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Loading... The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 4) (original 2000; edition 2000)by Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist (Illustrator)
Work detailsThe Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket (2000)
This was a bit tiresome by the end of the story. And a swordfight with a Sunny's teeth was even a bit of a stretch for me. But oh well. At least Sir won't be in the next book. (  ) matthewbloome | May 19, 2013 |  I've decided that this series is too repetitive, and the tone of the books too annoying -- pedantic and condescending -- so I'm not going to finish reading it. Just reading the first book was fine, but more than that was a trial. (You can see this same review on the other books in this series I have shelved. Sorry. I don't like shelving just part of a series, and my review might help someone... I have more detailed reviews of the first three books here, here and here.) (  ) shanaqui | Apr 9, 2013 | These are really pretty crappy books. The jokey self-referential writing (which was already tiresome by the end of the first book) is just irritating after the umpteenth repetition, the characters are unsympathetic (in the case of the main characters), one-dimensional (everyone else), or obnoxious (the narrator), and the plot repetitive and predictable. It's a good thing I'm a devoted dad and if my son wants me to read these to him at bedtime, I'll grit my teeth and read 'em. But I don't have to like 'em. ( ) stewartfritz | Apr 4, 2013 | Love. (  ) beckydj | Mar 31, 2013 | Once again Snicket keeps the same basic formula, but changes it just enough to keep it interesting. I have to respect him for this. Too often in children's literature, the storyline is repeated again and again and when a change does occur, it often lacks originality. Snicket does a great job breathing new life into a series that could grow old very fast. I am excited to see, now that he's tapped most of the new-guardian/Count-Olaf-in-disguise angles, how he might shake it up, or take the story in a completely different direction. Snicket's good at this, and I expect that despite the length of the series, he has no trouble finding fresh, new perspectives. The Miserable Mill shook the pattern established in the previous books a little, but it wasn't vastly different. The change was enough to keep me going, but to make it through a fifth book, Snicket will have to make some bolder moves (I trust he will). This fourth book in the series is lightly humorous, but not as funny as books 2 and 3, in my opinion. The story lacks the drive of books 1 and 3. None of the extra characters in The Miserable Mill were as developed as they had been in any of the previous books and this was disappointing: Phil had definite potential, and Charles and Sir were little more than cardboard people used to further the plot. Despite the negatives, The Miserable Mill was a more rounded book than books 1 and 2; therefore, I'd say The Miserable Mill is the second best in the series so far, but barely. A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning – 3.1 The Reptile Room – 3.2 The Wide Window – 3.6 The Miserable Mill - 3.3 (  ) chrisblocker | Mar 30, 2013 | no reviews | add a review Is contained inA Box of Unfortunate Events (04-06) The Situation Worsens by Lemony Snicket A Box of Unfortunate Events (01-04) by Lemony Snicket A Box of Unfortunate Events (01-05) by Lemony Snicket A Box of Unfortunate Events (01-06) The Loathsome Library by Lemony Snicket A Box of Unfortunate Events (01-10) by Lemony Snicket A Box of Unfortunate Events (01-11) The Cumbersome Collection by Lemony Snicket Inspired
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