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Loading... The Austere Academy (2000)by Lemony Snicket
None. Finally, a new pair of good guy characters without the same tired character traits. I liked the twins who were actually triplets minus one. The rest of the characters were annoying. The story was long and reminiscent of the last story in the series. The most unfortunate thing that I've realized about this series is that there are 13 of these, all bestsellers, and I've only enjoyed one of them so far. That's not a great success rate. I keep reading however, though I don't expect it to get any better. Call it a penchant for misery. (  ) 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 | The mystery deepens. (  ) beckydj | Mar 30, 2013 | I like what Snicket/Handler is setting up in this, the fifth book, for the rest of the series. In books 1 through 4 he set up a basic storyline and formula, and repeated it in episodic fashion, making only the slightest alterations to keep the story interesting. The same basic formula is repeated in The Austere Academy, but Snicket/Handler introduces several arcs to the series that will clearly play out in future books. What's the V.F.D.? Who is Beatrice, and what is her relation to the author? What's the Quaqmire's background and how does it relate to what happened to the Baudelaires? This makes the series much more interesting as a whole. In this book, he also finally gives the Baudelaires allies, showing an outgoing dynamic of the three children that was lacking in the previous titles. Overall, I think The Austere Academy was slightly better storytelling than the prior books in the series. Perhaps I'm just growing accustomed to Snicket and his odd way of writing. Whatever the case, The Austere Academy was good, but perhaps not as memorable or funny as my personal favorite, so far, The Wide Window. Here's to hoping Aunt Josephine survived her ordeal and will reappear in a later book. 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 The Austere Academy - 3.4 (  ) chrisblocker | Mar 30, 2013 | I really enjoy reading about the Beaudelaire orphans. Each of the books is a nice, fast read, but with more to them than many "kids" books. I'm not sure how old I would want my daughter to be before reading these books because they can be a little dark and disturbing. I suppose I'll see when she begins to express an interest and go from there. ( ) ImperfectCJ | Dec 31, 2012 | 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 (05-08) by Lemony Snickett A Box of Unfortunate Events (05-09) 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 Inspired
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