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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
We keep using the word midget.
“well it was a different time.”
“well it was a different time.”
adventurous
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder
I think the real reason I love this series is because it doesn't treat children (the main characters and the younger audience it's directed at) like they're stupid. In fact, a big portion of the novels satirize all of the adults who try to make children feel stupid.
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
In this book of the series, I like how Klaus and Violet find themselves in each other’s roles when Violet ends up being the researcher and Klaus the inventor when countering Olaf’s plan . It just veers from the plot formula that’s being used from the previous books, even just slightly, which I like because it can get predictable if the books all follow the exact same formula. Also, having watched the show first, I expected there to be more VFD characters and illusions throughout the story, like maybe alternate POV chapters as they follow the Baudelaires, and it was a little strange that there wasn’t, so I really like the narrator’s POV chapters and the endings when there are allusions to a person/group in the present looking back and collecting information about these events from the past concerning the Baudelaires .
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Blood
Minor: Death, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I enjoyed the first three books more… this book was a bit boring to me. However, I did like Violet and Klaus going outside of their comfort zones- Violet researching and Klaus inventing, that was nice to read!
While I still enjoyed this book, because let's face it, at this point I'm invested in the Baudelaire's story, this one is my least favorite yet. Things are getting more ridiculous than ever but besides that, the setting of the lumber mill really didn't do much for me. The side characters were also not very charismatic.