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Summary: I think this is actually worth the reading!
Review: Yeah, it is worth the reading, but it isn't perfect. It is a great book, but the leeches are just too much.
I think the way Count Olaf gets rid of Aunt Josaphine is too obiovous, but it IS a good ending, and a great book.
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Summary: Not The Best But Still Good
Review: In the 3rd book in this series Sunny,Violet, and Klaus go to live with their Aunt Josaphine who is afraid of every thing except grammer which she loves. Even though this book is not the best it is still pretty good. Count Olaf is still at large but as always the Baudelaires can see through their disguises. But there is only one question. How does Olaf always know where they are?
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Summary: Spencer Rangasan
Review: Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire meet new guardian, Josephine Anwhistle, their second cousin's sister-in-law. She has a case of nervousness. Her house is built firmly, on the side of a cliff overlooking Lake Lachrymose, a huge body of water big enough to have a hurricane on it.The Baudelaires are fortunate to be living in the house with Aunt Josephine. The book is entitled "The Wide Window" because of the huge window in the library, in her house. Count Olaf once again trys to portray some one else by disguising himself,this time as Captian Sham. He disguises himself wit a phony peg leg, an eye patch, a sailor suit, and a sailors hat. Captian Sham owns a business that rents out sailboats on Lake Lachrymose. After Captian Sham and Aunt Josephine met at the grocery store, he announced to her that he was Count Olaf,the shrewd man trying to take possesion of the Baudelaires. Aunt Josephine faked her death and was forced to sign a will and testament that said the orpans should go to Captian Sham. She hid in Curdled Cave, across Lake Lachhrymose. The orphans figured out she was there and they went to go seek her, in the middle of Hurricane Herman. They were going to take the Fickle Ferry, it was closed so they stole a sailboat from "Captian Sham's Sailboats", to get to Aunt Josephine. Their quest to find Aunt Josephine was succesful, on their way back they come across Captian Sham. He takes them back to shore but on the way back he kills Aunt Josephine by pushing her into Lake Lachrymose while the Lachrymose Leeches eat her to death. When they get back onshore Mr.Poe is ready to have the orphans adopted when Sunny Baudelaire bites Captian Shams peg leg and they figure out it's "Count Olaf", he runs away not to be found.
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Summary: Lemony Snicket, Lemony Snicket, Lemony Snicket!!
Review: This is a really, I mean REALLY, good book! You'll laugh you'll cry, and maybe even do a little World War I research! It begins with Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire as they are once more relocated to live with another(distant) relative. This time, it's their Aunt Josephine. Aunt Josephine is a good hearted woman who to call paranoid, is an understatement. Although their aunt is a bit too cautious, she has another side to her, she has an entire library devoted to grammer! The Baudelaires were just starting to adapt when their worst fear comes true: the person they LEAST wish to find them appears. A wonderful book riddled with litte jokes that both adults and kids will enjoy. Hope this was helpful!
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Summary: delighted parent review
Review: As the mother of a 9 year old boy I have watched with delight as he has devoured the Lemony Snickett series of books. As with the Harry Potter series, he would rather read than watch TV or play on the computer. The range of words used throughout the books has expanded his vocabulary, without his being aware of the "education" he is receiving. As a final recommendation: he has been so enthused with the books that he has persuaded his teachers to read them too. To coin a phrase "two thumbs up".
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Summary: A Repeated Plot
Review: As I read this book, I realized that I had read if before as " The Reptile Room". Both books have the children shipped off to distant relatives, something terrible happens to them and the evil Uncle appears. The difference was in " The Reptile Room" they had happy times with Uncle Monty and were about to set off on a great adventure. In "Wide Window" Aunt Josephine has irrational fears of everyday objects. In the end, they escape the evil Uncle as he disappears into the forest and they are shipped off to new relatives. If the
"Miserable Mill" has the same plot I am done with this series. As an adult I read children's literature to find appropriate books for a 9 yr old. This series insults his intelligence if all the plots remain the same. Rating 6
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Summary: This book is tragic (YaY) as always...
Review: Although I usually dissaprove of tragedy, I am hooked up on Lemony Snicket's (Daniel Handler's) book because they're more or less amusing pieces of work. The style, the layout, even the physical features have something so rare and classic about it. But, let's get more specific. Let's narrow down on The Wide Window. This book is possibly the more tragic ones of the released eight. The Baudelaires (orphans? Nah... there is a survivor parent of the fire as I'd read in An Unauthorized Autobiography) are stuck with the third most awful guardian (1. Sir of The Miserable Mill 2. Vice Principal Nero of The Austere Academy) she is afraid of everything, including realtors. This book is pretty exciting though and is completely worthwile... i would give it double my rating, but I can't. DiEhArD fAnS: this is a must-get if you haven't already bought/got/read it!! Don't regard this review, because I'm very critical just about anything~ ;-). To sum it up, this book has class, style, and rarity. As always, Mr. Snicket's books are something to look forward to.
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Summary: Definetly the weakest link.
Review: Personally i feel that THE WIDE WINDOW is the weakest of the "Unfortunate" series,it is still an enjoyable read.THE WIDE WINDOW was just too similar to THE REPTILE ROOM except that the time with Uncle Monty was a very happy one and that THE WIDE WINDOW has a lot more adventure to it. Once again the orphans Violet, Klaus and the fantastic SUNNY are sent to live with a relative and Count Olaf pursues them with the intent of getting their fortune. Aunt Josephine was an insipid woman who was scared of her own shadow and with a very annoying obsession with grammar, her house was precariously perched on a cliff with half of the house dangling over it. Aunt Josephine proved to be a reprehensible guardian putting her well being over the childrens, lets just say she she got what she deserved. The story had a lot more action/adventure elements to it with the orphans taking, once again, matters into their own hands to save themselves. I also felt this instalment of the "Unfortunte series of events" was to bleak, the kids fought to save Aunt Josephine but it wasn't as if their living situation was going to improve because of it. They would have still had to live in that house with that wretched old woman. A little sunshine here and there to remind the orphans that maybe someday they can be happy is definetly required to balance out the darkness. EP
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Summary: Another good read.
Review: The Baudelaire Orphans can't catch a break. After the events of stopping Count Olaf's plans in The Reptile Room, they are forced to lived with a stragne relative. Aunt Josephine has certian fears, and those fears ruin the orpahn's life. Her biggest habit is that she corrects everyone's grammar. Aunt Josephine soom meet's Captain Sham. When he meet the orphans, he has a plan. A plan that can only add to the unfortunate events that's plagued the lives of the orphans. Just one question. Who is Captian Sham, and why does he want to make life for the orphans hard? Read and find out. Snicket does his usual wonderful gothic job in telling this story. He has all the elements that are in the first two books. It's interesting to read about the characters that Snicket comes up with.
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Summary: Another great read
Review: The Wide Window follows the same basic outline for the Snicket books (The orphans move in with yet another strange caretaker, Count Olaf appears, and the orphans foil his plan eventually) but the orphans in this one seem to just barely figure out the plan and just barely escape from Olaf's clutches. Aunt Josephine, the orphans' paranoid grammar-obsessed caretaker in this one makes for some humorous moments.
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