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A Series of Unfortunate Events #1-4, 9-10
A Series of Unfortunate Events Pack
Contains 6 books in the Series of Unfortunate Events Series. Books Included are: The Bad Beginning (1), The Reptile Room(2), The Wide Window(3), The Miserable Mill(4), The Carnivorous Carnival(9), and The Slippery Slope(10)
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Lemony Snicket
306 books26.3k followersLemony Snicket had an unusual education and a perplexing youth and now endures a despondent adulthood. His previous published works include the thirteen volumes in A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Composer is Dead, and 13 Words. His new series is All The Wrong Questions.
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March 9, 2022
Pretty tragic(as you can tell from the title) but really good👍, the Baudelaires are really smart!! Even Sunny
February 6, 2015
Imagine this:
One out of two of your guardians are taking care of you because your parents died in a fire is really a villain that is part of a group who wants to steal your family fortune by pushing you down into a dark place with a big drop that is supposed to be a elevator. Wow! That must be frightening! Well, unfortunately, that is only one of many of the depressing events in The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket. There is, in fact, a whole series called The Series of Unfortunate Events.
For those of you who haven't read any of the books in this series, the main characters are the Baudelaires: Violet, who loves to invent things, Klaus, who loves reading/researching,and Sunny, who loves to bite hard things with her four sharp teeth. There is also Count Olaf, a mysterious man who dresses up in disguises to try to steal the Baudelaires' big family fortune, Jerome, one of the guardians, and Esmé, the other "guardian." Now, I put guardian in quotation marks for Esmé because later in the book you'll see for sure if she's really a guardian.
Like the other books in the series, the Baudelaires are trying to find a place to stay because their parents died in a terrible fire. However, their long lost uncle is trying to steal their huge family fortune that was left behind. The next place that Mr. Poe, their guardian who finds places to stay for them, is a place located at 667 Dark Avenue. Now, there are things that are in, and things that are out. The things that are in, are the things you are allowed to have/use. The things that are out are the things that you can't use/have. Luckily, orphans are in, so they were allowed to have orphans.
There was something suspicious going with Gunther, a friend of Esmé. He had those evil sparkling eyes and he is wearing a monocle and boots. It looked like Count Olaf! The Baudelaires soon found out that the boots were covering his tattoo on his ankle and the monocle was hiding the single eyebrow that he had! In book 5, the story ended by the Baudelaires' two good friends had been taken away by Count Olaf. Through this book, the three children kept trying to figure out how to save their friends and where Gunther was hiding. This book includes: being pushed down a fake elevator, parsley soda, an "In Auction" and much more unfortunate events.
After I finished the book, I was so scared that I couldn't go into a dark room without my parent being there. I'm not saying this book is bad, it is such a cliffhanging story! I love this book! Warning: this book is not recommended for people who don't like depressing but very interesting books. Otherwise, I recommend this book to everyone!
One out of two of your guardians are taking care of you because your parents died in a fire is really a villain that is part of a group who wants to steal your family fortune by pushing you down into a dark place with a big drop that is supposed to be a elevator. Wow! That must be frightening! Well, unfortunately, that is only one of many of the depressing events in The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket. There is, in fact, a whole series called The Series of Unfortunate Events.
For those of you who haven't read any of the books in this series, the main characters are the Baudelaires: Violet, who loves to invent things, Klaus, who loves reading/researching,and Sunny, who loves to bite hard things with her four sharp teeth. There is also Count Olaf, a mysterious man who dresses up in disguises to try to steal the Baudelaires' big family fortune, Jerome, one of the guardians, and Esmé, the other "guardian." Now, I put guardian in quotation marks for Esmé because later in the book you'll see for sure if she's really a guardian.
Like the other books in the series, the Baudelaires are trying to find a place to stay because their parents died in a terrible fire. However, their long lost uncle is trying to steal their huge family fortune that was left behind. The next place that Mr. Poe, their guardian who finds places to stay for them, is a place located at 667 Dark Avenue. Now, there are things that are in, and things that are out. The things that are in, are the things you are allowed to have/use. The things that are out are the things that you can't use/have. Luckily, orphans are in, so they were allowed to have orphans.
There was something suspicious going with Gunther, a friend of Esmé. He had those evil sparkling eyes and he is wearing a monocle and boots. It looked like Count Olaf! The Baudelaires soon found out that the boots were covering his tattoo on his ankle and the monocle was hiding the single eyebrow that he had! In book 5, the story ended by the Baudelaires' two good friends had been taken away by Count Olaf. Through this book, the three children kept trying to figure out how to save their friends and where Gunther was hiding. This book includes: being pushed down a fake elevator, parsley soda, an "In Auction" and much more unfortunate events.
After I finished the book, I was so scared that I couldn't go into a dark room without my parent being there. I'm not saying this book is bad, it is such a cliffhanging story! I love this book! Warning: this book is not recommended for people who don't like depressing but very interesting books. Otherwise, I recommend this book to everyone!
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May 10, 2009Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky.
In the first two books alone, the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune, a lumpy bed, a deadly serpent, a large brass reading lamp, a long knife, and a terrible odour.
In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted. Never before has a tale of three likeable and unfortunate children been quite so enchanting, or quite so uproariously unhappy.
Ages 10+
July 8, 2014
Wow! These book are just so amazing and well-written. I was mesmerized by all the dreadful things that could happen to people when I was younger, and then I started to get into mystery and murder tv shows and books, so, well yes, I have learned. These books brought me fear and made me think of danger but they were just always so amazing. Very quick reads that are just perfect for all those middle school kids that can use a small scare. An excellent series, and Mr. Count Olaf, you give me the chills!
Recommend ages: 9-14, great series that must be read!
Recommend ages: 9-14, great series that must be read!
February 18, 2023
The Bad Beginning ★★★★
The Reptile Room ★★★★
The Wide Window ★★★★
The Miserable Mill ★★★☆
The Carnivorous Carnival ★★★★
The Slippery Slope ★★★★
The Reptile Room ★★★★
The Wide Window ★★★★
The Miserable Mill ★★★☆
The Carnivorous Carnival ★★★★
The Slippery Slope ★★★★
February 24, 2011
The early books in this series are amusing and become nearly formulaic as the series goes on. Yet underneath it all, there is a thread of a greater mystery, and at times a sagacious philosophy of life and beauty that nearly takes your breath away in unexpected moments. Work your way through the first six books or so, because in my opinion, the series gets much deeper and intriguing on many levels as you go on.
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April 17, 2009The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket (?)
June 24, 2009
this book is good
October 5, 2009
Amazing what Violet, Klaus, and Sunny do!
April 21, 2010
this book was very sad
June 10, 2010
I loved this book! Amy once you read what I`ve written, tell Benjimen
toread all 13 books of these!
auther, Lemony Snicket
toread all 13 books of these!
auther, Lemony Snicket
August 21, 2010
These are highly entertaining, but I have to say that the constant defining of words tended to break the pace of the read.
November 24, 2010
THIS BOOK IS KEWL
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December 1, 2010This is a series of unfortunate events. This book need to have a 4 because it is a very good book
August 12, 2010
good books
July 21, 2012
Loved the style of the series.
June 6, 2018
the book is very nice. I would recommend this with the others.
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