The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book the Fifth)
by Lemony Snicket
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Read in September, 2006
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Read in June, 2002
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This series has a very creative and interesting writing style. It is very intriguing and enjoyable and sometimes educational and addicting. And the fact that he keeps telling you to stop reading only makes you want to keep reading. I read the first 8 books very quickly, but I kept waiting for something good to happen for our main characters. I finally had to stop reading because the fact that nothing ever worked out for them was very depressing for me. I should have known that he would ta...more
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Read in December, 2005
I really enjoyed this book, especially because we were introduced to the Quagmire twins triplets. This book also seems to emphasize the point ever more that children are smarter, nicer, more alert, harder-working, overall better than adults. But yet we are also introduced to the fact that while not all adults are evil, not all kids are good. The perfect example being Carmelita.
As the books progress they're becoming harder to review individually as they are beginning to seem like different ch...more
As the books progress they're becoming harder to review individually as they are beginning to seem like different ch...more
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Read in March, 2008
I really like this book. I love the two Quagmire triplets! I am so glad the the Baudelaires children made some friends.
This book was predicable but, still enjoyable as I am sure that to a child this book would keep them guessing. I like that the author has stayed true to his style of writing and the personalities of the characters in his books. Unlike other's I know....'Tennis Shoes among Nephites'
The Author himself is narrating the Baudelaire's story though out the books and adds speck...more
This book was predicable but, still enjoyable as I am sure that to a child this book would keep them guessing. I like that the author has stayed true to his style of writing and the personalities of the characters in his books. Unlike other's I know....'Tennis Shoes among Nephites'
The Author himself is narrating the Baudelaire's story though out the books and adds speck...more
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Read in January, 2007
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So far is about the three kids moving to a new place. there in the austry academy the noticed that the vice principal is mean. So noe the vice principal gave instructions to the kids. Violet's was to go to school in room one, klaus was to gop to school in room two, and sunny was to be the vice principal secretary. When the kids starded running with count olaf they were very tired so they woudnt get much time to sleep. The kids learned his plan by there friends ducan and the other girl. his plan ...more
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The Austere Academy
A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book Five
By Cynthia Saravia Bazoberry
In this book they are sent to a boarding school, but the school is awful or AUSTERE (definition
severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.) Its not the school that is awful it is the
teachers and the principle (Sunny work for the principal) but the worst of all is the new P.E
teacher who is really Count Olaf in disgues. Everyday he makes all three of them run so Violet
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By the time I got to this book in the series I was starting to get a little bit bored with the whole Baudelaire orphans get shipped off somewhere, Olaf showing up in a lame disguise but nobody but the kids recognizing him and at the last minute Olaf geting exposed and runing off routine. In this book with the introduction of the Quagmire triplets, their history and the information they have gathered I finally got to see that there was actually going to be something more to the story. Oh, and I...more
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I finally feel like something important happened in this book. The Baudelaires met two other kids who were quadruplets. Throughout the book Count Olaf (disguised as a gym teacher) made them run laps and exhaust them out so they would fail their test. If they failed than they would be kicked out of the school. Luckily they found a way to study and run the laps. Unfortunately at the end the two Quagmire triplets (the third one died before the series began) were kidnapped. They tried to tell the Ba...more
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Read in April, 2007
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orphan triplets
One of my favorites in the series so far along with The Wide Window, this book worked extremely well. Of course it was still ridiculous and every adult in the book was infuriating, but that's the point. The Quagmire triplets were a charming addition to the cast, and Carmelita Spats was given far to little attention.
The story is picking up a more serial feel, adding to the main story arc rather than setting up individual mysteries in each installment. This speeds up the pace from bo...more
The story is picking up a more serial feel, adding to the main story arc rather than setting up individual mysteries in each installment. This speeds up the pace from bo...more
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humor fans, Lemony Snicket fans, penny dreadful fans
One of my favorites in the "Series of Unfortunate Events," because it introduces my two favorite characters - Isadora and Duncan Quagmire, the two surviving Quagmire triplets. The poor Baudelaires are shipped off to boarding school and meet the triplets - who have also lost their parents and brother in a mysterious fire. Count Olaf shows up once again and escapes once again, but this is where the books get really serious instead of just being silly, because Olaf's kidnapped the Quagm...more
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Read in October, 2007
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fans of the series
These books are okay, if you were really a fan of the first one, but if you've read one you've pretty much got the gist: many bad things will happen, the children will keep their chins up and soldier on, Olaf is a slimy bad guy. Children who are reluctant to read can often be tempted with a silly and dependably predictable series, so this is a great choice for such cases. Also, one of my students who finds the Harry Potter books just a little too creepy finds the unrealistic, outrageously trag...more
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Read in January, 2006
In this chapter in their lives they are living at the acadamy. Everyone is mean to them, well except for the other triplets, who are now twins. Also, the gym teacher is Olaf, and nobody except their friends beleive them. They have to live in the crab shack, and get the gross leftovers form the food. They have cruel punishments and classes at the school. In one class you must take notes on the stores you are read, and If you are late for lunch you will have your hands tied behind your back and ha...more
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Read in March, 2005
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Read in July, 2006
One of my favorites...they go a boarding school run by a ridiculous principal and his ridiculous rules (ie, if they're late for class, they have to buy him a bag of candy and watch him eat it as their punishment!) Sunny is forced to work as a secretary (she's only a baby). But they make friends with some triplets (but there's only two--one died). Oh, and we meet Carmelita Spats, the most horrible little brat ever to plague fiction!
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Read in September, 2007
An improvement over the last few books, this insallment of the series provided a change of pace. First of all, the introduction of the Quagmire triplets was great. I really enjoyed the interplay between the two sets of orphans.
Second, I liked that the plot didn't follow the same tired arc.
Third, I'm pleased that there was a new element of mystery. What, exactly, is the history of Count Olaf?
Second, I liked that the plot didn't follow the same tired arc.
Third, I'm pleased that there was a new element of mystery. What, exactly, is the history of Count Olaf?
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i dont really like these books that much. they're not very good. i only read them because i wanted to find out what happened to the baudelaire children... i guess #13 is the best, but it frustrated me because it left so many questions unanswered and it's the LAST book in the series!! yeah, i read the beatrice letters, but it didnt really answer anything or make sense...
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Read in October, 2007
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Lemony tasting people
I picked up this one off and on. And yet, with 150 pages left to go, I suddenly became enveloped in the story and finished it before I knew it. This one ends on a very sad note, and a cliffhanger, so not only am I sad, but I am addicted and have to read the next one. I believe that makes me a masochist. Or an emo kid. Either/or. But not an emo kid. Please.
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Read in January, 2004
I LOVE, ABSOLUTELY LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS ENTIRE SERIES!! I enjoyed the way the author writes. Very witty, and you can learn a lot of vocabularies from reading his books. Meanwhile, although it is supposed to be a book written for youngsters, the suspense is just killing me! I kept wanting to find out who people are and it just keeps me guessing. Evil Count Olaf!!!
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Read in April, 2008
Sorry to the Lemmony Snickett fans, but this set of books is just too boring. All the books so far have been the same with only the names changed. I guess they were made for a younger reader who needs that consistantcy. (is that a word?)It's too bad I haven't enjoyed them so far, as I spent a lot of money on this hardback boxed set one Christmas!
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Read in January, 2008
I really enjoy reading about the Beaudelaire orphans. Each of the books is a nice, fast read, but with more to them than many "kids" books. I'm not sure how old I would want my daughter to be before reading these books because they can be a little dark and disturbing. I suppose I'll see when she begins to express an interest and go from there.
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