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mimae's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
abigailhall's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
keliseb's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
is this my favorite one? no. but no one turns a phrase like my boy lemony
haagar's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-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
4.0
belwood303's review against another edition
4.0
When this series first came out (around 2000) I found this to be the most difficult to read - how can the adults be so dumb? And it felt a bit repetitive. When I reread the book to prepare for the publication of book 13 I actually found this volume to hint at a lot of the little clues that would come up later in the series. Glad to say that the most recent reading has me enjoying this book in the series... See rereading can be very valuable ;)
wendyreadsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
ceceewing_'s review against another edition
3.0
*3.5/5
Once again, super enjoyable ride. It is interesting to now be reading these as I'm watching the show. I am not watching episodes until after I have finished the book, but I'm curious if my visual of the characters is changing as I watch the show. Just a thought.
I love how in this book, like the last, we get to see the Baudelaires growing into more intelligent and self-reliant people. Obviously they are still very naive in a lot of ways, being so young, but I love the way their relationship with each other develops over time so much within the series as a whole and it is fun to see that from closer to the beginning of the books. Captain Sham is, of course, ridiculous. But I love it.
Oh! And I really like the fact that this book starts to show the more angry, bitter side of these kids at times. They have every right to those emotions, and I think their more look-on-the-brightside outlook cracking every now and then is such a nice and realistic touch. Just a little bit of character development I appreciate. Now onto the last reread! I'll continue with the rest later, but I wanted to focus on covering the books that the show would handle for now.
Once again, super enjoyable ride. It is interesting to now be reading these as I'm watching the show. I am not watching episodes until after I have finished the book, but I'm curious if my visual of the characters is changing as I watch the show. Just a thought.
I love how in this book, like the last, we get to see the Baudelaires growing into more intelligent and self-reliant people. Obviously they are still very naive in a lot of ways, being so young, but I love the way their relationship with each other develops over time so much within the series as a whole and it is fun to see that from closer to the beginning of the books. Captain Sham is, of course, ridiculous. But I love it.
Oh! And I really like the fact that this book starts to show the more angry, bitter side of these kids at times. They have every right to those emotions, and I think their more look-on-the-brightside outlook cracking every now and then is such a nice and realistic touch. Just a little bit of character development I appreciate. Now onto the last reread! I'll continue with the rest later, but I wanted to focus on covering the books that the show would handle for now.
kaeti's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
johnny92m's review against another edition
4.0
No matter how formulaic these stories can be, I always enjoy the wonderfully miserable romps of these incredible orphans!