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1.63k reviews for:

The Slippery Slope

Lemony Snicket

3.97 AVERAGE

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark funny 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
adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No



“Well-read people are less likely to be evil.”

Another slow read in my opinion. I do however like that this, and the last couple, of books haven't been as repetitive as the first eight of so. A big revelation is revealed in this installment!

I'm honestly not really enjoying the "VFD" element of the story.

Goodreads does not have an audiobook version of this book. Listening to on Scribd.

Narrated by Tim Curry.

Was Sunny's "Rosebud" exclamation a Citizen Kane reference? I NEED TO KNOW.
Update: According to Wikipedia, it is in fact an allusion to CK's sled.
mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

‘For Beatrice —
When we met, you were pretty, and I was lonely.
Now I am pretty lonely.’
adventurous hopeful mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This is the juiciest, most conspiratorial of them all! So far, my favorite.

“The central theme of Anna Karenina is that a rural life of moral simplicity, despite its monotony, is the preferable personal narrative to a daring life of impulsive passion, which only leads to tragedy