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Summary: The seventh dreadful book in this hilarious series.
Review: No one wants to be Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire. Their chain of unfortunate events keeps continuing, and perhaps has reached its most treacherous event in the lives of the three orphans. Count Olaf and his dastardly new accomplice, Esme Squalor, are on the run. The Quagmire triplets are still missing - and their time just may be running out. Now, the orphans are in the care of the village of V.F.D. - a town with the motto "It takes a village to raise a child." This village
is very, very vile -- there are thousands of ridiculous rules to comply to, and anyone who disobeyes a rule is burned at the stake alive! Then there's the tremendous mob of crows that flock to different places during day and night, blackening the town's sky. The Baudelaires have probably never faced more absurd circumstances. As mysteries and mayhem fill their lives even more, their stay at V.F.D.is becoming worse than they could have ever dreamed. The Vile Village is the seventh book in A Series Of Unfortunate Events, and one of my favorite books in the series so far.
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Summary: Rule # 486,328 clearly states you must read this book
Review: The Vile Village, by Lemony Snicket, continues the dreary tale of the Baudelaire orphans. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny, desperate to solve the mystery of V.F.D., have chosen the village of VFD, the Village of Fowl Devotees, to be their new home. In VFD the children are placed in the care of the affable town handyman, Hector. Each day the children, along with Hector, are responsible for doing the chores of the crow-infested town of VFD. Not surprisingly, the children fearfully await the return of the treacherous Count Olaf. They also continue the search for their friends Isadora and Duncan Quagmire, feared to be in the clutches of Count Olaf and his evil associates. While cleaning the town each day the children try to unravel the mysteries around them while trying to save the Quagmires and themselves from Count Olaf. This is not easy, especially in a town whose rules clearly state that breaking a rule is punishable by burning at the stake! This book is a must read for fans of the series. I would advise that this series be read in chronological order, especially from book five and onward, as a continuing story line would be ruined by reading the books out of order.
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Summary: Lemony Snicket strikes again!!!
Review: In my opinion this was the third best book in the sereis, after The Slippery Slope and the Carnivorous Carnival,(There is only 10 books out right now as I am writing this review.) This book has an interesting plot and a surprising new twist where everyone thinks that they are murderers. The only con is that they did not reveal more of the secrets of V.F.D.
*******You should read these books in order********
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Summary: This Story Is Vile - The Best Book in the Series Thus Far
Review: As a fan of this series is aware, in the last story, "The Ersatz Elevator", the Baudelaire orphans, Violet, Klaus, and baby Sunny, had just lost their last home as it was proven that one of their guardians was in league with the awful Count Olaf. On the theory that it takes a village to raise a child, Mr. Poe, the children's supposed guardian, takes the children to V.F.D., a village populated by crows and really weird people in the middle of nowhere. The children's fortunes have not improved from their last home. This time the children are forced to do chores for the town, all day long. Further, many of the people for whom they do chores little appreciate what the children do. Lastly, the children and everyone in town must follow an extensive list of incredibly ridiculous rules. Soon after the children arrive in town they find a note (a rhyming couplet) from their previously kidnapped friends, Duncan and Isadora Quagmire, kidnapped two books ago by Count Olaf. As time proceeds, the children find more couplets written by Isadora Quagmire. The children hope and believe the couplets will lead them to the location of the Quagmires so that they might be rescued. As always happens to the Quagmires, Count Olaf shows up again, and as usual, he has assorted followers that are with him, including one surprise returning character (I'm not telling!). This time Count Olaf shows up as a detective to solve a murder that occurs in the village. The victim will be an amazing surprise to every reader (and I'm not telling you that one either!). Of course the story climaxes in a way that might lead the reader to believe that the Baudelaire's will escape. Well, the children do get away from town, but when they do they are being hunted for a crime they didn't commit. The ending of this story neatly fits into the beginning of the next book, "The Hostile Hospital", where the children continue to be on the run from the law. It seems like each book in this series is better than the last. While the violence in these books is a lot more than traditional books for this age range, these books clearly distinguish right from wrong and good from bad. Additionally, there are strong educational messages as the children typically have to rely on their own resources and abilities to escape from Count Olaf, typically using their reading skills and innovative abilities to improvise and overcome. Sometimes the educational messages are very strong, such as when the author explicitly defines the meanings of words within the stories. I thought this story was intriguing in a variety of ways, and the author manages to introduce a touch of science fiction or fantasy in the story in the method the children try to use to escape. Lemony Snicket manages to improve his creativity with every story. Because of the mild violence, I would recommend this book for 9 year-olds and above, but, as always, you should know your child and his or her ability to handle the material in this book. Another five star book in this series!
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Summary: Erin Riley
Review: Count Olaf is after the Baudelaire fortune, can the Baudelairs do anything to stop that from happening? Of course they will wrisk their lives to save each other, the Quagmires and their FOURTUNE! Count Olaf has disguised himself as a detective to blame a crime on the Baudelaires, so they would be burned at the stake. But the escape Count Olaf's evil cluches,and escape the town of V.F.D. The Baudelairs are very close to figuring out the secret of V.F.D. I love this series. I can't waite to start the next book, and read the next events of these poor children!
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Summary: My opinion of The Vile Village and other books by L.S.
Review: I am an avid reader of almost 12 years. I stumbled across The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket (I hate that pen name though) and I loved it. I read up to the 7th book and cannot wait for the 8th. These books were refreshingly short and entertaining. A Series of Unfortunate Events tells the long and sad epic, throughout many books, of Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire whose parents have perished in a house fire and who are left alone with the evil Count Olaf. Each are well developed and unique characters whose abilities come in useful at every turn only to be squashed by the evil doings of Olaf and his troupe. The books get better and better as you go along and meet characters like: ~Isadora and Duncan Quagmire, two triplets who are also journalists and poets ~Esme Squalor, the fancy pinstriped financial advisor ~Vice Principal Nero, the self-proclaimed genius violinist ~Sir, whose head is invisible due to a constant cloud of smoke ~and many more! Please, try this series out and you will love it. I thouroughly recommend any book in the series to readers of Harry Potter and other magical stories who want a short and simple laugh-out-loud adventure.
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Summary: Misfortune follows the Baudelaires to their newest home.
Review: Because none of their distant relatives will take them in out of fear of Count Olaf, the three Baudelaire orphans become part of a new program based on the saying "It takes a village to raise a child." Under this program, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny's newest guardians will be all the residents of an entire village. In the hopes of solving the mystery of "V.F.D.," the children choose a village by that name as their new home. But they are terribly disappointed. They are sent to live with a kind but timid man named Hector who loves to cook Mexican food and has a library of forbidden books. V.F.D. is run by the strict Council of Elders, who have made tens of thousands of ridiculous rules that the citizens of the village must follow or risk being burned at the stake. When the Baudelaires are falsely accused of murder and imprisoned, they must escape from the jail and find their friends the Quagmires, who are hidden somewhere in the village. This was another miserable, hilarious book in A Series of Unfortunate Events that is a must-read for all fans of the series.
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Summary: Exciting and unfortunate!
Review: This book held my attention from the beginning to the end. Once I finished a chapter I didn't want to stop there. I have read from the first through the ninth books in this series. I intend to read the rest as well. I hope Lemony Snicket, the author, never stops creating additions to this series. Everyone should at least start the "Unfortunate" series because I think once they do, they will enjoy all of them as much as I have.
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Summary: A story full of unhappiness! so sad!
Review: This book was very sad. I felt so bad for these kids, I just wanted to reach in the book and take them out. It makes my life and anyone's life so good. The book is about three orphans, the Baudelaires,whose parents died during a fire and left them a big fortune. But they can not get the fortune till the age of 18. Count Olaf an evil villian trys to do anything in his power to get their fortune, but he never suceeds. He has kidnapped the Baudelaires friends, the Quagmires. They have no permanent home and go whererver anyone wants them. In this book, they go to V.F.D, which stands for Villiage Of Fowl Devotees. The town is full of crows, and there are over 10,000 rules. If a person breaks a rule they will be burned at stake. The town makes the orphans do everyone's chores. The orphans live with the handyman of the town, Hector. In Hector's backyard in the Nevermore Tree, where the crows sleep at night. Every morning they find a couplet,a poem,that gives them clues about where their friends the Quagmires are hidden at. One morning the townspeople, also knows as the ouncil of elders, thinks they have found Count Olaf. The man says he is not and his name is Jacques and was friends of the orphans parents. But the twon does not believe them and plan on burning him at stake the next morning. The next morning, Jacques is already dead someone has killed him. Cheif of Police, Officer Luciana, orders detcetive Dupin to come into twon and scope out the scence. The orphans know right at that momemt that he is Count Olaf but the twon does not believe. Detective Dupin says that the orphans killed Jacques. The twon belives and they schedule on burning them at stake the next morning so put them in jail. The Baudelaires used bread and water to make the mortar of the walls soft so they would break. Hector came by jail and told them that he would be ready to leave when they escaped with a hot air balloon. While in jail, the Baudelaires read the couplets and think they know where the Quagmires may be hidden. That is all i can tell you of the story because everything after that is so exciting that you have to read yourself. Do the orphans escape from jail? Do the orphans find the Quagmires? Do they escape from V.F.D forever? Do they capture Count Olaf and put him away for good? You must read to find out!
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Summary: The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book #7.)
Review: Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are back in the seventh book, The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket. Full of suspense and irony, Lemony Snicket has a great book on his hands. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny arrive at the village of V.F.D. (The Village of Foul Devotees) all thanks to Mr. Poe. Their first day there, they recieve hints as to where their lonely lost friends, Duncan and Isadora Quagmire remain. If I were to tell you what might happen, I'd spoil your advantage to read this book. Go ahead; take that chance because this book is positively, guaranteed worth reading!
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