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The Vile Village
by Lemony Snicket
I'm giving it 3.5 sooo...that kinda explains why it took me FOREVER to finish it.
It was vile indeed, so much so that I wasn't sure if I would continue reading ASOUE. Although the idea of a village full of hostile elders who worship crows is full of opportunity in my eyes, this book was very sad and off-putting (I mean, yeah, Lemony does give us constant disclaimers, so I will not complain very much).
First of all, Hector. He was a kind-hearted guardian but not selfless enough to (literally) speak up and protect the children. I'm grateful he saved the Quagmires, at least.
Secondly, Jacques. I'm just so incredibly sad. He would've been the perfect father figure for the kids. I know Olivia Caliban is only canon in the show, but I kept thinking about her and Jacques and their future together and...it was heartbreaking.
Lastly, Klaus' birthday. In jail. That's all.
On the other hand, I LOVED Esme being Officer Luciana, she can do no wrong in my eyes, she's just too fabulous. (I'm being gaslit by a villain, help me.) Isadora's poems were soooo ingenious, I found it so funny how Klaus was struggling to decipher them, always complaining he isn't good at poetry. ALSO, SUNNY BEING SELF SUSTAINING AND TAKING HER FIRST STEPS MADE ME SO EMOTIONAL!!!!! I loved them walking together towards the sunset, it was a hopeful image.
All in all, this one was as dreadful as a plot twist can be and I can't wait to see them (FINALLY) figure out what VFD stands for, while being guardianless, on-the-run "criminals".
P.S.: In my headcanon, before the Baudelaire parents had Violet, they lived in the VFD town for a while. That is, before the VFD town was...like that. At first they were very intrigued by it, they studied the movement of the crows and were happy to be surrounded by nice elders. Slowly but surely, they started to notice some weird little habits like the elders always asking them to do a chore or another, their fear of machines, the townspeople's mob mentality during town meetings and a suspicious affinity for fires. Soon, a light bulb moment struck and they started questioning these things and the elders did NOT like that. Some major incident must have happened, the townspeople turned on the Baudelaires and decided to burn them at the stake. That's when the Volunteer Fire Department showed up, saved and recruited the Baudelaire parents. At least that's how it happened in my mind. :)
It was vile indeed, so much so that I wasn't sure if I would continue reading ASOUE. Although the idea of a village full of hostile elders who worship crows is full of opportunity in my eyes, this book was very sad and off-putting (I mean, yeah, Lemony does give us constant disclaimers, so I will not complain very much).
First of all, Hector. He was a kind-hearted guardian but not selfless enough to (literally) speak up and protect the children. I'm grateful he saved the Quagmires, at least.
Secondly, Jacques. I'm just so incredibly sad. He would've been the perfect father figure for the kids. I know Olivia Caliban is only canon in the show, but I kept thinking about her and Jacques and their future together and...it was heartbreaking.
Lastly, Klaus' birthday. In jail. That's all.
On the other hand, I LOVED Esme being Officer Luciana, she can do no wrong in my eyes, she's just too fabulous. (I'm being gaslit by a villain, help me.) Isadora's poems were soooo ingenious, I found it so funny how Klaus was struggling to decipher them, always complaining he isn't good at poetry. ALSO, SUNNY BEING SELF SUSTAINING AND TAKING HER FIRST STEPS MADE ME SO EMOTIONAL!!!!! I loved them walking together towards the sunset, it was a hopeful image.
All in all, this one was as dreadful as a plot twist can be and I can't wait to see them (FINALLY) figure out what VFD stands for, while being guardianless, on-the-run "criminals".
P.S.: In my headcanon, before the Baudelaire parents had Violet, they lived in the VFD town for a while. That is, before the VFD town was...like that. At first they were very intrigued by it, they studied the movement of the crows and were happy to be surrounded by nice elders. Slowly but surely, they started to notice some weird little habits like the elders always asking them to do a chore or another, their fear of machines, the townspeople's mob mentality during town meetings and a suspicious affinity for fires. Soon, a light bulb moment struck and they started questioning these things and the elders did NOT like that. Some major incident must have happened, the townspeople turned on the Baudelaires and decided to burn them at the stake. That's when the Volunteer Fire Department showed up, saved and recruited the Baudelaire parents. At least that's how it happened in my mind. :)