- Hardcover: 128 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books; 1 edition (31 Dec 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0064407691
- ISBN-13: 978-0064407694
- Product Dimensions: 18.9 x 13.2 x 2.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,178,718 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Baudelaire siblings suffer all sorts of misfortunes in this, the fourth book of their adventures.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A fantastic book to read. For 9 and overs because there are quite difficult words in it. I liked the bit when Count Olaf dressed up as a woman, because it was funny. There was alot of surprising events which kept me on the edge of my seat, waiting to find out more. Someone who enjoys adventures would enjoy this book because the three children have to work in a lumber mill and have lots of adventures doing so. The three children only eat gum for their lunch and at dinner they have a bad casserole. This book is the funniest one in the series yet, it is also exciting, dark, with other surprises on the way.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Although Snikett takes a different direction in book 5, this 4th book in the series of Unfortunate Events is just as inventive and surprising and probably my favourite up to this point, with the exception of book 1. To me this definitely didn't feel like a repeat of previous books, on the contrary- I found the content both refreshing and at the same time familiar enough for me as a fan to feel at home.
In some ways this is similar to previous books i.e. a clueless guardian, a disguised Count Olaf and a series of unfortunate events that the siblings must overcome using their inventiveness, knowledge and sharp tooth, respectively. So all we've come to expect, really. But there are also several new elements that keep the reader both gripped by the story and constantly guessing, as to what will happen next.
In the 'Miserable Mill' the continued story of the Baudelaire's that was waning in book 3 feels renewed and invigorated by new characters and unusual events. Count Olaf, although still present in all his horrid glory, takes a back seat to some very despicable new characters who attempt to thwart Violet, Klaus and Sunny in their perfectly reasonable pursuit of a calm and contented childhood. The Boss character for example is captivating- he may only have one facial expression, but he just makes a fantastically menacing character for the reader to love to hate.
With this book I felt more than ever before that the author was gradually upping the anti, putting the siblings in greater and greater danger and so providing the reader with greater thrills. Also with this book, you'll be screaming at the pages more than ever before for the Baudelaire orphans to resort to more extreme measures to battle the fiends they face, even though you know if they did they would very probably find themselves in an even more unfortunate position. So all that we can really do is wait and continue to hope that very soon they may be a little bit better off. Unlikely I know, but we can still hope.
In some ways this is similar to previous books i.e. a clueless guardian, a disguised Count Olaf and a series of unfortunate events that the siblings must overcome using their inventiveness, knowledge and sharp tooth, respectively. So all we've come to expect, really. But there are also several new elements that keep the reader both gripped by the story and constantly guessing, as to what will happen next.
In the 'Miserable Mill' the continued story of the Baudelaire's that was waning in book 3 feels renewed and invigorated by new characters and unusual events. Count Olaf, although still present in all his horrid glory, takes a back seat to some very despicable new characters who attempt to thwart Violet, Klaus and Sunny in their perfectly reasonable pursuit of a calm and contented childhood. The Boss character for example is captivating- he may only have one facial expression, but he just makes a fantastically menacing character for the reader to love to hate.
With this book I felt more than ever before that the author was gradually upping the anti, putting the siblings in greater and greater danger and so providing the reader with greater thrills. Also with this book, you'll be screaming at the pages more than ever before for the Baudelaire orphans to resort to more extreme measures to battle the fiends they face, even though you know if they did they would very probably find themselves in an even more unfortunate position. So all that we can really do is wait and continue to hope that very soon they may be a little bit better off. Unlikely I know, but we can still hope.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is the fourth book of the series and sees the Baudelaire Orphans dropped off to their newest guardian, the mysterious 'Sir' of Lucky Smell Lumbermill.
The story starts with the ominous - which here means the Baudelaire Orphans were reminded of Count Olaf - eye shaped building. The children meet a variety of people from the optimistic Phil - optimistic means someone who is irritatingly bright and cheerful even when normal people would be crying in a corner - to the horrible Foreman Flacutono - horrible here means wakes people up with the banging of two pots rather then with the clanging of the alarm clock, rooster or fire alarm. It is a shame that the nice people the children meet never have any influence, like Charles. Look out for Count Olaf who enters the stage in his best disguise yet!
All in all (a phase here which means I've said enough and tried not to give anything away) this is a good, easy read story. I would like to add a caution to my review for younger reader: there are squeamish bits in the book - squeamish here means the death of a character and the squashing of another.
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really good read
i've only read 1,2 this one and i'm on the 5th but i think this is the best one out of them \\ no mistakes that i could find
Published 19 days ago by lynn fotheringham
Enjoyable
This book is slightly different from the first 3 as the identity of Count Olaf is revealed quite late on- there are several sinister and mysterious characters who could be him. Read more
Published 23 days ago by Martensgirl
Brilliant!
I was 10 when I read this book I LOVED it and then read ALL the rest of them I think this was the best book.You really feel for the characters, but is still quite funny in places. Read more
Published 16 months ago
An exciting and adventurous book
In my opinion this book is a mysterious adventure appropret for children over nine as there are some dificult words. Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2009
Coupons, Casseroles and cloud of smoke
The pages of this book, I'm sorry to inform you, contain such nasty nonsense as a giant pincher machine, a bad casserole, a man with a cloud of smoke where his head should be, a... Read more
Published on 13 Jan 2008 by Mehajabeen Farid
Lost the Plot
While I enjoyed the first three books in this series, I did find them very monotonous.
Then I got to The Miserable Mill. Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2006
brandons report
i have read all of the books, i think lemony snicket is very good book and if you have read any ather books by the arther
lemony snicket pleas contact me on my home number... Read more
lemony snicket pleas contact me on my home number... Read more
Published on 26 July 2005 by brandon
More miserable then the others.
Being a huge fan of the series i feel inclined to point out that this book is the only downfall. It is the one book i found i was not hooked on and was not all that interesting. Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2005 by Jon Bond
"Where is Count Olaf?"
I was pleasantly surprised when I found out that the rhythm of the story changed compared to previous works. Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2005 by Sebastian Fernandez
A superb 4th book in the series!
I loved this book so much, that when I finished reading it the first time, I started to read it again. Read more
Published on 30 Dec 2004
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