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Gr 4-6-The resourceful, likable, but extremely unlucky orphans
Violet, Klaus, and baby Sunny continue to flee from the clutches of
the fortune-hunting, disguise-wearing Count Olaf. Also, they need
to discover the whereabouts of their kidnapped friends, Duncan and
Isadora Quagmire, based on the puzzling clue "V.F.D." In Elevator,
the three Baudelaires go to live in the penthouse of the
trend-following Jerome and Esme Squalor, who adopt the children
because orphans are "in." Despite the Baudelaires' resourcefulness,
both Olaf and the Quagmires elude the grasp of the authorities due
to the obtuseness of adults who, until it is too late, deny that
terrible things can happen. In Village, the Baudelaires travel to
V.F.D., a village that adopts the orphans based on the aphorism,
"it takes a village to raise a child." They uncover the whereabouts
of the Quagmires, but, as in the earlier books, they find neither
respite nor peace from Count Olaf's machinations. Despite Snicket's
artful turning of cliches on their well-worn heads, Elevator
sometimes belabors the fallacy of fads at the expense of plot.
Nonetheless, the satiric treatment of adults' insistence upon
decorum at the expense of truth is simultaneously satisfying and
unsettling, as are the deft slams at slant journalism in Village.
Arch literary allusions enhance the stories for readers on
different levels. Despite Snicket's perpetual caveats to "put this
book down and pick up another one," the Baudelaires are dynamic
characters who inspire loyalty to the inevitable end of the
series.
内容简介
In their most daring misadventure, the Baudelaire orphans are
adopted by very, very rich people, whose penthouse apartment is
located mysteriously close to the place where all their misfortune
began. Even though their new home in the city is fancy, and the
children are clever and charming, I′m sorry to say that still, the
unlucky orphans will encounter more disaster and woe. In fact, in
this sixth book in A Series of Unfortunate Events, the children
will experience a darkened staircase, a red herring, an auction,
parsley soda, some friends in a dire situation, a secret
passageway, and pinstripe suits.
Both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted, A
Series of Unfortunate Events offers an exquisitely dark comedy in
the tradition of Edward Gorey and Roald Dahl. Lemon Snicket′s
uproariously unhappy books continue to win readers, despite all his
warning.
作者简介
Lemony Snicket is the pen name of Daniel Handler, who was born
on February 28, 1970. As Lemony Snicket, he is the author of and
appears as a character in the children's book series A Series of
Unfortunate Events. He has also written or contributed to other
works under the pen name of Lemony Snicket that are not related to
A Series of Unfortunate Events including Baby in the Manger, The
Lump of Coal, and The Composer is Dead. Under his real name,
Handler is the author of several books for adults including The
Basic Eight, Watch Your Mouth, and Adverbs.