, and from the time he does the book moves and ends very quickly. In addition to Count Olaf, we have two other characters working with him to make things bad for the children. As has happened in the previous three books, the children are able, principally through their own efforts, to overcome the bad guys. Unfortunately someone does die in a gruesome, though not detailed, way. Once again the children are on their way to another home. Of the four books thus far, this one was my least favorite. The style of the books is such that bad things happen to these children on a regular basis, but in this book it seems as though bad things are happening to nearly everyone. This book is very depressing. I was also a bit annoyed with the extremes that the author went to in his exaggerations. This time we have baby Sunny using her teeth in a sword fight, and Klaus using chewing gum to move a log, among other things. These books have seemed to venture further and further into fantasy. The educational messages in this book are somewhat weaker than in the previous three stories, but there are still some. There are a few instances where things are explained, but less often than in the first three books. Because of the dark, dreary images, and the death, which is not detailed to any extent, I would consider this book to be more appropriate for a 9 or 10-year-old. However, as always, you should know your own child and her or his ability to handle the material. One aspect of these books I have covered in only minimal detail in my previous reviews. The children are incredibly self-reliant. Often the children are the only ones who seem to know what is going on around them, and they often have to solve the problems they are in. I think the message that children can have an effect and can take responsibility for their lives may be the most positive message in these books. Furthermore, the children typically behave ethically and generally legally when doing so. Because this book was more dreary than the previous books, and because of the ever more fantastic elements, I rate this book lower than the previous books. However, while I think this book rates lower, I think it is still in the 4-star range. I'm hoping for some improvement in the next book. See you in the next review!
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Summary: ~ BEST BOOK EVER~
Review: I am a 10 year old girl and I think the best book ever is the 4th book in A Series of the unfortunate events. It is called The Miserable Mill. this is personally my favorite because Violet, and Sunny have to figure out everything instead of Klaus helping because he gets hypnozied twice. Sunny is only a baby, and Violet is a 14 year old girl. I did not like it because the kids are forced to do really hard work that they can barely do. All they get for lunch is a stick of gum. The charecters in this book are really clever. Also a thief , Count Olaf, follows them around and tries to trick them using disguisies but they always figure it out. It an awesome book. I could barely put this book down. I think the author of the books does a really good job thinking up mean things for Count Olaf to do to them because they are clever and mean.
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Summary: The Baudelaire Children's Unfortunate Events-Part 4
Review: The Unfortunate Events to the Baudelaire children continue. This story is called The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket. They have been sent to live at a company called Lucky Smells Lumbermill. The worst part of it all is that they must work there as employees. They are awoken by a man by the name of Foreman Flacutono.Today is there first day of work. To "skin" a log the children must use debarkers. Sunny on the other hand chooses to use her teeth. The children are fed gum for lunch. They are paid in coupons instead of money, which makes the coupons worthless. Later that day they meet their guardian who goes by the name of Sir. He has a cloud of smoke around his head, due to the fact that he is always smoking a cigar. They meet his nice associate Charles. He gives the children raisins and jerky when he has the oppurtunity to do so. He claims to own a library, which the children are overjoyed with but to their dismay there are only three books. As weeks go by, Foreman Flacutono eventually plays a cruel joke on Klaus.He puts his foot out causing Klaus to slip and break his glasses. He must go to Dr.Orwell to get new glasses. When he finally returns, he acts like a "robot," doing commands that are made to him. He causes an accident, breaking Phil's leg. He then acts his "normal" self. Once again he breaks his glasses. He acts as a "robot" again but eventually returned to normal. Yet he breaks his glasses again but this time Violet and Sunny go with them. Klaus goes with Dr. Orwell to get glasses. In the waiting room though Violet and Sunny discover Count Olaf as the identity of Shirley.They learn that Klaus has been getting hypnotized. One night in the mill Count Olaf and his henchmen are there.One is killed but Count Olaf and the other get away.
I liked this book because Lemony Snicket gives definitions of those tough words nobody understands.Such as,"Derix!"which probably meant along the lines of,"If we can't prevent him from going to Dr.Orwell, at least we can go with him!"Another one is,"Tanco!" Sunny Shrieked, which meant something along the lines of "And babies should't even have gum, because they could choke on it!"
I disliked this book due to the fact that someone dies. Even though the person who died was bad, she was brutally killed. Killed by the saw of the mill. OUCH. Also I didn't like that Klaus's glasses kept on breaking. It got both annoying and predictable.
My favorite part was when the Baudelaire children revealed Count Olaf's identity to everyone. I always enjoy when they figure his scheme and foil his plans.Although he always runs away, not to be seen for awhile. I always enjoy these books and can't wait to read the next one.
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Summary: The Miserable Mill
Review: ...Miserable Mill is a very interesting book. It is about three Baudelaire orphans who are going to another foster home because there is misery that follows them wherever they go. There are three children are: Violet (the oldest who is fourteen), Klaus (the second child who is twelve), and Sunny (the youngest child who was just an infant). They are orphans because their parents died in a fire. Their parents left them a lot of fortune, known as the "Baudelaire Fortune" and a man named Count Olaf tries to steal it and he and the children barely escape every time (Count Olaf doesn't go to jail and the children escape from Count Olaf). If he can't get it he gets his assistants to steal it and they go as disguise. While the children were going in a train with Mr. Poe (the banker) they saw a building that was shaped like the eyes of Count Olaf. They were entering the town called Paltryville and they were to work at the Lucky Smells Lumbermill because their foster parent was the owner of the Company with a partner called Charles and they were to call their foster parent "Sir." Then one day a man that woke them up called Foreman Flacutono was acting strange, later on the day he purposely tripped Klaus, and since he has glasses they broke. So Charles took him to the eye shaped building and he came to the dormitory very late and both Violet and Sunny were worried to sick since they went to the library that Charles made and a book there that had the same eyes were written by the doctor there, Dr. Georgina Orwell. So Violet suspected something and went back to the library and researched for the whole night without any sleep and found out that they hypnotized Klaus and then the next day Foreman Flacutono tripped him again then he went back to Dr. Orwell's office and Charles said that he would take Klaus, but Violet insisted that she take him. When they went inside the building Dr. Orwell came out and greeted them kindly and Violet wondered what had happened. Then inside her accountant said that she was Shirley but was really Count Olaf and later on he Violet proved that he was and so they called Mr. Poe and let him take the children to a new foster home.
I liked the book The Miserable Mill because it was very interesting. It kept me to keep reading and reading. When I read the book I felt sorry for the Baudelaire orphans and how lucky it was to have parents. "And so it was as if Violet and Sunny Baudelaire stared at Count Olaf- or, as the nameplate on his desk said, Shirley." This part of the book told me immediately that this was Count Olaf. This part of the book made me scared and also anxious of what was going to happen next!
I also enjoyed reading The Miserable Mill because it was mysterious. Since it was mysterious it made me wonder and also made me curious of what was going to happen next. ""And you're in cahoots with Dr. Orwell!" Violet said, using a phrase which here means "working with, in order to capture the Baudelaire fortune." "Aren't you?"" This phrase got me very freaked out because it kept making me wonder if the Baudelaire orphans were going to get robbed by Count Olaf.
My favorite part in The Miserable Mill was when the Baudelaire orphans were in the eye shaped building with Shirley (otherwise known as Count Olaf) and Dr. Orwell. It made me think that the two adults were going to kidnap the orphans to steal their fortune. I also thought that they were going to hurt Klaus when they took him inside to get his new glasses. If I was either Violet or Sunny I would too be worried because I would wonder if my brother was going to survive or not. When Violet refused to take a cookie from Shirley I knew that refusing was the best thing to do because it could have had poison in it. The Miserable Mill is an interesting book and everyone should read it too!
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Summary: The Miserable Mill
Review: In The Miserable mill Klaus, Violet, and Sunny Badelaire are three siblings who became orphans after their parents died in an accident. They ended up lving and working in a lumber mill in a town called Paltryville, evn though they are young children.
Their foreman at the mill is a mean and horrable man named Mr. Flacutono. The story is basicly about two characters who scheme to steal the kids fortune that their parents left behind when they died. Mr. Flactono and Count Olaf, a man disguised as the town optometrist plan many wats to harm the children. However, the baudelaire children are not just any kids. They are very good at avoiding the trouble lurking behind every log.
This story has some mystery and suspense with a plot that is very easy to follow. In spite of the kids horrid life, they always outsmart their enemys and get away.
I really liked this stoy because even though you know that count olaf is one of the towns people in disguise, you never knew which one he is. It is also just a fun read.
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Summary: On line review
Review: The book The miserable mill written by lemony snicket is a gret book. It is filled with unfortunate events about the three Baudelair oriphans. It has been a very bad time for them.Klause sunny and violet (the orphans) have had a hard life. When they were younger they had a perfect life. Yhey would come every day to ther lovely house. With a library for clause because klause loves to read. A science lab for violet because she loves to read, and a lovely little table for sunny to bite on because she loves to bite. But all of that fell down the drain in just a simple minute or two. There was a fire at there mothere and fathers work and that is were we come to now. Science her parents past away they have gone from foster home to foster home. but now they are here at lucky mills lumbermill. It starts off like all the other storys. They feel that Countolaf is gone and write as they began to feel comfortable count olaf strikes.now i can not tell you were or who he is discuised as but i can say you will be suprised.The kids will meet a eye doctor shurly and she is bad. And she takes advantage of them because they have no parents. But like in all the storys the find a way to escape.
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Summary: The pleasures of a good doublethink
Review: The most miserable yet. I know the Baudelaire siblings weren't very happy when they found themselves in the clutches of Count Olaf in their first adventure. And it cannot have been pleasant to find good old Uncle Monty dead in the second. And certainly there was a lot of danger and difficulty in sailing across a leech filled lake in the third. But to find themselves essentially child slaves working in a mill (and paid with coupons) for an employer whose name they don't even know... well that's just plain awful. Things look pretty bleak for the Baudelaires this time, but they are determined to keep fighting. In "The Miserable Mill", Snicket draws the undeniable differences between keeping one's chin up while accepting one's own problems and being an incurable optimist. The Baudelaires meet an optimist in a fellow worker at the mill, and somehow the man's cheery euphemisms miraculously do not send the kids over the edge. Then there's Count Olaf to deal with. Dressed in his silliest disguise yet (and that's saying something) the Count is determined to use everything from hypnotism (all thanks to the help of the wonderfully monikered Dr. Orwell) to death by saw mill itself to get the orphans and their money. In the end the children succeed, though I was somewhat confused by their wish to remain at the miserable mill. Certainly they did not have fun there, but who am I to say? In any case, the book is a delightful addition to the Series of Unfortunate Events. One can only hope their next home will be a little more enjoyable (though the likelihood of that is....).
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Summary: MISERABLE FOR SURE!
Review: I think the book was okay. The author uses old subjects. He did the same thing over and over but it was funny. The book was a little boring overall though. There was a lot of word coice in it but the book tells you what it means so you don't get confused. What happens to the kids is always sad in all the books Lemony Snicket wrote. I would recommend it to kids and adults of all ages.
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Summary: 5 stars for Shirley :D
Review: The Miserable Mille isn't necassarily my fav book in this series, but it has my favorite Count Olaf disquise so far(okay I've only read up to book 5). I don't want to give it away, but I could NOT stop laughing. Sometimes I wonder how Count Olaf even gets away with things, he's just as dumb as all the other adults around, the only difference is that he's 10x's more evil. ;P Book 4 only has a 4 star average, I'm sure why, because I don't read reviews for things until I've reviewed them myself(that is unless I read the reviews before I read the book). But I have a feeling its because of the child labor issue. Which is a very touchy issue. The way that the head "Sir" of the Mill treats the children is abominable. How can you let children, let alone a baby work in a lumber mill? But so it goes. Not all the adults are like that, but all of them are clueless. The funny thing about these stories is that every person they go to live with, no matter how horrid they may be, they're able to take something from the experience and use against Count Olaf, even though he always wins. This book, was the one that really hooked me in. Surprizingly enough, I didn't enjoy the last 3 very much. I think because I wasn't accustomed to Lemony Snicket's oddball humor. And I think the intro to this book was the funniest out of the 5 I've read so far. It was hilarious.! I could not stop laughing.! As Lemony Snicket Always warns, if you hate sad stories, and prefer happy endings, pick up another book, because this wont satisify you. But...If you enjoy dire situations, a little hope and major letdowns, and absolutely despicable villians, then you'll love this volume of Unfortunate Events. Anwyays... God Bless & ENJOY!!! ~Amy
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Summary: The Miserable Mill
Review: The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket is a great book. It is about three children named Sunny, Klaus, and Violet who have no parents. They are working at the mill so they can have food and shelter. Not only do they have to work, but they have an evil man named Count Olaf after their fortune. Can Violet, Klaus, Sunny survive without getting hurt and their fortune taken away? This is a great book that keeps you guessing the whole time.
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