by Lemony Snicket
Date Read: 6/23/14
Rating: ★ ★ ★
The books keep getting longer, but at least they are getting funnier also. I actually found myself chuckle a few times at this book.
I still like the literary and expression lessons we get out
of these books. And this one even
focused on grammar! (if you know me at
all, you’ll know grammar is a pet peeve of mine!) While I found the corrections of grammar in
this book to be obnoxious in how they were done, I really liked Klaus
explaining the errors in the letter.
The main plot outline of these stories all seem to be the
same though: kids get a new guardian, Count Olaf disguises himself to get in
with them, no one believes the children that he’s Count Olaf, and then they
have to take Count Olaf down. It’s a
little repetitive, and I’m not sure I could handle that over 13 books. But I do like that they have to figure out
how to take him down differently in each book, and that each child is helpful
in doing so.
While I’m starting to get sick of seeing Olaf disguise
himself and no one believes Violet, Klaus and Sunny, what I did like about this
book was their adventure on the boat. It
was just them and no one butting in or getting in the way. The only hurdle they had was the hurricane
itself. It was really nice. The action also made the book fly by – so even
though it was longer than the previous two books, it actually flew by.
The leeches were totally creepy though – and that whole
scene is pretty graphic. As I continue
reading these stories, I feel like the age at which I’ll feel comfortable
having my own kids read them keeps getting older.
Now I want to watch the movie though – because I was told
that it covered the first 3 books. After
watching that, I’ll have to decide whether I want to continue this series or
not. I might continue it as filler books
since they’re easy reads. But I won’t
push through the series fast.
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