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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
"That no life lives forever;
That dead men rise up never;
That even the weariest river
Winds somewhere safe to sea."
This book was particularly sad for me, I really felt like I lost something while reading the paragraphs about V.F.D headquarters. I would have loved to be among well-read people in a safe place with no judgement. It sounded perfect to me.
And it's gone.
Quigley Quagmire was a smart boy, no wonder he survived all that time. I was really sad at end over him, but also expected it happen.
I really really need to see more of him, and his siblings too.
(I really wonder how does Olaf fit in with V.F.D... I mean he's not particularly smart and definitely not well-read, and he's an arsonist. So even before the schism he's not perfect volunteer material.
The TV Olaf has more potential, but the book one is not what I'd choose for my secret organization.)
How do you slow this thing down? How do you make this thing slow down?
I don't know if every audiobook has this song in it, but damn it's in my head all the time; I love it. It fits the feel of the story perfectly, and I need it always. Seriously hoping the remaining books will have songs as well, and if they do, I'm tempted to listen to all of them again just for the songs haha!
In case you're interested in the full lyrics. It's on Youtube as well.
What a beautiful way to go back to this story. I'm glad the tv show is so fresh in my mind, so I didn't need to brush up on my memory and could just jump right in.
These books are perfect for audiobooks; it really makes the repetition work. It's like it was written to be read out loud, and Tim Curry does an absolute splendid job.
The only thing I can think of that was a bit of a disappointment was Violet showing some stereotypical woman traits, which is something I am definitely not used to. But other than that I loved all the characters, or despised them (Esmee I'm looking at you), still, including the new addition
Sunny was definitely my favorite in this book. I grow to love her more and more and more, and with her speaking more , it's just impossible not to love her. All the love for Sunny!
This book is also starting to really put things together in a slow build towards the end, towards answers, and with three more books to go, I am buzzing with excitement to find out more!
I don't know if every audiobook has this song in it, but damn it's in my head all the time; I love it. It fits the feel of the story perfectly, and I need it always. Seriously hoping the remaining books will have songs as well, and if they do, I'm tempted to listen to all of them again just for the songs haha!
In case you're interested in the full lyrics. It's on Youtube as well.
What a beautiful way to go back to this story. I'm glad the tv show is so fresh in my mind, so I didn't need to brush up on my memory and could just jump right in.
These books are perfect for audiobooks; it really makes the repetition work. It's like it was written to be read out loud, and Tim Curry does an absolute splendid job.
The only thing I can think of that was a bit of a disappointment was Violet showing some stereotypical woman traits, which is something I am definitely not used to. But other than that I loved all the characters, or despised them (Esmee I'm looking at you), still, including the new addition
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of Quigly Quagmire!Sunny was definitely my favorite in this book. I grow to love her more and more and more, and with her speaking more , it's just impossible not to love her. All the love for Sunny!
This book is also starting to really put things together in a slow build towards the end, towards answers, and with three more books to go, I am buzzing with excitement to find out more!
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
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
Very good book in the series. In this one there's much more to find out about VFD and new mysteries!!
Actually 2.5 Stars
Finally Finished this book, It took me awhile. but I did it, even though it was slow. (Which is why I took awhile to finish it) I love Tim Curry reading this series but this one was just slow and I kept finding myself getting bored with it. Along with getting more confused with how old is Sunny actually is. Is she two or four, a baby or what? what age is Sunny supposedly be? I know on the Netflix series, the second season, she's a toddler. But the books make it seem she's older then that while other she's younger.
Finally Finished this book, It took me awhile. but I did it, even though it was slow. (Which is why I took awhile to finish it) I love Tim Curry reading this series but this one was just slow and I kept finding myself getting bored with it. Along with getting more confused with how old is Sunny actually is. Is she two or four, a baby or what? what age is Sunny supposedly be? I know on the Netflix series, the second season, she's a toddler. But the books make it seem she's older then that while other she's younger.
I enjoyed this installment in the series definitely more than "The Carnivorous Carnival", so I am glad that I picked up this series again. The plot itself I found not as interesting as in some of the previous novels but I liked that this one was dealing a bit more with the explaining of the unclear questions within the story (even though there are still a lot of unclear questions). Furthermore I liked the morality the orphans learned, namely that it is not necessary to fight fire with fire. Overall this one is still not my favorite book in the series but, as I said, I liked it more than the last one and I am looking forward to read the three books which are still left. 3.5 of 5 stars overall.
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I also liked the introduction of the dead-believed Quigley Quagmeir as a character, even though he disappeared again at the end of the book.
For an inventor and bookworm, those kids can be pretty dumb. This didn't stop me from enjoying the book though.
For the first time in the series, it slows down and almost drags in The Slippery Slope. It's quite impressive that it got to Book 10 before reaching this point, but then I think a lot of that has to do with the length of the other books - being so short, they got straight to the point. The Slippery Slope, however, is more than double the size of The Bad Beginning, and that changes the feel of the pacing. More setting up, more time spent sitting and talking and deliberating. And it is kind of off-putting.
Once it gets going, though, it is still as exciting as the previous installments - maybe more so, as a lot of information is revealed this time, about VFD and the Baudelaire parents, and the schism, and the mysterious sugar bowl.
So, still a very enjoyable book, but perhaps could have benefitted from a lower word count in the first handful of chapters.
Once it gets going, though, it is still as exciting as the previous installments - maybe more so, as a lot of information is revealed this time, about VFD and the Baudelaire parents, and the schism, and the mysterious sugar bowl.
So, still a very enjoyable book, but perhaps could have benefitted from a lower word count in the first handful of chapters.