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The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 6)

The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 6)

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Snicket's back and better than ever!
Review: Orphans are in and that means one thing. Esme and Jerome Squalor want to adopt the Baudelaire orphans. Violet, Sunny, and Klaus go and live with The Squalors at their penthouse at 667 Dark Aveneue. Just when they are settling in, their nemesis starts to appear. Gunther, who claims to be an auctioneer, is indeed not who he says he is. This gets the Baudelaires investigating, and that leads them through many new adventures and mysteries.

"The Ersatz Elevator" is Snicket at his best since "The Wide Window." This sixth edition in the series is a very important one as it the base of knowing of what's to come. If you have read the other five novels in "The Series of Unfortunate Events," then you must read this one. If not, start with the others. This is the most addicting of the books yet. We've had to wait since August for this book, so there's no reason at all why this marvelous one should not be read. Snicket is getting better and better each time he writes a new volume. A definite must read.

Happy Reading!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Alfred Hitchcock meet Monty Python
Review: "The Ersatz Elevator" is the sixth in "A Series of Unfortunate Events" that befall the beleaguered Baudelaire orphans, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny. This is a must read series for anyone who likes odd characters, peculiar happenings and a quirky sense of humor.

In this volume the trio are taken in by the trendy Squalors, Jerome and Esme, who live in the penthouse apartment at 667 Dark Avenue. The Squalors have welcomed the children because current fashion says orphans are "in." Unfortunately for the Baudelaire's, elevators are "out" and their new foster family lives either forty-eight or eighty-four flights up.

The author's dark,delightfully witty narrative style can best be described as Alfred Hitchcock meets Monty Python. This book, we are told, "is one of two books in the world that will show you the difference between the word 'nervous' and the word 'anxious.' The other book, of course, is the dictionary, and if I were you I would read that book instead." Good reading and a great value!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Caleb :) Richview Middle :(
Review: I chose this book because it looked interesting. I read the back and it sounded like a really funny book. It's an adventure story, too. The story is about 3 children (Violet, Klause, and Sunny) who are trying to find their friends, the Quigmire triplets. The Quigmire triplets are their best friends. Violet is the oldest chlid who likes to invent things. Klause is the middle child who is a book worm. Sunny is a baby who has 4 sharp teeth and loves to bite things. The evil villian, Count Olaf, has stolen the Quigmire triplets because he wants their great foutune. The story was great. I would read it over and over.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: This is a great story! I just loved it!!![...]
Review: This is a great story about the unfortunate Baudelaire orphans and the terrible, terrible villian, Count Olaf, who has been hunting them just to get their fortune, ever since their parents died a fire, but Count Olaf has found them every where they went so far, and in their next home they discover a darkened stair case, a red herring, some friends in a terrible situation, a liar with an evil plan, a secret passageway, parsley soda, and no hope in solving the mystery of the three initials, V.F.D.
This story is very interesting, exiting and suspenseful. I just loved the unexpected twist in the end. If you haven't read this book jet, then I say you should start right away, but only if you are sure to have lots of time because once you start this book you won't be able to concentrate on any thing else until you have finished reading it. I highly recommend this book, and the whole series to all people who can stand these so very, very disappointing and sad stories about very unfortunate orphans and terrible, terrible villains. I also recommend this series to all people who want to know about the very unfortunate events in the lives of the Baudelaire orphans. You might be frightened by all the things Lemony Snicket says about putting the book down, but that is not enough of a reason to miss out on this great book.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Baudelaire orphans' miserable adventures continue.
Review: After the series of disastrous events at Prufrock Preparatory School, and the kidnapping of their only friends, the two Quagmire triplets, the three Baudelaire orphans have been sent to live with the wealthy Esme Squalor and her husband Jerome in their seventy-one bedroom penthouse at 667 Dark Avenue. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny are happy to be returning to the city where they were born, but they fear for the capture Quagmires, who are at the mercy of Count Olaf, and naturally, they fear Count Olaf has yet another dastardly plan to steal the Baudelaire fortune. And their new guardians aren't doing much to ease their fears. Jerome is kind but naive, and Esme only cares about what's fashionable and what's not. As usual, it's up to the Baudelaires to save themselves from the clutches of the evil Count Olaf and his dastardly accomplices. This was one of my favorite books in A Series of Unfortunate Events. I reccomend this darkly funny book to all fans of the series.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Another Sad, but Humorous, Baudelaire Adventure
Review: The Ersatz Elevator. Lemony Snicket. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2001. 272 pages. US $10.99 006-440864-7

A review by Becki Engstrom, May 8, 2004

In his 6th book, The Ersatz Elevator, Lemony Snicket continues to chronicle the tragic events of the three close siblings, Violet, Klaus, and the baby, Sunny. Once again, the Baudelaires face evil and must rely on one another to survive.

This is a very sad, but humorous, tale of adventure. In the words of the author, "there is nothing to be found in these pages but misery, despair, and discomfort, and you still have time to choose something else to read". (Back cover)

However, I have endured the tragic adventures of the Baudelaire orphans since the first book; where the Baudelaires lost their parents and home in a fire. I have come to adore the three children, and, so I chose to further read about them.

The Baudelaires make a very creative team. Violet is the inventor, Klaus is the researcher, and Baby Sunny, well she just likes to bite things-anything! The orphans continuously run into trouble that involve the evil Count Olaf, whom has been after their fortune since the first book. With the orphans' creativity, they can sometimes escape this evil man.

Lemony Snicket writes with a narrator's "voice" when describing the lives of the Baudelaires. He's very concerned about what he must report to the public as you can "hear" the concern as you read. Plus, there is no need for a dictionary; the author will define a questionable term as he writes. For example, "Violet said, ... 'But they [fire tongs] still might come in handy for something. We don't know what we'll encounter in that hallway, and I don't want to come up shorthanded...' 'Shorthanded' is a word which here means 'unprepared', and Violet was thinking that three children alone in a dark hallway holding fire tongs were perhaps a bit more prepared than three children alone in a dark hallway with nothing at all." (Pg. 201)

All readers with a sense of adventure should enjoy "The Ersatz Elevator" as well as the rest of the "Series of Unfortunate Events" by Lemony Snicket.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Orphan are In!
Review: Orphans are in at 667 Dark Avenue which means the citys sixth rich person Esme and her husband Jeremy Squalor can adopt the Baulaire orphans. Thus Violet, Klaus, and Sunny move into the 71 roomed apartment of the Squalor's penthouse. However things go ersatz from there. First the auctioneer for the "in" auction named Guther is definetly not who he is. In fact he is the devious Count Olaf in his new disguise! This whole new adventure has the Baudlairs on whole new adventures such as into the dark ersatz elevator and finding the Quagmire triplets.

The sixth book in this series was one of the best full of funny words and phrases! Lemony Snicket outdid himself again!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Alfred Hitchcock meet Monty Python
Review: "The Ersatz Elevator" is the sixth in "A Series of Unfortunate Events" that befall the beleaguered Baudelaire orphans, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny. This is a must read series for anyone who likes odd characters, peculiar happenings and a quirky sense of humor.

In this volume the trio are taken in by the trendy Squalors, Jerome and Esme, who live in the penthouse apartment at 667 Dark Avenue. The Squalors have welcomed the children because current fashion says orphans are "in." Unfortunately for the Baudelaire's, elevators are "out" and their new foster family lives either forty-eight or eighty-four flights up.

The author's dark,delightfully witty narrative style can best be described as Alfred Hitchcock meets Monty Python. This book, we are told, "is one of two books in the world that will show you the difference between the word 'nervous' and the word 'anxious.' The other book, of course, is the dictionary, and if I were you I would read that book instead." Good reading and a great value!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Perhaps my favorite of the entire series!
Review: The sixth book of Unfortunate Events is probably the most enthralling of the lot because of the unbelievable creative and brilliant portrayal of its characters by Lemony Snicket.
Sunny is a real cutie and she is the greatest baby in the whole world as it's clearly portrayed in this book. My heart beat so hard when I was reading one of the fantastic encounters between the a villain and the 3 children. It was like reading a very fine mystery novel by the fireside-- only better! Wow! If you want to find out what it is I'm referring to, you'll have to read this book. It's undoubtably a rollercoaster of events here as you will find out.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The Hulk (Rollercoaster)
Review: This book is a real rollercoaster ride. The twists and turns are great. You always think that Olaf is going to be captured and SHAKAKA, but he gets away. You always really want to stop him from making the Baudelaires life miserabul, but the twists and turns always leave you dead in yuor tracks. The characters also make it a whole lot of fun. Violet, the oldest, is always inventing and making up plans. Klause, the middle aged, is consitently reading and learning knew things to help out with the plan. Then there's Sunny,
the baby/ the youngest. The only annoying part of the book, that was acyually pretty cool, was it is impossible to get to the bottom of things, and if you really want to you have to read 13 books. It always leaves you asking questions like, "Will they ever be safe," or another is, "why is that passage beneath their burned down house." Sometimes it gets you mad that you have to keep track of all of the mysterious problems. This book is always calling out, "READ ME NOW!" I would suggest this book to a child, or possibly an adult, of any age. Another nice things is that if there's a tough word it always gives you the definition in this case of the book. Now I am saying to you, "READ ME NOW!" So please do for a good read.


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