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There is nothing to be found in the pages of these books but misery and despair. You still have time to choose something else to read. But if you must know what unpleasantries befall the charming and clever Baudelaire children read on...The Penultimate Peril. Sadly this next-to-last chronicle of the lives of the Baudelaire orphans, and it is next-to-first in its supply of unpleasantness. Probably the next-to-last things you would like to read about are a harpoon gun, a rooftop sunbathing salon, two mysterious initials, three unidentified triplets, a notorious villain and an unsavoury curry. Next-to-last things are the first thing to be avoided! About the Author: Lemony Snicket Lemony Snicket has spent several eras researching the travails of the Baudelaire orphans. During his spare time, he gathers evidence and is considered something of an expert by leading authorities. Lemony Snicket published his first book in 1999 and has not had a good night's sleep since. To his horror and dismay, he has no wife or children, only enemies, associates, and the occasional loyal manservant. Lemony Snicket's extended family, if they were alive, would describe him as a distinguished scholar, an amateur connoisseur, and an outright gentleman.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1405266171
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Egmont Books (UK); UK ed. edition (January 1, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781405266178
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1405266178
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 12 years, from customers
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.08 x 1.06 x 7.32 inches

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Cynthia A Bevis

Good condition

Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2023

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This was a Christmas gift. It arrived on time and in good condition.

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Brian

Great book just as described

Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2023

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Thank you for the quick shipment and careful packing of book. Just as described!

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Gearald Becker

Might actually be my favorite in the whole series of unfortunate favorites...

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2014

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How many writers can explain the work of Richard Wright in terms most ten-year-olds can understand? I only know of one. I never even *attempted* Wright until my Junior year in High School despite consistently, without ever a single exception in twelve years of mandatory standardized evaluations, placing at *least* three years above my grade level (unless maybe you count the last few years, when the scales no longer went high enough), and I found him one heck of a challenge, and that didn't even include Native Son (which Mr. Handler aka Snicket decodes with such smooth apparent ease you'd think it were Richard Scarry instead).

On to the book itself... in this volume Our Heroes the young Beaudelaires give us that particular pleasure that comes from re-encountering nearly *all* of the vile villains, rotten rapscallions, and heartless hooligans they've escaped through clever collaboration and endless effort (despite their lousy luck) since their parents perished in that colossal conflagration (a phrase which here means something like "pernicious plot perpetrated by avaricious, arsonous actors") nearly eleven editions ago. Among the hindering hallways of the Hotél Denouement the reader can learn the Dewey Decimal system, the onerous obligations (and occasional opportunities) of a common conciérge, what "Justice is Blind" does NOT mean, and how to persist despite regular reminders that one's best brain-work still might very well be completely "WRONGGGG!". We are also reminded that not all siblings with the same age and birth-date are twins, not all reflections are illusions, that a sauna has more merits than one, that a picnic can be just the thing when enemies are everywhere and menacing misfortunes mount, and that athletic tap-dancing cow-poke pirates are not necessarily as formidable as they first seem. And, in perhaps the least-liked lesson of all, we learn that when fighting fires, sometimes the most effective tool is another fire.

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Trish Campbell Campbell

The end is near

Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2021

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The last safe place is in danger of being destroyed. Will it stand or will it fall? Read this book to find out.

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The Penultimate Peril

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2014

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This book was amazing. As all the other books Lemony Snicket persuades you to read on. If you have read this far don`t stop to conclude what happens to the Baudelaire Orphans.

This book has the reappearance of Justice Strauss,Charles,Sir,Nero,Mr.Remora,Mrs.Bass,Jerome Squalor,Mrs.Morrow,Mr.Lesko,Hugo,Collette,Kevin, and Hal.

It also features new characters like Kit Snicket,Dewey Denouement, Frank Denouement, Ernest Denouement and Geraldine Julienne.

The Baudelaire Orphans begin right where they left off. They are amazed at the appearance of Jacques Snicket` s sister. Still wondering where Quigley is. Kit tells them he is going up in the air to find Duncan and Isadora. On Thursday when the VFD meeting is he will arrive with Duncan, Isadora, and Hector.

The Baudelaire Orphans are assigned to be concierge`s an each find unpleasantness in their trips. Violet finds Esme Squalor and Carmelita Spats. Klaus finds Sir and Charles. Sunny finds Nero with Mr.Remora and Mrs.Bass.

This book leaves me wondering about Uncle Monty and Aunt Josephine. Even though they are dead I think they are members of VFD. Because in this story it seems like everyone else of the Baudelaire guardianship has something to do with it. Why not them?

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Azhara

Amzing Quality

Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2022

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My library did not have this book and I had been looking everywhere for it for so long! I finally found it here and it was of excellent quality. Would Recommend!

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Anna Brady

love series of unfortunate events

Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2009

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a 10 year old i was tutoring brought this series to my attention.she was bored by most childrens books-only reason i was tutoring this straight a/s student was her reading scores in english-below her achievement in other fields.at her request we read together helen keller and a biography of her teacher,annie sullivan.after that it became clear that she no longer needed me as a tutor9we remain friends)shes now 15.i recommend this series to all my esl students-and english reading students.-where difficult words are used,they are immediately re-phrased in simpler english.also,these books sustain tension and ones interest.anna brady

Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2014

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My kid loves these books. As a parent I have tried to instill the love of reading into my son and it has gotten easier overtime and we are reaping the benefits of the improved reading. Sometimes it was difficult to match the content level with his advanced reading level in addition to his interest in the content itself, however these books have seemed to be a perfect storm of sorts. He is 9 but reading at a 12th grade level and it wasn't until this series that we really saw a passion for reading show, he always liked it and did it daily but never sought it out as feverishly as he did with this series, he is sharing the story with us in addition to laughing and enjoying himself. I highly recommend them and we now own them all.

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