From the back cover: Dear Reader, You have undoubtedly picked up this book by mistake, so please put it down. Nobody in their right mind would read this particular book about the lives of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire on purpose, because each dismal moment of their stay in the village of V.F.D. has been faithfully and dreadfully recorded in these pages. I can think of … [Read more...] about The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket: A
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The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket: A
From the back cover: Dear Reader, If you have just picked up this book, then it is not too late to put it back down. Like the previous books in A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, there is nothing to be found in these pages but misery, despair, and discomfort, and you still have time to choose something else to read. Within the chapters of this story, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny … [Read more...] about The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket: A
Enter a Murderer by Ngaio Marsh: C-
From the back cover: The crime was committed on stage at the Unicorn Theatre, when an unloaded gun fired a very real bullet. The victim was Arthur Surbanadier, an actor clawing his way to stardom using blackmail victims. The stage was set for one of Chief Detective Inspector Alleyn's most baffling cases... Review: I think I need a new rating for laughably bad. I simply … [Read more...] about Enter a Murderer by Ngaio Marsh: C-
The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket: A
From the back cover: Dear Reader, If you are looking for a story about cheerful youngsters spending a jolly time at boarding school, look elsewhere. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent and resourceful children, and you might expect that they would do very well at school. Don't. For the Baudelaires, school turns out to be another miserable episode in their … [Read more...] about The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket: A
The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket: A
From the back cover: Dear Reader, I hope, for your sake, that you have not chosen to read this book because you are in the mood for a pleasant experience. If this is the case, I advise you to put this book down instantaneously, because of all the books describing the unhappy lives of the Baudelaire orphans, The Miserable Mill might be the unhappiest yet. Violet, Klaus, and … [Read more...] about The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket: A