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The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket

miss_majuu's review against another edition

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4.0

Just some sentences that seem pretty important but were COMPLETELY IGNORED by the book

“The word ‘bubble’ is in the dictionary, as is the word ‘peacock’, the word ‘vacation’ and the words ‘the’ ‘author’s’ ‘execution’ ‘has’ ‘been’ ‘cancelled’, which make up a sentence that is always pleasant to hear”

“I am wondering if the future will hold something that will enable me to saw through these handcuffs and crawl out of the double-locked windows”

“I want to steal from you the way Beatrice stole from me”

“[…] standing amid the ashy ruin of their destroyed home”

roxlastewka's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

ajileowens's review

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adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

harleyrae's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5/5 Stars
I actually enjoyed this one. I found it to be at times a funny, and different. While this was not one of the worst things the children had faced, it still made for an interesting plot. I look forward to seeing what else is in store for them.

leafblade's review against another edition

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3.0

ok this was good and it had some mystery apart from Olaf's identity. I hope the next ones get better and better.

rebeccabadger's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

4.75

mkhare's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5 stars, another good'un!

lexi071's review against another edition

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mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

lynnw's review against another edition

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dark funny informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

drridareads's review against another edition

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1.0

Edit: My rating for all of his books will be changing to 1 (since there's no 0) since I recently learnt he was problematic and he has sexual misconduct allegations against him (google it or here's a link talking about Sexual Misconduct in Children's Book Publishing

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Really feel like I've had enough and I am most probably gonna abandon this series. I still like thew writing and everything but I've read 6 very similar books of a series and I'm still not even half done with it.