The Wide Window

Same review as The Bad Beginning applies. After starting the show on Netflix, we were enticed to start the series. My oldest (9) is reading the books either through the library or Libby and we are all listening to the audiobook on our adventures here and there. While I doubt I would enjoy the series for myself, sharing it with the children has been entertaining. We are about to now start The Miserable Mill after finishing up The Wide Window.

Library audiobook. Library book. Libby to Kindle.

The Wide Window is so far my least favorite but man, some guest characters just drive me nuts.

This book was the best for now! really enjoyed the story and all the unfortunate events that the kids went through. I also like a lot the narrator and the way he is always makes side notes. This notes are about some words and expressions. As english is not my first language it is fun to descover some new words and expressions. I belive that this is an amazing book for kids!!

De Baudelaires worden ondergebracht bij hun tante Josephine, aan de rand van Lake Lachrymose. Josephine is bang van zowat alles. Een zekere Captain Sham werkt zich in het leven van Josephine en de kinderen. De kinderen zien meteen dat het Graaf Olaf is, maar niemand gelooft ze. Josephine lijkt uit haar venster in het meer gesprongen te zijn en de kinderen aan Captain Sham overgelaten te hebben, maar eigenlijk laat ze in haar zelfmoordbrief een spoor na dat leidt naar een grot waar ze zich schuilhoudt. Daar zegt Josephine dat Graaf Olaf haar verplicht had een zelfmoordbrief te schrijven. Shenanigans ensue, Josephine wordt opgegeten door bloedzuigers, uiteindelijk bijt Sunny het houten been van Captain Sham af waardoor duidelijk wordt dat het Olaf is. Mr. Poe zal een nieuwe voogd moeten zoeken voor de Baudelaires.

Meer van hetzelfde, ja.

The third in my series of short reviews for A Series of Unfortunate Events. This one was fine, but over quickly and I would have liked more. I read these such a long time ago that my memory is fuzzy, but I think the later books get longer and more satisfying.

We are now at the point where I no longer remember the plot of the books at all because the film only covered the first three books. I'm looking forward to finishing this series this year.

4.1

Ok this series is getting kinda inappropriate for children. I'm not even sure if it's a children's book anymore, since this one has a lot of dark, scary, and sensitive content in it. Nevertheless, it was still a fun and quick read just like the previous books. I really find it funny when Aunt Josephine keeps correcting everyone's grammatical errors. The kids always find a way to get out of their misfortunes, so there's really nothing to worry about them. But still, you can't help but sympathize. I'm enjoying this series so far and I'm off to read the 4th book, which is “The Miserable Mill”.

Full review of the first three books at http://www.mrshields.com/?p=929

Short review. Good young adult books. Tries to take the kids seriously as readers. Love the use of vocabulary. Got a little bored by the end of the third. Not sure if I will read more. Think they would be good for a lot of kids.

4:

For what it's worth, even though this was gloomier than the first two installments from the get-go and infinitely more frustrating, and although it is still following the same formula of the Baudelaires get a new caretaker -> Olaf shows up in disguise -> nobody believes it when the orphans point it out -> Olaf murders the guardian -> the Baudelaires are, yet again, sad and homeless; we can already see there's a tiiiny bit of character development peeking out. The children are getting—justifiably— angry. Sunny MVP all my homies love and cherish little Sunny.

Aunt Josephine was incredibly obnoxious and selfish and ungrateful and, frankly, she was an overall terrible person. Why does Mr. Poe never do any background checks before just handing these traumatized children over to any ol' Joe Schmoe or Plain Jane? But Jo also was very valid. I, too, am afraid of most things.

Anywho, this is the kind of behavior the Baudelaire orphans deal with on a daily basis:

“These are very serious accusations,” Mr. Poe said firmly. “I understand that the three of you have had some terrible experiences, and I hope you're not letting your imagination get the best of you. Remember when you lived with Uncle Monty? You were convinced that his assistant, Stephano, was really Count Olaf in disguise.”“But Stephano was Count Olaf in disguise,” Klaus exclaimed.“That's not the point,” Mr. Poe said.”

RIP to the dummies who don't listen to the kids who are repeatedly right but I'm different.