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The Carnivorous Carnival - Community Reviews back

by Brett Helquist, Lemony Snicket, Michael Kupperman
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As the page turns..
As the page turns.. rated it 9 years ago
❝ The Beaudelaire orphans were in the belly of the beast - that is the dark and cramped trunk of a long, black automobile.❞ I took a small break from the terrible adventures of these extremely unfortunate orphans. Now I'm back to finish their story. I switched to the audio versions this time, as it...
As the page turns..
As the page turns.. rated it 9 years ago
* completed for the 'Take control of TBR pile' 24h marathon *oh i missed these kids!! "The Beaudelaire orphans were in the belly of the beast - that is the dark and cramped trunk of a long, black automobile." I took a small break from the terrible adventures of these extremely unfortunate orphans. N...
Silvie's bookshelf
Silvie's bookshelf rated it 9 years ago
It adresses even further the morality idea started in the previous book. The series seems to get beter with each book. Can.t wait to read the next one!
KatiEllenReads
KatiEllenReads rated it 10 years ago
This review can also be found at: Blogger & Goodreads. Without much of a choice the Baudelaire orphans have no option but to climb into the belly of the beast and hide in the boot of Count Olafs car leaving the unfortunate events of the hospital behind them. Which is where our story picks up. Usin...
deborahmarkus7
deborahmarkus7 rated it 11 years ago
Snicket engages in some serious moral wrangling in this volume, and forces the reader to do the same. At a crucial moment, the Baudelaire orphans meet a woman who wants to be a good, strong person -- but because her motto is "give people what they want," she can always be manipulated by villains, an...
Chris Blocker
Chris Blocker rated it 11 years ago
Isn't it nice when you stick with something for some time and it pays off? The ninth book in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Carnivorous Carnival, is by far the first really good book in the series. Like the other Unfortunate books, the formula in this one is largely the same, but i...
Jenny's Book Bag
Jenny's Book Bag rated it 11 years ago
I loved this entire series!
Jenny's Book Bag
Jenny's Book Bag rated it 11 years ago
I loved this entire series!
altheaann
altheaann rated it 12 years ago
The Baudelaires pursue Count Olaf & his henchpersons to a carnival; where they masquerade as employees of the freakshow. Unfortunately, someone gets the bright idea of boosting attendance at the sideshow by feeding performers to the lions.As usual, adults are weak-willed and ineffectual, if not outr...
Paperback Castles
Paperback Castles rated it 12 years ago
And so the plot thickens. "The Carnivorous Carnival" was everything I had hoped and waited for since I began reading the series. Lemony Snicket finally fulfills the great potential of these books, and they rise to become something entirely extraordinary.Finally the story evolves into something darke...
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