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Summary: Final warning: You can still choose to stop reading
Review: As you know if you've come this far with the plucky but hapless Baudelaire children, there will be thirteen books in 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' (each neatly divided into thirteen chapters.) So what makes this a "final" warning? Through the first four volumes, the children's miseries, perils, and misadventures have been episodic, a word which here means, "just one nasty surprise after another, with no particular overall plot." You could have read them in any order, actually. But with "The Austere Academy," the plot sickens. I mean, thickens. The siblings gain some real allies, who will stick around for a while (not, of course, that it does them one stick of good), and they begin collecting clues to piece together a large puzzle. Who is Count Olaf, really? What is his history? What is the meaning of the mysterious letters V.F.D.? And Lemony Snicket's own part in the story is going to start growing ever larger and more tantalizing. If you read the rest of the installments out of order, there are going to be spoilers, a word here signifying, "Don't read the rest of them out of order." In short, starting here, you will be in the clutches of the series as never before, forced to read the next horrendous volume just to find out What Happens Next. So read it if you must. And I hope you have half as much fun as I did with the terrible teachers, the carnivorous crabs, the vicious violinist, and the foul fungus. But if not, and you discover that you have to read the next book anyway, don't say I didn't warn you.
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Summary: A book with excellence
Review: I love this series! i start reading, now i can never put it down. i am now reading #8 the hostile hospital and i also like Jackie French. i wrote my book report on this book because it is the best book from the series! The baudelaire orphans meet 2other children named Duncan and Isadora Quagmire which are the Baudelaires only friends and the baudelaires are they're only friends as well. The children were accepted at Prufrock Preparotory and realise they are being followed again by the person they hate the most Count Olaf. Count Olaf pretends to be Prufrock Prep's new P.E. teacher Coach Genghis. Every night when Vice Principal Nero has his violin rehearsals in front of the school the Baudelaires are outside doing laps with Coach Genghis. The quagmires try to help them as much as they can but are captured by Count Olaf and send the message V.F.D. to them, but the only thing the Baudelaires want to do is find out the secret message so Olaf can go to prison and to rescue the Quagmire triplets for all thatthey had done for the Baudelaires.
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Summary: Another great one!
Review: I just love these books. I'm proud to say that I am adult and these books just bring out the kid in me. I laugh out loud when I read them and my husband thinks I'm crazy-but when I read the passage to him, he gets it. I think my favorite thing about these books is the way Lemony Snicket defines words. He doesn't literally define the word, he puts a twist on it and applies it to the situation. I'm a little behind in the series, but I have the other books and will be finishing them up before the latest one is published. I can't wait to see where the series ends up.
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Summary: A Series of Unfortunate Events # 5 is a great book.
Review: This great book has a little of everything in it. It has sadness, intelligence, comedy, and much more. This book was incredibly descriptive. It also had unusual words that people rarely use and it tells you the difference. This book helps you learn and at the same time entertains you.
First the amazingly unfortunate orphans (the Baudelairs) are moved from their previous and ruined home and moved from house to house until now. Now they are in a boarding school and the children are still afraid that their first guardian is going to hunt them down as usual to steal their huge fortune. Thankfully the Baudelairs as usual manage to ruin Olaf's plot and keep their fortune. In this book however Olaf didn't run by himself and some accomplices. This time he took the Quagmire triplets who had a fortune of their own and they were not only friends of the orphans, they were orphans as well.
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Summary: Don`t Miss This!
Review: A Series of Unfortunate Events
By: Lemony Snicket Do you like dripping fungus, small crabs, and strict punishments? Then I suggest you read this book. Klaus, Sunny, and Violet go through all of these events. Nero is not a nice vice principal. When Klaus, Sunny and Violet go to boarding school they meet a snotty little girl. But they meet two triplets like themselves, but there were only two of the triplets. Like Klaus, Sunny and Violet, both of their parents died in a fire. I like this book because these orphans are hiding from an evil villain. His name was Count Olaf, but he comes to the school. So much for advanced computer programs. The anther wanted to make the book funny and he wanted to make the book exciting.
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Summary: The Austere Academy
Review: The Austere Academy A book review by ... I think The Austere Academy is a book were you just can't wait to see what happens next. Also it is a book that you just hope the villain doesn't catch the kids and the kids catch him. Also it is a little bit of mystery and adventure. Anybody 9-11 years old, girl or boy, and likes books with evil villains chasing kids should like this book. Also a few adults might like this kind of book. But not many. The plot was that the 3 kids were hiding at a boarding school so the evil villain couldn't find them. But he ends up kidnapping 2 friends of theirs and escapes. The story takes place outside and inside of a boarding school in modern times. I would give this book two thumbs up. Mostly because it is a real good book and I like it. And I hope you will like it too.
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Summary: The Austere Academy
Review: The Austere Academy A book review by Matthew Westerhof April 24,2002 I think The Austere Academy is a book were you just can't wait to see what happens next. Also it is a book that you just hope the villain doesn't catch the kids and the kids catch him. Also it is a little bit of mystery and adventure. Anybody 9-11 years old, girl or boy, and likes books with evil villains chasing kids should like this book. Also a few adults might like this kind of book. But not many. The plot was that the 3 kids were hiding at a boarding school so the evil villain couldn't find them. But he ends up kidnapping 2 friends of theirs and escapes. The story takes place outside and inside of a boarding school in modern times. I would give this book two thumbs up. Mostly because it is a real good book and I like it. And I hope you will like it too.
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Summary: The Austere Acadeny
Review: This book,is about 3 children and the horrible problems they face when their wealthy parents die in a fire,i would read this book over and over again,and from here on the series only gets better.The sneezing mr.Poe,the greedy Count Olaf,the 3 children sunny,violet,and klaus,and the triplets as well as the many other characters found in here are just part of what make this book GREAT!its great for all ages,my sister is 15 and loves it,! am 10 and love it!lemony snicket is a great auther!
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Summary: An Awesome Event!!
Review: In this unfortunate event, the Baudelaire orphans are sent to boarding school. But this boarding is very strict with all sorts of complicated rules and restrictions. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny are called names like Orphans from the Shack by Carmelita, a mean, nasty, and rude person. They meet their new coach by the name of Coach Genghis, which of course is the Baudelaires' worst enemy, Count Olaf. The V. Principal plays the violin making the most horrible sounds and he thinks he is a talented musician. The coach makes them run at night so they would get so tired that they would not be able to do their exams and take notes. But luckily they have friends. The Quagmires but only 2 of 3 are alive. One of them was killed with their parents. The Baudelaires and the Quagmires are both orphans as they think to find out what Count Olaf is up to get the Baudelaire fortune. The Quagmires have a fortune too as well. Will Violet, Klaus, and Sunny and the Quagmires be able to find out Count Olaf's next plan? Is Count Olaf going to escape once more? Read the fifth awesome book from the series.
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Summary: Another Great One to read while Waiting for Harry Potter V
Review: I started reading these books as was suggested them while waiting for Harry Potter V. No they don't have magic or wizardry in them but they do have a constant villian in the form of Count Olaf! He is always trying to steal the orphans fortune and Violet, Sunny, and Kraus are mostly on their own in trying to stay out of his clutches as the people around them never recognize Count Olaf and his henchman till it is almost too late. This book takes a new direction in the series as they meet a new set of orphans the Quagmire triplets who become their comrade in arms against the dasterdly Count Olaf! I am long over 12 years old but have enjoyed reading all the way to book 5 already. It is a quick read for adults but a book you will remember for a while. For children it is a great way to build vocabulary as he has a habit of using big words but always defines them in a fun way!
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