Thursday, November 22, 2012

A Series of Unfortunate Events By: Lemony Snicket (books 4-6)

In book #4: the Miserable Mill Mr. Poe tells the Baudelaire orphans that they will be living in a lumber mill owned by there new guardian  the children begin to get excited thinking that Violet will have a chance to study the machines in the mill, and Klaus may have a chance to read many books if the mill has a library, and sunny to find some wood to chew on but instead they end up working at the mill. when they arrive at the mill a nice man who lives in the house that all the workers live in shows them around and introduces them to everyone. the next morning they woke up very early, and weren't given any breakfast and were put right to work in the mill. while working at the mill they are treated very badly. they get gum for lunch and only get paid in coupons. they go to speak with the owner who is supposed to be there guardian not there boss but he is very stern. He told them to call him ser because he has a long name that no one can pronounce  and he is always smoking a cigar so there is always a large cloud of smoke in front of his face so you can't see his face. the next day a bit after lunch was over a very rude man named Foreman Fluctano tripped Klaus and his glasses fell of and broke. Luckily there was an eye doctors office in the small town of paylteryville which of course is where Count Olaf jumps in. this time he has disguised himself as a women that works at the doctors office. he hypnotizes Klaus during his visit to the eye doctors. after that a day after Klaus's return to the factory he gets his memory back. the next day a terrible accident happens and Phil the nice man who showed them around broke his leg in one of the machines and Mr. Poe doesn't think its a suitable place for the children to live anymore however he doesn't have another Guardian for them to live with so they must live in a boarding school call Prufrock preparatory school. at the school there is a rotten nasty vice principal named vice principal Nero. He makes the kids watch his terrible Violin concerts and if the are late to one then they must buy a big bag of candy and watch him eat it. he makes sunny his assistant and puts Violet and Klaus into classes. there they meet Isadora and Duncan Quagmire. who by the way are triplets but there brother Quigly, perished in a fire that also killed there parents and destroyed there entire home as well. the Quagmires are just as intelligent as the Baudelaire and know exactly how they feel. But its not a happy ending yet since Count Olaf is back this time disguised as a gym teacher.  he makes the Baudelaire orphans run laps all night long. the Quagmires start to do a little family research on the Baudelaire's when they discover a secret organization named VFD. but they are captured by count Olaf just at the end when they are about to tell the Baudelaire's about it. Next Mr. Poe takes the Baudelaire's to live with family members who are very rich and live in the pent house suit of a tall building on 667 dark avenue. while they are there staying with Jerome and Esme Squalor they find out Esme is planning a very important auction and the auctioneer is Count Olaf in another disguise. they are then pushed down the elevator shaft by Esme and that is where they find the Quagmire triplets.  they are locked up in a large cage and tell the Baudelaire's that Count Olaf is planning on hiding them in one of the large auction items. the Baudelaire's then leave to go get something to burn the cage but when they return they cage is gone. there is however a small passage way which they follow to the end the beat on the roof and when a whole bunch of ashes fall and they see daylight coming out of some slits in the ceiling they open the hatch only to find themselves surrounded by the remaining ashes of there old home. they then go to the auction where they bid on an item that is a large box with the initials V.F.D. printed on it thinking that the Quagmire triplets are in there but instead they are in the item right after that which is a giant fish statue. count Olaf once again gets away but this time hes not alone he has his trusty evil girlfriend Esme Squalor. they children are then taken to another Guardian bu that is in the next book.   

Saturday, November 10, 2012

The series of Unfortunate Events By: Lemony Snicket: Part one (books 1-3)

The Series of Unfortunate Events By lemony Snicket is a 13 book series starts with book #1 The bad Beginning. Its starts with the Baudelaire children Violet (13), Klause (12), Sunny (2). One day there parents sent them to Briny beach. There they See a mysterious figure in the fog they then realize that it is a friend of they're parents Mr. Poe, He then gives the most terrible news in the world that their parents have perished in a fire that has destroyed their entire home. As I'm sure you know you have no idea how the Baudelaire orphans must feel right now unless you have lost someone very close to you. After staying with Mr. Poe, who is going to be taking care of there parents will and the enormous Baudelaire fortune that Violet will receive when she turns 18, he tells them that in there parents will say's they want them to live with the closest family member. Of course Mr.Poe thinks that means closest Geographically so he takes them to live with a man named Count Olaf who is either they're 4th cousin 3 times removed or there 3rd cousin 4 times removed. Count Olaf however lives in a very nice neighborhood next door to a very nice lady named Justice Strauss who is a Judge in the high court, however Count Olaf is not a very nice person. In fact Count Olaf wants to steal the Baudelaire fortune. After living with count Olaf for a few days he throws them up in the tower of his house and threatens to kill sunny by putting her in a cage and tries to marry violet in order to get a hold of the fortune. however his plan didn't work Mr. Poe showed up just in time to stop him but not capture him so he is now on the run. Mr. Poe then takes them to live with there Uncle Monty his real name is Montgomery Montgomery. Uncle Monty is a Herpetologist meaning his house has many snakes and lizards from all different countries. in fact he has in entire room in his house devoted to herpetology. And that's where the title the reptile room comes into the story. but even though the story seems much better so far don't be fooled and don't get excited because count Olaf has come up with another scheme to steal the fortune. he has disguised himself  as uncle Monty's new assistant he then kills uncle Monty making it look like the incredibly deadly viper did it. but the Baudelaire's know that can't be true because the incredibly deadly viper is really harmless in fact it is a rather friendly creature. when he tries to tell the police that he could be responsible for the children the children show them that hes count Olaf but he gets away again. Mr. Poe then tells the children that they will be staying with there aunt Josephine. However they're Aunt Josephine is afraid of everything. She won't answer the telephone because she thinks it will explode, she won't use the stove because she thinks it will burst into flames, she doesn't like to be in the kitchen because she thinks the fridge will fall flat on her and crush her like a pancake. however you can't blame her for some of her fears since her house is on stilts. Count Olaf once again shows up this time as the owner of a boat rental place. This time Count Olaf's plan is to make Aunt Josephine throw a Brick out the large window of her house and write a note to the Baudelaire's a note that says she threw herself out of the window and that she is leaving them in the hands of count Olaf. however Aunt Josephine's said that her greatest Joy in life is grammar so in her note she left many spelling mistakes as a clue to where she is hiding making out to be curdled cave the Baudelaire's set out on a small wooden boat to find her. when they do she mentions that she ate a banana not long ago and that is why the Lachrymose Leaches will be after them. when the leaches do come after them count Olaf shows up at the last minute to throw Aunt Josephine to the leaches. he once again gets away and the Baudelaire's are taken to yet another Guardian but that is in the next book.