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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
4/5
I don't really get why people have such a problem with this book, according to the reviews I've seen so far. It has most of the things I enjoy in a good book in this series: the orphans have a good amount of choice and act for their own sake, not just moving through the motions, elements that would otherwise be kinda stale are shaken up quite a bit and even their guardians have changed somewhat. Maybe I'm more resistant to these things because I give a good space between the books and each one sounds refreshing.
The creativity of the prose is one of the best things in these books and this one is no exception. Quick, witty and fun, I always enjoy a good Lemony Snicket story.
Some sillier parts are once again back in evidence, but I didn't mind much. Sunny climbing the building with her teeth was the weirdest, but I didn't mind it THAT much.
The overall plot also has started to move more and it gives a very good sense of progress. The mystery of what those letters mean, why the tunnel leads to their burned mansion, the fate of the twins, just to name a few. Even the author himself, or rather his character, starts to connect to the story, we had someone inside the story mention Beatrice, who was previously only talked about by Snicket himself.
And my favorite point: Jerome. In my humble opinion, by the end of the book the character actually felt like a very clear parody of a certain type of people. Throughout the whole book we are led to believe that he just hates arguing to an extreme point and serves as a counterpart to his wife's greed and evil. But it's not that, it's much more simple: he just doesn't care. When faced with the children's appeal to help their friends, he doesn't even insist on helping them, he just leaves and doesn't look back. It's not that he didn't realize that Esmé was evil, he just didn't care, it didn't affect him. Why would he bother arguing? At the end of the day, he was the worst guardian they had so far, aside from Olaf himself, just a man that didn't care about anything or anyone, for better or for worse. The children could've died and I don't think he would even stop to think about it much.
All in all, a very fun addition to the series and one that I deeply enjoyed and made me hyped for the next book. Now, I'm sure I've said this before, but I really do wish I had read these books when I was younger, it would've probably changed my relationship with literature.
I don't really get why people have such a problem with this book, according to the reviews I've seen so far. It has most of the things I enjoy in a good book in this series: the orphans have a good amount of choice and act for their own sake, not just moving through the motions, elements that would otherwise be kinda stale are shaken up quite a bit and even their guardians have changed somewhat. Maybe I'm more resistant to these things because I give a good space between the books and each one sounds refreshing.
The creativity of the prose is one of the best things in these books and this one is no exception. Quick, witty and fun, I always enjoy a good Lemony Snicket story.
Spoiler
My spoiler section will be much longer for this book because almost everything I want to say about it qualifies as a spoiler. The fact that this time one of their guardians actually was working for Olaf all along is very interesting and not something I expected. Esmé is a great character is her simple and deep greed, despite being vastly wealthy already, this becomes clear very quickly: she always wants more. Also makes Olaf more dangerous, he doesn't just show up and trick people, he actually has friends in various places.Some sillier parts are once again back in evidence, but I didn't mind much. Sunny climbing the building with her teeth was the weirdest, but I didn't mind it THAT much.
The overall plot also has started to move more and it gives a very good sense of progress. The mystery of what those letters mean, why the tunnel leads to their burned mansion, the fate of the twins, just to name a few. Even the author himself, or rather his character, starts to connect to the story, we had someone inside the story mention Beatrice, who was previously only talked about by Snicket himself.
And my favorite point: Jerome. In my humble opinion, by the end of the book the character actually felt like a very clear parody of a certain type of people. Throughout the whole book we are led to believe that he just hates arguing to an extreme point and serves as a counterpart to his wife's greed and evil. But it's not that, it's much more simple: he just doesn't care. When faced with the children's appeal to help their friends, he doesn't even insist on helping them, he just leaves and doesn't look back. It's not that he didn't realize that Esmé was evil, he just didn't care, it didn't affect him. Why would he bother arguing? At the end of the day, he was the worst guardian they had so far, aside from Olaf himself, just a man that didn't care about anything or anyone, for better or for worse. The children could've died and I don't think he would even stop to think about it much.
All in all, a very fun addition to the series and one that I deeply enjoyed and made me hyped for the next book. Now, I'm sure I've said this before, but I really do wish I had read these books when I was younger, it would've probably changed my relationship with literature.
There are so many people helping Count Olaf!! Seriously. What is wrong with these people?? This book was infuriating- the elevator was not "in", so they have to climb 66 flights of stairs every time they leave the apartment?? At this point, I'm wondering why the Baudelaires don't just rebel and run away.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
dark
fast-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Getting real tired of this series. Maybe it's because I'm reading them all in a week but they're all the same. The first chapter is about how depressing the book is and how Violet is an invented, klaus is a researcher, sunny bites things, and the idiot Mr. Poe is too busy with his bank to put the children in the care of a suitable adult. Then count Olaf pops up in disguise and makes life miserable before the children figure out his plan. After that the author describes how if you want a happy ending you should put the book down and then count Olaf disappears. In the 250 pages there's 2 pages of real information about what happened to the Bauldilairs parents. Only going to finish this because I'm halfway through the series and I'm curious how it ends.
Idealna seria, język idealny dla dzieci i dorosłych i trzymająca w napięciu historia, w trakcie historii czytelnik kibicuje bohaterom i modli się o to aby w końcu spotkało ich coś dobrego...
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
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
The series overall is becoming more exciting, which makes me want to keep reading them. The Baudelaires' lives are riddled with misfortune, which is always hard to read about, but the books are also interesting, with many twists and turns in the plot. My interest is beginning to outweigh my despair at the characters miserable situation.