Books : The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 3)
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by: Lemony Snicket
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Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780064407687
ISBN: 0064407683
Label: HarperCollins
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: February 29, 2000
Publisher: HarperCollins
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Release Date: February 02, 2000
Sales Rank: 117138
Studio: HarperCollins
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Dear Reader,
If you have not read anything about the Baudelaire orphans, then before you read even one more sentence, you should know this: Violet, Klaus, and Sunny are kindhearted and quick-witted, but their lives, I am sorry to say, are filled with bad luck and misery. All of the stories about these three children are unhappy and wretched, and the one you are holding may be the worst of them all.
If you haven't got the stomach for a story that includes a hurricane, a signaling device, hungry leeches, cold cucumber soup, a horrible villain, and a doll named Pretty Penny, then this book will probably fill you with despair.
I will continue to record these tragic tales, for that is what I do. You, however, should decide for yourself whether you can possibly endure this miserable story.
With all due respect,
Lemoney Snicket
Amazon.com Review:
In The Bad Beginning, things, well, begin badly for the three Baudelaire orphans. And sadly, events only worsen in The Reptile Room. In the third in Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events, there is still no hope on the horizon for these poor children. Their adventures are exciting and memorable, but, as the author points out, 'exciting and memorable like being chased by a werewolf through a field of thorny bushes at midnight with nobody around to help you.'
This story begins when the orphans are being escorted by the well-meaning Mr. Poe to yet another distant relative who has agreed to take them in since their parents were killed in a horrible fire. Aunt Josephine, their new guardian, is their second cousin's sister-in-law, and she is afraid of everything. Her house (perched precariously on a cliff above Lake Lachrymose) is freezing because she is afraid of the radiator exploding, she eats cold cucumber soup because she's afraid of the stove, and she doesn't answer the telephone due to potential electrocution dangers. Her greatest joy in life is grammar, however, and when it comes to the proper use of the English language, she is fearless.
But just when she should be the most fearful--when Count Olaf creeps his way back to find the Baudelaire orphans and steal their fortune--she somehow lets her guard down. Once again, it is up to Violet, Klaus, and Sunny to get themselves out of danger. Will they succeed? We haven't the stomach to tell you. (Ages 9 to 12) --Karin Snelson
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - The movie ends here; the story is just beginning
In which the children almost save Josephine on Lake Lachrymose, but are actually fortunate enough to unmask Count Olaf just in time.
This is the final book in the series used as the basis for the movie (Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (Widescreen Edition)), which I think did a good job of capturing the characters and the feel (the movie narration especially capturing the ironic tone of the author) of the first three books in the series. The plot changes seem necessary ... Read More
Rating:  - Window of Wideness
I was absolutely charmed by the setting and description used in this book as the Baudelaires find themselves in yet another horrid predicament. The author continues to use some incredibly clever humor that is at the same time very serious even as it is goofy--fantastic and intelligent combination. I was also very impressed at the insertion of riddles to reveal the story's mysteries. One of the best additions to the series.
Rating: - Fun and exciting!
'The Wide Window' is the third book in the Lemony Snicket "Series of Unfortunate Events". The Baudelaire children are put in the care of a distant relation, "Aunt Josephine", who is a grammar freak. Shortly after their arrival, they run into their foe who this time is masquerading as Captain Sham, a renter of sailboats. Aunt Josephine is gone soon, and was forced to leave a note giving the children to Sham. This would be too predictable, but the children know who he is immediately and we are told. ... Read More
Rating: - How the Children Escaped: The Wide Window
The book I have read is called The Series of Unfortunate Events, The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket. This book is a fantasy.
This story begins with the three Baudelaire children. Klaus, Violet, and Sunny are three of the main characters. One day, the Baudelaire children got into a cab to go to their guardian, their Aunt Josephine, who has many fears. She lives by a lake and her house is high in the air. The Baudelaire's went to the store once with their Aunt Josephine to get some food, and ... Read More
Rating: - Awesome reading by Tim Curry
Tim Curry does an excellent job at reading through this book. He is very dramatic, and makes the characters believable. :)
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