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The Slippery Slope #10 (Series of Unfortunate Events) (Hardcover)

by Lemony Snicket (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 337 pages
  • Publisher: Egmont Books Ltd (6 May 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1405210869
  • ISBN-13: 978-1405210867
  • Product Dimensions: 18 x 13.2 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 17,497 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Clocking up a whopping 337 pages, The Slippery Slope is the longest volume in Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events so far, but Book the Tenth reads so easily and is so entertaining that it actually feels half that length. With only three more books to go now before this popular saga ends, probably miserably, there is now much more of a sense of a single over-arching storyline that is heading towards big revelations and cataclysmic conclusions.

All the familiar, well-loved elements of a Lemony Snicket adventure are here again, and the action picks up where it left off at the end of Book the Ninth, The Carniverous Carnival. Violet and Klaus, the oldest of the three Baudelaire orphans, are plummeting down a mountainside in an out-of-control caravan, certain to be smashed to smithereens at any second. Travelling up the mountain in a car is their youngest sibling, Sunny, who has been kidnapped by Count Olaf, his girlfriend Esme Squalor, and their scurrilous sidekicks. Olaf, as ever, is evil and mean and never lets up in his desire to snatch the children's inherited fortune. He really is a villain with a one-track mind.

Violet and Sunny set about saving themselves, then their sister, and then navigating through the Mortmain Mountains to stop their nemesis from committing more really bad deeds. The plotline is as tortured, hilarious and annoying as ever--with tangents explored at every turn--but it's so good nobody will really mind. There are tantalising clues that hint at a Baudelaire parent being alive after all, more possibilities about the secret organisation VFD and help from an unexpected ally.

The author is more careful than ever, now that he is down to writing only one bumper book a year, to give fantastic value for money. The gag quotient per page is stunningly high, and consistently good. The Grim Grotto cannot arrive a moment too soon. (Age 9 and over) --John McLay

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Klaus and Violet attempt to follow their sister, who is trapped by Count Olaf in a car driving fast up the mountain. First they must stop the caravan they are travelling in hurtling over a cliff. While Sunny is obliged to make breakfast for Count Olaf, his unpleasant associates and the repellent Esme Squalor, Klaus and Violet have come across Carmelita Spats in a cave, and, incredibly, Quigley, the last Quagmire triplet who is in fact alive. Climbing up to the smouldering remains of the VFD headquarters, the Baudelaires find themselves at the bottom of a steep, icy slope, leading up to Count Olaf and Sunny. Olaf has been joined by people even more evil than he is, and kidnaps Carmelita, while the Baudelaires escape along the Stricken Stream, hoping to meet the survivors of VFD at Hotel Denouement.

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars read this book now !!!!!!!, 11 Oct 2003
This review is from: The Slippery Slope (Series of Unfortunate Events) (Hardcover)
well what can i say this book will leave you of the edge of your seat. This book reveals a few things including who survives the terrible fire and what V.F.D stands for and believe me it's quite shocking(well so I think) but terrible Count Oalf is still up to his very nasty tricks and klaus,violet and sunny are in danger . This is a must see book and when it comes out near you READ IT.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A very slippery slope story, 13 Jan 2008
Like handshakes, house pets, or raw carrots, many things are preferable when not slippery. Unfortunately, in this miserable volume, I am afraid that Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire run into more than their fair share of slipperiness during their harrowing journey up - and down - a range of strange and distressing mountains. In order to spare you any further repulsion, it would be best not to mention any of the unpleasant details of this story, in particular a secret message, a toboggan, a deceitful trap, a swarm of snow gnats, a scheming villain, a troupe of organized youngsters, a covered casserole dish, and a surprising survivor of a terrible fire. The rating for this book given by me is: 7/ 10.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Amazing Alliterative Adventure!, 3 May 2004
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Daniel Handler's done it again - this is the tenth book in the wonderful Lemony Snicket series and they just keep getting better (and bigger). As always, the reader is given just enough clues and pieces of the puzzle to think everything's coming together, and then is left at the end with even more questions than they started off with. This one is my favourite so far, and the plot has really started to thicken. If you have the Lemony Snicket Unauthorized Autobiography now's the time to give it a second read, as many of the threads started there are pulled together in The Slippery Slope. The characters really come into their own here, too - Sunny is growing up and gets whole chapters to herself. Her advances in speech are often hilarious - there's a hidden meaning in everything she says. There's also some romance for Violet with someone presumed dead, and the appearance of two new villains who even Olaf and Esme are afraid of. If you haven't yet delved into the wonders of the Snicket world, now's the time to begin, because this series could possibly be one of the most entertaining ever written.
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5.0 out of 5 stars BEST YET.GREAT READ.
I think this was Lemony Snicket's best book.And i would know.I've read every single book written by him and i love them all. Read more
Published on 14 Mar 2007 by lindabookworm

3.0 out of 5 stars slipping a bit
In my opinion I think that the other books were excellant but this one is as the title, slipping a bit. Read more
Published on 21 Jul 2005 by shaun bowles

4.0 out of 5 stars The best ASOUE book
A series of Unfortunate Events continues with Klaus and Violet going down a mountain in a caravan, separated from their baby sister Sunny. Read more
Published on 14 Feb 2005

4.0 out of 5 stars Great reading material
This book is possibly (in my opinion) one of the best Series of Unfortunate Events books I've read. My heart was racing at the start of the book, I didn't think Violet and Klaus... Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2005

4.0 out of 5 stars Good`
I really like this book, but I find that most of the time, Snicket is just re-writing the same book, you will know exactly what happens next if you have read others. Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Super
The Slippery Slope really is a great book. The plot is twisting and turning, and makes a great change from the other books, as the plot seemed to be starting to get slightly... Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2004 by N. J. Cockburn

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
I have recently read the 10th installment of Lemony Snicket's bestseller. I abseloutely loved The Slippery Slope. I enjoyed every page of this book. Read more
Published on 20 Jul 2004 by phil455

5.0 out of 5 stars The Slippery Slope
This is the 10th book of unfortunate events, and is one of the most entertaining books of the series. Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2004 by Michael Cawdrey

5.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as some of the others
I am a big fan of Lemony Snicket's work and this is an example of him at his best. With mysteries, villans and surprises this is a great book which leaves you at a cliffhanger, as... Read more
Published on 28 May 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Not for Cakesniffers!
If you are addicted to Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events, then the tenth addition to this thirteen part series is a must have! Read more
Published on 3 May 2004 by Chrestomanci

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