The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 11)
by Lemony Snicket
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The 3 orphans would go undersea with a captain. The captain is part of the VFD organization that help people out. They go undersea and Count Olaf follows them. They are going undersea because they are in search of the Sugar Bowl. Then Sunny caught a disease on their way there. In order to cure this disease Sunny would have to eat wasabi. The submarine would then sink and they float all the way to this hotel. Count Olaf was also in the submarine and he floats his way up as well since they did no...more
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Read in June, 2008
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Mrs.Cookrecommends it for: All Lemony Snicket Fans
This book was really cool to read. In this one(there are 13 in the whole series), you discover the horrible fungus called medusoid mycelium, and it kills you within the hour.
When Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire go to find a certain bowl, they get trapped in an underwater cave filled with the deadly fungus.
Back on their submarine, they find no trace of Captain Widdershins, and the siblings discover that Sunny's helment has been infested by Medusiod Mycelium. Count Olaf( the vill...more
When Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire go to find a certain bowl, they get trapped in an underwater cave filled with the deadly fungus.
Back on their submarine, they find no trace of Captain Widdershins, and the siblings discover that Sunny's helment has been infested by Medusiod Mycelium. Count Olaf( the vill...more
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Read in April, 2006
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Anyone who likes to read
What is the Grim Grotto? is the eleventh book of the "Series of Unfortunate Events" book series (the only book series that matters). All of the "Series of Unfortunate Events" books are incredible, but this one is one of the best in the series, which is a HUGE honor. And there is a nice part in the book involving Sunny Baudelaire and poisonous mushrooms.
Bottom Line: this is a good book, even when compared to other books in the "Series of Unfortunate Events" seri...more
Bottom Line: this is a good book, even when compared to other books in the "Series of Unfortunate Events" seri...more
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My generic review for A Series of Unfortunate Events.
I really love this series. I love the wit and humor. I love the way the author 'explains' and 'defines' things to the reader. I was constantly laughing out loud while reading these.
The series does get progressively darker or more confusing as to who is good and who is bad. But it never reaches Harry Potter level. I would feel comfortable with my tweens reading these.
Very good twists and turns and outright ridiculous in parts...more
I really love this series. I love the wit and humor. I love the way the author 'explains' and 'defines' things to the reader. I was constantly laughing out loud while reading these.
The series does get progressively darker or more confusing as to who is good and who is bad. But it never reaches Harry Potter level. I would feel comfortable with my tweens reading these.
Very good twists and turns and outright ridiculous in parts...more
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Read in June, 2008
Quite possibly the best Series of Unfortunate Events books yet! Finally the cycle of Baudelairs narrowly escape the clutches of Count Olaf, only to be wisked away to yet another totally unprepared and dim-witted guardian has been broken! The Baudelairs actually take their future into their own hands and don't go off with Mr. Poe at the end, as they had been doing. There are a lot of interesting allusions to Greek myths in this book, such as the Medusioid Mycelium and the Gorgonian Grotto, to ...more
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Read in January, 2008
The Baulderaires are together again...but for how long? This time the children try to survive a brand new adventure, and doing so encounter: a submarine called the Queequeg; a loud captain who constantly says 'Aye!' and follows his own personality of 'He who hesitates is lost!'; a young girl named Fiona with a love of fungi and certain boys with glasses; Count Olaf (duh); betrayal (duh again); a lost sugar bowl (which is never explained, damnit!); poisonous mushrooms...all these things can be fo...more
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recommends it for:
humor fans, mystery fans, parody fans, Lemony Snicket fans
I liked "The Grim Grotto" quite a bit.
The Baudelaires wind up aboard a submarine called the Queequeg and manage to locate a dangerous fungus (and figure out its antidote). Klaus meets and falls in love with a girl called Fiona, but she ultimately breaks his heart because she turns out to be the nefarious hook-handed man's little sister. She and the hook-handed man ultimately help the Baudelaires escape from Olaf, so it's OK.
Plus, my favorite obnoxious character - Carmelita Spat...more
The Baudelaires wind up aboard a submarine called the Queequeg and manage to locate a dangerous fungus (and figure out its antidote). Klaus meets and falls in love with a girl called Fiona, but she ultimately breaks his heart because she turns out to be the nefarious hook-handed man's little sister. She and the hook-handed man ultimately help the Baudelaires escape from Olaf, so it's OK.
Plus, my favorite obnoxious character - Carmelita Spat...more
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I started reading the Lemony Snickets books while waiting for Harry Potter Book 7 to come out thinking it would be similar style, etc. I think they're made a little bit more for a younger audience. They're okay, and entertaining but not as advanced or in depth as the HP series. I like them but don't love them like I do Harry Potter. They are easy to read but often on the sad side. Nothing really ever goes their way. But worth an easy read or maybe for the youngsters...
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Read in January, 2008
Beginning with The Slippery Slope, these books seem to be more involved than the previous couple in the series. As with The Slippery Slope, more character development, more twists and turns, and I learned a lot about the water cycle. Mr Snicket would likely suggest that I read Melville or Browning or even Edgar Guest rather than finish out the chronicle of the Baudelaire orphans, but I'm going to take my chances and read on.
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Read in September, 2007
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children/teenagers
This series had started to go seriously downhill. But this book changed the pace quite a bit. I think the author achieved the changes he wanted in bk10. I found the idiosyncrasies of the baudelaires to be less annoying, they seemed more genuine.
New plotlines were introduced; (even if they were never concluded) the sugarbowl, the weirdship, the queequeeg residents. No conclusions as-per-usual. But at least a reason to read on.
New plotlines were introduced; (even if they were never concluded) the sugarbowl, the weirdship, the queequeeg residents. No conclusions as-per-usual. But at least a reason to read on.
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Read in February, 2008
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Katierecommends it for: anyone
I am dangerously close to finishing this series and more than a little worried that I might go into withdrawal when I do. It's not very often that one has the pleasure of reading such a thrilling, well-written series - with such extreme attention to details, and always cautious of its audience, it is a real pleasure to read such an impressive work. "Snicket" has created something any good author should aspire to.
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I love how Snicket begins to handle good v. evil in such a postmodern way--or maybe now I realize this now that I'm almost done with the series. Is bad ever good? Is good ever bad? Is doing nothing good or bad?
The thing I love about this series is that Lemony seems to know where he's going, unlike some other popular childrens' authors I can think of quite easily. Can't wait to see what's in store.
The thing I love about this series is that Lemony seems to know where he's going, unlike some other popular childrens' authors I can think of quite easily. Can't wait to see what's in store.
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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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I like this book series overall, but I never finished it because I finished this book and took a break from the series (which was a bad idea), but when I started reading the twelfth book, I forgot what was happening, so I have to re-read the entire series, so here's a piece of advice: When you start reading this series, don't stop until you're finished reading it.
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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 February, 2006
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Lemony Snicket Lovers
This one confused me a bit with all the hints/mcguffins/unexplainable going on. These books have just about run their course for me…so we’ll see what happens to the orphans in the last installment. (see book number 52 on my 2006 Book List). Book #12 of my 2006 Book List, finished reading it on 2-27-06.
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Read in February, 2007
Lots of exciting twists and turns in this book. But it does seem things will get more fortunate for the Baudelaire's, especially with the arrival of Kit Snicket. I enjoyed the concept that people have good and bad; not that I agree, but it gives a more realistic perpsective to life.
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After reading 13 of these...and trying to go back and write a review on each, I found it difficult to separate them from each other. This particular one, was an exception. I vivdly remember the underwater grotto and subsequent events. This is one of the best ones on the series!
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recommends it for:
anyone who dosent expect a happy story but wants a good read
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Read in July, 2006
All the books that i read, i like mostly. So they are all mostly 5 stars. But this one I really got into, pretty nice start out, and a little on the impossible side what with the whole sealing the submarine glass window shut with bubble gum, LOL. But it was really good
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