series: a series of unfortunate events (book 4)
author: lemony snicket
pages: 194 pages
personal star rating: 5/5 stars
from the back cover:
Dear Reader,
I hope, for your sake, that you have not chosen to read this book because you are in the mood for a pleasant experience. If this is the case, I advise you to put this book down instantaneously, because of all the books describing the unhappy lives of the Baudelaire orphans, THE MISERABLE MILL might be the unhappiest yet. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are sent to Paltryville to work in a lumbermill, and they find disaster and misfortune lurking behind every log.
The pages of this book, I'm sorry to inform you, contain such unpleasantries as a giant pincher machine, a bad casserole, a man with a cloud of smoke where his head should be, a hypnotist, a terrible accident resulting in injury, and coupons.
I have promised to write down the entire history of these three poor children, but you haven't, so if you prefer stores that are more heartwarming, please feel free to make another selection.
With all due respect,
Lemony Snicket
first sentence:
"Sometime during your life - in fact, very soon - you may find yourself reading a book, and you may notice that a book's first sentence can often tell you what sort of story your book contains."
review:
From the four books I've read so far, I didn't enjoy this one quite as much. It still lived up to it's name, it was still entertaining and filled with unfortunate events and experiences for the Baudelaire orphans but I just felt it could have been portrayed a bit better compared to the earlier books. I still found it to be a great read (if you are into the darker children books) and I'd recommend the series.
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