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“Is there a gleam of hope for the orphans and their new friends? Most certainly not. The only thing we can really count on are more gloriously gloomy adventures.” Karin Snelson, Amazon.com
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There is nothing to be found in the pages of these books but misery and despair. You still have time to choose something else to read. But if you must know what unpleasantries befall the charming and clever Baudelaire children read on..."The Ersatz Elevator": Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire encounter a darkened staircase, a red herring, friends in a dire situation, three mysterious initials, a liar with an evil scheme, a secret passageway and parsley soda.
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The book you are holding in your two hands right now-assuming that you are, in fact, holding this book, and that you have only two hands-is one of two books in the world that will show you the difference between the word "nervous" and the word "anxious." Read the first page
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The book you are holding in your two hands right now-assuming that you are, in fact, holding this book, and that you have only two hands-is one of two books in the world that will show you the difference between the word "nervous" and the word "anxious." Read the first page
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Just when you thought that Lemony Snicket was running out of steam he delivers the best yet in the Series of Unforunate Events. Truth be told, all the tales of various woe were starting to get a tiny bit repetitive, though they were largely redeemed by Snicket's entertaining style of stroytelling. But the Ersatz Elevator gives new hope that he'll be able to spin this out for the full thirteen.
The basics: this is the 6th book in the story of the Baudelaire orphans: Violet, Klaus and Sunny. The death of their parents in a mysterious fire has thrown them into the path of the nefarious Count Olaf, who is determined to get his hands on their enormous fortune. So far so good, but what distinguishes the Ersatz Elevator is the emergence of what may appear to be a subplot but is actually the intrigue that underlines all of the novels: the secret of VFD. This adds another dimension of interest to the book, which is also richly populated with a new set of characters and the kind of bizarre humour in which Snicket revels.
All the old devices are there: the definitions of vocabulary, the literary references, the hidden jokes and secrets: all of which will keep adults as well as children entertained. The plot is pacy and uncomplicated, and while the story seems the stuff of fairy-tales, Lemony Snicket's dry, dead-pan irony and skewed perspective is deliciously dark. The most enjoyable yet in a highly enjoyable selection.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book was very entertaining and also well written. A truely great book for kids alike. It don't have any major complaints about this book except for stalling the good bits in the book. It was like Lemony was biding time to save something or other. I also was displeased at the end of the book when Jerome Squalor, the Baudelaires new guardian decides to abandon them on a account of the the displeasure of argumentive conversations. He leaves them without clothes or any other form of neccisity which I find very discomforting. But all in all this book will provide you with much excitement and wonder.
PS : Violet, Klaus and Sunny will never be free of upseting lifestyles but maybe in the future thirteenth book things could brighten up their lives.
PS : Violet, Klaus and Sunny will never be free of upseting lifestyles but maybe in the future thirteenth book things could brighten up their lives.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
When I started reading the book, it started out as all of the storys in the past had: Mr. Poe taking the childeren to their new home and the poor kids ending up misererable.But as I read, the story took a strange new twist that was so fun and myserious, I had my eyes glued to the pages for two hours straight. I couldn't get enough of it and soon after I picked up the book, I couldn't put it down. The strange adventures of the three Baudilaire childeren had transported me to another world where I was one of the Baudilaires and I had to go thruogh the exact same things they went through. This book, (provided you read all the other books in the series before number six) is a definate must read. I would definatley reccomend this book most to childeren nine through twelve who enjoy mystery and fantasy.
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Sinister
This book definitely has the feel of being a volume of a series, but does not suffer for it. It is not as funny as the other books, but is perhaps more sinister.
Published 8 days ago by Martensgirl
very good quality!
I really loved the book. It arrived much more earlier than the due date. The quality was excellent than i expected :D thankyou
Published 24 months ago by Mr. S. Keven
Snicket's Twisty book
This book you want to buy, has so many twists i cannot count. When the Baudilare orphans go from their school to a hotel on a dark, dark street, they know this couldn't be a... Read more
Published on 24 Nov 2009 by Kopa
best book in series
I personly think this is the best book in the sereis so ingnore Lemony Snickets warning. After having a miserable a Prufrock prep in the Austere AcademyThe Austere Academy (A... Read more
Published on 19 July 2008
AMAZING
I am ten years old and I cant see why people think that this series of books is to unfortunate for us to read. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2008 by imogen allen
Unfortunate luck for the three!
This book is the sixth book in the series and nothing good is happening yet. There is nothing to be found in these pages but misery, despair and discomfort, and you still have time... Read more
Published on 13 Jan 2008 by Mehajabeen Farid
Probably my favourite series of unfortunate events book
I reccomend this book from the flawed but somewhat enjoyable series of books by Lemony Snicket. The positive things about this book are;
Lemony Snicket can sometimes be quite... Read more
Lemony Snicket can sometimes be quite... Read more
Published on 24 July 2007 by Bahlob
Review the Sixth
The Baudelaire siblings arrive at a world so far removed - a phrase here which means they didn't have to work with tree stumps from the lumber mill - as possible. Read more
Published on 15 April 2005
"Orphans were out then...now they are in"
Throughout the books in this series I have noticed a clear trend, which consists in the Baudelaire orphans having to face more complex and dangerous situations as the story... Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2005 by Sebastian Fernandez
Pure literary heavan!
It's probably a tie-up as to which book is the best in the series, The Ersatz Elevator or The Hostile Hospital. Read more
Published on 25 Jan 2005 by D'Angelo Twain
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