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Summary: Outstanding!
Review: "Outstanding" is a term which, when used here means"really, good, great, entertaining - and more than initially meets the eye." Be sure to read the dedications - and as the volumes continue: what, if anything, did Cout Olaf have to do with Beatrice? Why is the writer "compelled" to write this tale?I am sure the answers to these questons will be revealed as the saga continues... For me, money very well-spent for an entertaining, well-written, totally-original two hour read.Those of you who have read the books will understand the structure of my first sentence.
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Summary: OUTSTANDING !!
Review: "Outstanding" is a term which, when used here means "really, good, great, entertaining - and more than initially meets the eye." Be sure to read the dedications - and as the volumes continue: what, if anything, did Cout Olaf have to do with Beatrice? Why is the writer "compelled" to write this tale? I am sure the answers to these questons will be revealed as the saga continues... For me, money very well-spent for an entertaining, well-written, totally-original two hour read. Those of you who have read the books will understand the structure of my first sentence.
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Summary: Most humorous of the series
Review: I'm not quite sure why this book struck me as the best of the series (I've only read 2, 3, and 4) but it was exceedingly well done and amusing. The poor Baudelaire orphans who seem to court bad luck at every turn end up living with their distant relative who is a tycoon industrialist who makes them work in his mill. Instead of getting paid, the mill workers get coupons, and they only get one meal a day (but lots of gum for breakfast). Lemony Snicket's books are all wonderful, and this is the cream of the crop. Count Olaf returns in attempt to once again steal the Baudelaire fortune, this time using hypnosis to achieve his evil gains. This book is full of so many clever moments, and the mill setting will scare and entertain the reader.
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Summary: Gloomily Wonderful
Review: Baudelaire twins are back for more action packed adventure. Mr. Snicket delivers again. The beleagured orphans are packed off to boarding school...if you thought they were actually going to get an education..wrong! They have to sleep in a shed because well, they don't have parents to sign the forms for the regular rooms. So they put up with toe-snapping crabs and gunk dripping from the ceiling. But all is not lost. The orphans meet other orphans who have more problems than they do..orphaned triplets who have lost a sibling. I liked these new orphans. They will have to figure into future books...read on to see why-no spoilers! The vice-principal is everything dastardly. There is nothing worse than listening to somebody play the violin who cannot play. Imagine having to attend evening concerts with him endlessly playing...gimpla, says Sunnie, which means here, ugh! I have read past reviews in which some whiner parents have said these books are depressing and unsavory. Well, these are the sort of cake-eaters who just don't get it! It is all too wild to be taken seriously by anybody but the most literal stick in the mud folks. I mean, the baby, Sunnie, has to become the secretary to the vice principal and make her own staples! LOL! And in one class all they do is measure stuff all the time. These are great dismal fun for the Roald Dahl & Edward Gorey lovers of the world. You cannot say you were not warned. Mr. Snicket tells the reader on the first page that if you want a nice cheery book about rolicking good times to find another book. If you read it, no whining.
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Summary: Count Olaf in drag!
Review: Well, he is involved in the theater. Although Snickett appears to be heterosexual, he's got a campy sense of humor that will probably sail over the heads of most 10-year-olds (10-year-olds of my generation that is, maybe not the ten-year-olds of today). I can't get enough of these unpleasant tales!
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Summary: Probably the Series' Worst!
Review: I am an avid fan of Lemony Snicket but this book just was not up to par with his other work. It took to long until the suspense started to cook up and the plot was weaker than all of his other books. Although not the best you'll still probably enjoy it.
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Summary: TOO CUTE FOR WORDS
Review: I really disliked this book intensely and find it hard to believe that any but the most sophisticated child would ever pick it up or read it on his or her own. This is an adult book for adults.
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Summary: Snicket Does it Again!
Review: The Series of Unfortunate Events seems to be getting better and better--The Miserable Mill is my favorite yet! So, I think the wait was worth it. Some important writing devices in the book were the advanced vocabulary, clever humor, and, of course,the MISERY! Also, Lemony Snicket doesn't get sidetracked! Count Olaf is never blocked out of the story, but the spotlight is not always on him, either.Ideal personalities of the main characters were not fiddled with either. Cautious, yet brave, Violet; smart, resourceful Klaus; and violent, puny, Sunny kept all eager readers anticipated during this intrigueing book.
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Summary: Very clever!
Review: I love the dark humor Lemony Snicket uses in the book. Thesepoor children's lives are so unfortunate, the situations they get intoso ridiculuous, it's hilarious. They probably were the unluckiest in this book.... if the situations weren't so silly, this would be quite a depressing book. I highly reccomend this book. It has some very clever twists and turns.
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Summary: Another Lemony Snicket Classic
Review: An amazing book about the three orphans who are sent to an old mill to live after the three other places they were sent to after their parents died. I have to say that this was a comical book with the author cutting in and giving the definitions of all the words that kids probably don't know. He also asks if you would like to stop the book at a certain point in order to keep the happy ending you can. This book has mischief and excitment at on every page. I suggest you buy this book.
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