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Summary: Who Knew Misery Could Be So Much Fun?
Review: The seventh book of despair and woe that has developed a cult like following, finds Mr Poe at wits end as to what to do with Violet,Klaus, and Sunny. It seems no relative wants to take them in because of the great bad luck they bring with them. So he sends them off to a village of their choosing. A village because according to wisdom that Mr Poe has heard, "It takes a village to raise a child". The village the children choose holds special interest to them because it's called V.F.D. The initials the Quagmire triplets had told them held great significance...
What follows is disaster upon disaster, told with only the wickedest humor that Lemony Snicket can employ. I'm finding the last three books or so have been even more enjoyable than the first. And the clues keep mounting up, to the secrets behind V.F.D., and the evil Count Olaf.
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Summary: Suspenseful and Surprising
Review: THE VILE VILLAGE is the seventh book in Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events. These books chronicle the ongoing saga of the three Baudelaire orphans as they try to escape their uncle, Count Olaf, who is only interested in the children because of the large fortune bequeathed to them by their parents. This exciting episode begins with the Baudelaires unable to find a relative to act as their guardian. The relatives either have met with an unexpected demise or are firghtened away because of Olaf's history of evil pranks. They are "adopted" by the entire village of V.F.D. The village natives are consumed with adhering to their exhaustive list of village rules, and thus are more interested in utilizing the orphans to perform all of the village chores than in nurturing them. The children's only ally in the village of V.F.D. is unable to be of much helpt to the orphans because of his fear of being found non-compliant with the village's many regulations (not entirely unreasonable, as the punishment is being burned at the stake!). The children are then forced to rely on each other to escape, and at the same time, rescue their friends, the Quagmire triplets. In this book we see the main characters gain maturity. Along with celebrating some personal milestones, Violet, Klaus and Sunny demonstrate a heightened concern for the predicament of the Quagmires and a firmer resolve to face adversity without requesting assistance from the adults who have failed them so often in the past. While the plot of the book is cartoonish at times, Lemony Snicket continues to write amusing text. Particularly pleasing to young readers is the use of long words, with the definition following within the context of the story. It is best to read these books in series order, as there are references to events from previous books and supporting characters return without much introduction. It is refreshing to read a series in which the characters, like Harry Potter, age and develop throughout the books. We eagerly await the next installment in this series!
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Summary: Harry Potters Nightmare
Review: It's comforting to know (For those Potterholics out there) that when Harry potter is over and done, You can always turn to this series. It's supposed to be depressing (The author always tells you on each book cover, Put this book down, it's far too depressing) but this, and the other six ooks in the series, are pure comedy. I espicially loved the part in THE REPTILE ROOM where Snicket fills up an entire two pages with just the word Never. The Vile Village is very well done, and captures the spirit of the series: The Baudelaires, once again, are sent to an awful place, in this case, the village of VFD, where the Council is god. And, once again, the Baudelaires are tracked down by Count Olaf, who is always disguised, though I must say, I have always been able to pick out Olaf when he is introduced in each book, but you really can't tell until the end who Olaf is. Anyway, he tries to kidnap them, of course, and they get away. That sums up the series, but the humour of Snicket makes each book different and each one worth reading.
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Summary: The Good Review
Review: I think this is the best book in the world! I use read Harry Potter, until I found The Bad Beginning. That book introduced me to Kluse, Violet, Sunney, Count Oalf, and Mr. Poe. Once I started learning about them I could not stay away from the series. I finally came to The Vile Village. The first thing that I have to say is 'I love the crows!' I think the book is pretty exciting! When my teacher told us to read 10 pages a night I could not stop, I had to keep reading! When Sunney, Kluse and Violet were in jail and they had bread and water for food, but they pored the water onto the walls and soaked the water back up with the bread, so they could pore the water back on the walls until they could push the walls down, I thought that was a great plan by Kluse. I do feel bad for the guy who looked like Count Oalf and got burned at the steak. I look forward to the release of The Hostile Hospital. I am sure that I will find this book just as exciting as all of the books in the series!
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Summary: Even better than the last!
Review: I must be one of the lucky few in the UK to have read these wonderful stories as they aren't yet published over here. What has impressed me has not only been the quality of storytelling, but the whole "package" - the bindings, covers, front pages all show what care has been put into the series. I'm not sure that the British versions (out in the autumn) are so good. Anyway, as for "The Vile Village", this has to be the strongest episode yet, even better than "The Ersatz Elevator"! The story stands well on its own with enough clues to want you to shout out to help the siblings (where are the Quagmires? who is Officer Luciana?) and hints of the continuing plotlines are teasingly dangled in front of you - just how is Lemony Snicket involved in the whole saga? I cannot wait to visit "The Hostile Hospital"!
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Summary: Loved this book and can't wait for another!
Review: I loved the Vile Village. With a different plot every time it is hard to put Lemony Snicket's books down. In this book Violet, Klaus and Sunny go to live in a crow infested town, have to deal with about 20,000 rules from the town elders, get mysterious couplet poems from Isadora, end up in jail and many more exciting things that will make you keep reading. Hope you read The Vile Village you will not regret it.
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Summary: Enjoyed It
Review: My brother recommended that I give this book a try, and I must say that I enjoyed it. I found myself laughing in some sections, as I'm sure others will as well. I recommend this book to children, as well as adults looking for a humourous, quick read.
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Summary: A book full of sadness, surprise and much more!
Review: From a crow-covered village, to a kind cleaner, this book was totally worth reading! The poor Baudilaire orphans, whose parents were killed in a house fire, were moved to live with Count Olaf-who has been following the three Baudilaires, Sunny, Violet and Klaus from home to home. Each time, disguised as someone different, and with a different plan to get closer to the Baudilaires fortune, along with the help of his crew of women, men, and women who look like men. Throughout my 11 years of eager reading, I have never read a series quite this exciting! I highly recommend these books to people age 9 and up. Although all the books of this series are never-put-downs, this one was by far soaring higher than the rest!
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Summary: A Throughly Enjoyable Book
Review: A good-but very strange-book indeed. The three hapless orphans, Sunny (the youngest), Klaus (he turnes thirteen), and Violet (she's fourteen), are forced to abide by the saying "It takes a village to raise a child," and go live with an entire village. Well, the three children face several terrifying and hilarious things, one such thing is migrating crows, and funny hats, they also confrount a very angry mob. Filled with odd humour, Snicket suceeds once more with this brilliant novel, The Vile Village.
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Summary: Extremely entertaining, even for older readers
Review: I myself am 14, and nearing yet another birthday, and I personally have quite enjoyed the books thus far into the series. The defining of words can get old, but some are extremely amusing, especially if the reader knows exactly what they mean already. The author's sence of humor is a big off-beat, but in a very enjoyable way. I know some persons have complained that the books are "too dark" for young readers, but the books warn about that frequently. Usually at annoying approriate times [read: cliffhangers]. Although some parts seem rather far-fetched or dull, there are plenty of amusing portions that will keep one reading. If, however, one does not enjoy moderately angsty books, it's just probably not the thing for them. A little dark humour can be a good thing, and in the manner these books are written, even an enjoyable thing. I myself would probably recommend starting with a book other than number 1 [I myself started with 7], simply because I find it the least appealing of all those in the series to date that I have read [I've finished all but 6, which I'm in the approximate middle of]. Of course, this is just my opinion, but hopefully it's widely shared among others ^_~
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