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Summary: Only four more to go, and the stakes keep getting higher!
Review: Second only to the Harry Potter books, "A Series of Unfortunate Events" is the best children's/adult series I have read in some time. To say these books are only for kids is the same as saying Bugs Bunny cartoons are only for kids - BULL!"The Carnivorous Carnival" is Book the Ninth in the proposed 13-book series - in this one, we re-join Violet, Klaus, and baby Sunny Beaudelaire in the trunk of Count Olaf's long, sinister black getaway car; the orphans hid there at the end of "The Hostile Hospital" as their only means of escape, since everyone is looking for them after the local paper, "The Daily Punctilio," branded them murderers of Count Omar - who, in reality, is Count Olaf, and he is very much alive. Count Olaf drives his troupe of theater performers/criminals way out to the hinterlands, to the Caligari Carnival. There they greet Madame Lulu, the owner of the carnival and a personal friend of Count Olaf. At their first opportunity, the children escape the trunk of the car - but where to go, now that they are stuck way out in the hinterlands, with everyone thinking they are murderers? Easy - they adapt Count Olaf's methods of trickery and disguise. In each previous book, Count Olaf has found the orphans in their newest home and, in disguise, plots to get his hands on them and their fortune. Now it's the Beaudelaire siblings' turn - using stuff found in the count's own disguise kit, the children dress themselves up as freaks and actually join the carnival with Violet and Klaus as the two-headed freak Beverly/Elliot, and Sunny donning an old beard Olaf wore from a previous book and becoming Chabo the Wolf Baby. When they join the contortionist, hunchback, and ambidextrous man in the freak show at Madame Lulu's House of Freaks, right under Count Olaf's nose, the orphans think they will finally be able to learn the secrets of V.F.D. and whether one of their parents really may have survived the fire that had made them orphans in the first place. But everything is not what it seems at Caligari Carnival, and soon the Beaudelaire's are in more trouble than ever before. After eight books of Olaf in disguise trying to steal the Beaudelaire children (and their fortune), it was a great twist to find the children in diguise trying to thwart Olaf's latest scheme! Really, these books are THE BOMB, funny and exciting and real page-turners for anyone of any age. With each book we feel we are closer to finding out all the secrets hinted at, but then something happens to tease our curiosity even more, making us wait breathlessly for the next installment. I thought "The Hostile Hospital" ended on a cliffhanger, that was NOTHING compared to "The Carnivorous Carnival," and with 4 more books to go (there will be 13 total, as there are 13 chapters in each book chronicling the sad, unlucky lives of these unfortunate orphans), Lemony Snicket will surely drive us readers crazy by the end with our unanswered questions about V.F.D., Beatrice, the possible survival of one of the Beaudelaire parents, what the eye tattoos mean, and if Count Olaf will ever get his just desserts. Heartily recommended but you have to start with Book One and read them in order, or they won't make sense. An incredible series for ALL ages, and I eagerly await "The Slippery Slope"!!
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Summary: Buy This Book and Read it Quick!
Review: Fantastic!
Scary!
Great Book!
You should definetly read this book because it is the best book in the series. Violet Claus and Sunny make themselves freaks and work in the house of Freaks but get paid nothing. Then Count Olaf comes up with a great idea. This idea has something to do with Violet, Claus or Sunny seeing the Belly of the Beast. Will the fortune be kept safe or will this book end with an unfortunate, sad ending? This book is definetly worth your time and effort in reading it!
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Summary: The Carnivorous Carnival
Review: The Carnivorous Carnival is probably one of the most exciting of the Unfortunate Events Series. In this book, the Baudelaires, still on the run, have disguised themselves into freaks, now working at the mysterious Madame Lulu's House of Freaks. Also, one clue...Madame Lulu is the one who uses her magic crystal ball to tell Count Olaf where the Baudelaires are, and she's right every time. How does she do that? I highly suggest reading the book. The Carnivorous Carnival was so suspenseful, I finished it in one night.
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Summary: Mysterious Snicket Writes Another Gem
Review: Mr. Snicket does it again! With his hapless orphans Sunny, Violet and Klaus he serves up entertaining humor and edge-of-your-seat pace. Adults and children alike enjoy the gallows humor and witty writing the books offer. School libraries can't keep them in stock and they are flying off the bookstore shelves. Don't miss this 'Carnival'!!!Recommended highly for the age 9 and older crowd. My 10 year old daughter gives it a "one-thousand thumbs up!!"
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Summary: Terrific Tale!!!
Review: If you enjoyed the other books in this series I guaranty that you will LOVE this one. This crazy story includes a Lion,a Hunchbach,a Crystle ball,and fake scars.I can't tell you any more or else it will wreck the story but... this story is full of suspense so watch out!
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Summary: Lemony Snicket has ended with a HORRIBLE CLIFF hanger!
Review: Horrible which here means most utterly obnoxious(Yes, I realize this is quite OVERUSED)! Anyway, I would immensely recommend this book to anyone who is getting tired of the dense descriptions that they have been reading recently! This would be due to that this book engages the readers and makes them guess and shocked every 5 seconds! The characters(Violet, Klaus, and Sunny) were extremely dull during this addition to the series and were in fact not as fun, witty, or resourceful and seemed just slumped. The author, Lemony Snicket, as usual, uses dull verbs and descriptions and never gets into grave detail as to why the Baudelaires are sad that supposedly both their parents died in a tragic fire, but he usually provides enough sufficent dialogue to actually feel what the person is feeling (rather than when Lemony Snickets writes that they just "said" a certain statement). The author NEVER provides any type of thought-shot or snap-shot he writes, "The Baudelaire orphans were in the belly of the beast--that is, in the dark and cramped trunk of a long, black automobile." (Page 3) Instead of the snap and thought-shot, "Violet sighed at the uncomfortableness of being cooped up in the trunk of a long, black automobile while being squished by Klaus and Sunny, and scarcely being able to breathe because the only source of ventilation is a few bullet holes in the trunk. Violet wondered, as she coughed into a fake beard that tickled her throat, How are we ever going to get out of this trunk alive? Are we ever going to see a long-lost parent that is supposed to be alive? What is Count Olaf's evil scheme now? And where is he taking us? ..." Yes, I realize that my writing is far from perfect but I believe that is better to have that in the book than what was stated above, you decide! Overall, this is an extremely intriguing book that will definitely get you hooked especially with the punch-line ending! I already want the 10th book! I suggest that you wait until the 10th book is out because it is going to be immensely annoying that you can't find out what happens next! If you are interested it a more detailed book, I would suggest the Red Wall series, Maniac Magee (and other titles by that author), Holes, Sammy Keyes, and the Tillerman (or Tillermen I'm not quite sure)series by Cynthia Voigt. I would also suggest the author Kyle Mills if you enjoy FBI mystery novels.
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Summary: Best Book
Review: Every one should read this book. It is the best book I have ever read. It will not let you put it down it is so good. I think you should all read this book!
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Summary: The best series EVER!!!!!!!!
Review: I LOVE THESE BOOKS!!!!!!! I couldn't wait until this one came out, and my friends thought it would come out a month from now! I guess I shouldn't have told them that it came out on the 27th because they told me what happened (I told them not to). But still, this was one of the best, and i recommend everybody to read it! It is awesome, and the cliffhanger at the end is too irresistable to not think about what will happen next. I still prefer the 5th book (The Austere Academy) over this one because I read it before any of my friends did. It was also my favorite!
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Summary: Andrew: The Carnivorous Carnival
Review: If you don't like books that have a terrible plot, I would immediatly put this book down. This book was about three kids who have to hide from there arch enemy Count Olaf. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny, They are hiding as freaks at the Carnivorous Carnival. But Count Olaf buys three lions and put them into a pit. He decides to pick out one freak each freak show and throw them in the pit with the lions. Will Sunny Klaus or Violet get pick to be thrown in the pit? Read to find out.
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Summary: Ashley (student)
Review: The Series of Unfortunate Events was the best series of books that I have ever read. The Carnivorous Carnival was my favorite of all nine books. It is scary and exciting. You do not know what is going to happen next. You think are they going to get eaten or get found my count Olaf? You are always wondering what VFD is or if one of the parents is still alive. Madam Lulu predicts that you will love this book just as much as I did!
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