Top Ten Best a Series of Unfortunate Events Books
I absolutely adore this one. Everyone's in it. Kit is great, and Dewey's death is heartbreaking. I just love this book.
This is my list:
1. The Penultimate Peril
2. The End
3. The Ersatz Elevator
4. The Slippery Slope
5. The Bad Beginning
6. The Carnivorous Carnival
7. The Reptile Room
8. The Grim Grotto
9. The Austere Academy
10. The Hostile Hospital
11. The Wide Window
12. The Miserable Mill
13. The Vile Village
I love this book. There's so much going on. First, you see Kit kissing one of the triplets, but at the time, you think they are twins. And when Kit says best regards to Frank, you would think that she is kissing Ernest. Then the children have to guard the sugar bowl, and everyone thinks that J.S. is a different person. I LOVE IT!
Amazing! Uncle Monty was a great character, Count Olaf becomes a main character, and the argument about who should drive with whom is hands down the best dialogue exchange in the series. Definitely my number 1.
Never a dull moment, and Uncle Monty is so nice and perfect for the kids.
Just great. I'm Stephano. I'm an Italian man. Count Olaf's disguise was very funny in this book.
Good setting, good action at the end, and you meet the Baudelaires' first good friends after their parents "died," who aren't their new guardians.
The Quagmires are wonderful characters, and this is one of the most hilarious volumes in the saga!
I was wondering if Nero had always been on Count Olaf's side. But life is a mystery, so I guess we'll never know.
When Count Olaf turns good, only to die before delivering his last words that would probably have fully redeemed him, it's probably the most tragic thing these books did (besides not killing off Mr. Poe).
I've never read the last book, but my friend has. He's read the whole series, and he likes the last one the best, so I believe him.
(Spoiler Alert) I love how they kill off Count Olaf and Kit together because they were in love before.
I know, right?! It's like, ever since the Baudelaires (spoiler alert) went to live on their own, they have been way more boring. It's not that funny, it's too serious, and it made me want to give up on the series. But luckily, I didn't.
I love this book. I think the plot is great, but Aunt Josephine was really a bad guardian. It feels like the Baudelaires were Aunt Josephine's guardians. Overall, this was a really evil and horrible scheme.
The overall melancholy tone is amazing, just like the creative death of Aunt Josephine and, of course, her house.
One of my many brilliant schemes, The Wide Window perfectly demonstrates how treacherous I can be.
Good book, but it seems like it could be easily shortened and adapted to just make The Grim Grotto longer. So, it's sort of unnecessary. But it's still underrated and deserves more attention.
You find out a lot in this one, but it's sad that Violet doesn't stay with Quigley!
This is where the plot really thickens. The Baudelaires find out that one of their parents might be alive, they question if they are really the good guys, and Count Olaf gets smarter. Seriously, he doesn't show his face until he has to escape. Also, Hal was introduced.
Why is it at number 9? It deserves to be number two or better. It starts everything off nicely (or should I say horribly?), and the whole series would be terrible if this book wasn't as good as it is. The only thing that makes The Reptile Room better is Justice Strauss, a thoroughly annoying character who let down the Baudelaires terribly by marrying Violet to Count Olaf. How could she not have thought of the implications? She's a judge - she should know marital law like the back of her hand! Anyway, great book.
The first one is the best because it introduces you to the next book.
I loved all of these books, but The Vile Village is my favorite.
Filled with satire. The best in the series so far, in my opinion.
Underrated, deserves better placing. I really like this book.
Why does everyone hate this? It's so good!
