The Slippery Slope
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- Author：Lemony Snicket
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Megan
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Dear reader， If you value answers to your questions， this book is not for you。 You learn more about VFD than ever but there are too many mysteries to solve。 P。S。 The greater good is subjective。 Fighting fire with fire can get you burned。 All parents have secrets， though perhaps not as many as the parents in VFD。 The pacing seemed slower than the other books in the series。
negin
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WHY DID LEMONY MAKE COUNT OLAF SOMEONE TO SYMPATHISE FOR？？？
Keerthi Vasan
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 YES MAH BOI QUIGLEY HAS RISEN FROM THE ASHES（quite literally）AlsovErY lOvElY iNdEed
Breanne
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The Slippery Slope was the icy chill after the fiery frenzy of the Carnivorous Carnival。 I found this an interesting book that mostly furthered the main， underlying plot points rather than provide as much 'adventure' as the previous books in the series。 Still fun to further the character depth with the Baudelaires and secondary， supporting characters。 The Slippery Slope was the icy chill after the fiery frenzy of the Carnivorous Carnival。 I found this an interesting book that mostly furthered the main， underlying plot points rather than provide as much 'adventure' as the previous books in the series。 Still fun to further the character depth with the Baudelaires and secondary， supporting characters。 。。。more
CLAUDIA
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3。5"That no life lives forever，that dead men rise up neverthat even the weariest riverwinds somewhere safe to sea" 3。5"That no life lives forever，that dead men rise up neverthat even the weariest riverwinds somewhere safe to sea" 。。。more
Jessica
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I love love love love this one。 Sunny is really growing up into her own person and making decisions for herself。 Violet， Klause， and （view spoiler）[ Quigley （hide spoiler）] debate morality and what it means to be a good person， with making a hard decision。 They learn more about VFD， with more secrets revealed。 I want to know more about the sugar bowl！ Also， （view spoiler）[ Violet and Quigley are cute！ I thought initially that Quigley was alive but then forgotten all about it。 I made the guess t I love love love love this one。 Sunny is really growing up into her own person and making decisions for herself。 Violet， Klause， and （view spoiler）[ Quigley （hide spoiler）] debate morality and what it means to be a good person， with making a hard decision。 They learn more about VFD， with more secrets revealed。 I want to know more about the sugar bowl！ Also， （view spoiler）[ Violet and Quigley are cute！ I thought initially that Quigley was alive but then forgotten all about it。 I made the guess that maybe their mother is a Snicket， but now I'm not so sure。 The woman with hair and no beard and the man with no hair and a beard are scary and I need to know more about them！ （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
wandersea
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4。25 The particular use of language in this series creates such excellent humor。 It was so prominent in this book。 All the puns and quasi-philosophical remarks made by the narrator。 And Sunny’s speech is just my favorite。 And the reveals！
Everett
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This book is extremely monumental to the series， and it simultaneously answers many questions the Baudelaire's have， while also presenting new topics that carry the rest of the series。 "The Slippery Slope" carries a lot of weight on it's shoulders， and it executes what it needs to very well。 I did not enjoy "The Carnivorous Carnival，" so I'm very glad that this book picked up the slack。 It's far from being the most perfect book in the world， but it still is wonderful and draws you in。I want to s This book is extremely monumental to the series， and it simultaneously answers many questions the Baudelaire's have， while also presenting new topics that carry the rest of the series。 "The Slippery Slope" carries a lot of weight on it's shoulders， and it executes what it needs to very well。 I did not enjoy "The Carnivorous Carnival，" so I'm very glad that this book picked up the slack。 It's far from being the most perfect book in the world， but it still is wonderful and draws you in。I want to start out by talking more about something that I addressed in my review of "The Carnivorous Carnival，" and that is how the Baudelaire's start to find themselves questioning where their morals lay。 It's interesting to see them reflect on their actions and feel torn over doing what is morally right and doing what will help them survive。 Looking back on the previous book， the orphans had to work with Count Olaf to help set fire to the Caligari Carnival。 They didn't do it because they had a malicious intent， but they had to blend in with the rest of the carnies in order to get out safely。 I enjoy that Snicket added these internal struggles to the Baudelaire's character。 It makes them much more well-rounded， thought-through， and realistic。 He could have very easily not written that in， but it would have made the Baudelaire's seem flat and rather ruthless。 The book felt much more balanced thanks to the addition of this man vs self dynamic。Another aspect that I particularly enjoyed in this story is the different layers of the plot。 I enjoyed the dual timeline that was split between and Sunny and Violet/Klaus。 I enjoy when different plot lines weave together and I like seeing how they connect together at the end。 The two groups went through different plots and learned new， important information， and neither side's plot was more important than the other。 That part of the book was incredibly strong， in my opinion。The one thing that I am not the biggest fan of is the way the information was just dumped on the reader。 There is quite a lot of information that is presented throughout the book， with some being presented in a stronger way than others。 This book seems to have the bulk of the information presented， and there are moments where it's just dumped on us through other characters。 It was kind of annoying and my reading slowed down at that point because it was too much for me to take in。 I wish all the new information would have been distributed a bit more evenly throughout the book。 However， I do understand that Snicket did it as well as he could， and he took on a big task with this book， so I'm a little more lenient to let this go。This is a very quick-paced and exciting addition to the series， and I enjoy it a lot！ The book starts with a bang and ends with one too， and the whole middle is information， excitement， and wonder。 The writing is very well done in this book， and it provides information while raising even more questions。 i would absolutely recommend this book to anyone who's interested in it！ 。。。more
Vessel
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The book was beautiful。 we finally learned more about V。F。D。 and see the Baudelaire's finally get a new friend。 But the ending was confusing and long but the illustration helped me understand。 The book was beautiful。 we finally learned more about V。F。D。 and see the Baudelaire's finally get a new friend。 But the ending was confusing and long but the illustration helped me understand。 。。。more
Makana Geppert
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This book was the hardest to get through。 The pacing just felt a little off， and the story had too much of a lull between the interesting bits。 It definitely didn’t help that I came down with a cold while reading this book， but I believe the timing of the book to be lacking regardless。 Some really interesting plot points came to fruition in this book， and others were introduced， but they could hardly save this book from my lowest rating in the series thus far。
Adam Clark
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Definitely different then I thought。 Answer some questions but then lets you think what would be the answers。 As I am now getting closer to the end of the series makes me think how is he going to end the series and that makes me even more curious on the rest of the series。
Kelly Wickham
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。。。and the adventure continues up the Mortmain mountains as the Baudelaire siblings search for the Baudelaire parents， the Quagmire triplets and try to sadve Sunny from Olaf and Esme。 It's a Slipper Slope but someone has to save the day！ Jecel really enjoyed this book in the series that is full of adventure and trepidation！ 。。。and the adventure continues up the Mortmain mountains as the Baudelaire siblings search for the Baudelaire parents， the Quagmire triplets and try to sadve Sunny from Olaf and Esme。 It's a Slipper Slope but someone has to save the day！ Jecel really enjoyed this book in the series that is full of adventure and trepidation！ 。。。more
Aaron
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There was at least a bit of intrigue to this one。
Lydia Miller
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I know there’s a very big character reveal in this one， and picks up on a big cliffhanger from the last book but it really feels like filler to me。 It’s not the most exciting， but A LOT of exposition that reveals some super important details。 A good story， mostly for all the reveals。
Jecel Cortes
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The book is really really good。 At the being of the series the books are just they same of what happens but with drama。 But as you keep reading the book gets really good and then you would what to read the next chapter。 sure the chapters are long but it wrthent it。
Roh :）
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the two women became nice yayyy character development ig
Sara
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LOVED this one。 The VFD mystery unraveling is so enticing for me， and seeing the Baudelaires evolve is great。
Sammy
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This series is starting to pick up， and things actually feel like they're moving forward now， becoming less formulaic and very obviously heading towards a conclusion。Sunny is growing up， and with that come more and more little jokes with her "babble" that the kids probably wouldn't get， but should ring a bell with most adults， such as "matahari" when she's talking about spying on someone， and an instance of "rosebud" that made the former film-student in me chuckle in appreciation。 This series is starting to pick up， and things actually feel like they're moving forward now， becoming less formulaic and very obviously heading towards a conclusion。Sunny is growing up， and with that come more and more little jokes with her "babble" that the kids probably wouldn't get， but should ring a bell with most adults， such as "matahari" when she's talking about spying on someone， and an instance of "rosebud" that made the former film-student in me chuckle in appreciation。 。。。more
AJ
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I was really happy to find out quigley was alive。
SiMo
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In questo capitolo tornano i personaggi stupidi che ci erano stati risparmiati in parte nel volume precedente， soprattutto adulti che non capiscono le cose più ovvie e cadono con tutte le scarpe negli assurdi trucchi di Olaf。 Purtroppo se per un paio di volumi questa dinamica è anche divertente， dopo un po' diventa irritante ed è uno dei motivi per cui continuo a rallentare la lettura della saga。L'ascolto dell'audiolibro rimane comunque una perfetta compensazione， perché sono letti davvero benis In questo capitolo tornano i personaggi stupidi che ci erano stati risparmiati in parte nel volume precedente， soprattutto adulti che non capiscono le cose più ovvie e cadono con tutte le scarpe negli assurdi trucchi di Olaf。 Purtroppo se per un paio di volumi questa dinamica è anche divertente， dopo un po' diventa irritante ed è uno dei motivi per cui continuo a rallentare la lettura della saga。L'ascolto dell'audiolibro rimane comunque una perfetta compensazione， perché sono letti davvero benissimo 。。。more
Ana Julia
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Eu sabia q ia ser lindo， sabia
Erin Catherine
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3⭐️
claire
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i finished this a while ago but forgot to put it down oopsalthough i read this one in very fragmented chunks i think it may be one of the best ones so far but also i think the aforementioned fragmented reading has tainted it a bit sdlfkndskf OOPS
Enigmisty
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Uno dei più noiosi libri della saga， giuro che ho continuato a leggere la storia dei Baudelaire solo per il finale。 Olaf ha rapito Sunny e si scopre che la sua vera abilità non sono i denti ma la cucina。 Nuovi personaggi arrivano e anche di questi non si saprà mai nulla， un peccato perché sembravano interessanti ma 。。。 non si sa come finiscono， non si sa bene chi sono， non si sa che legame hanno effettivamente con Olaf。 Il terzo fratello Pantano è vivo， poteva cominciare una relazione con Violet Uno dei più noiosi libri della saga， giuro che ho continuato a leggere la storia dei Baudelaire solo per il finale。 Olaf ha rapito Sunny e si scopre che la sua vera abilità non sono i denti ma la cucina。 Nuovi personaggi arrivano e anche di questi non si saprà mai nulla， un peccato perché sembravano interessanti ma 。。。 non si sa come finiscono， non si sa bene chi sono， non si sa che legame hanno effettivamente con Olaf。 Il terzo fratello Pantano è vivo， poteva cominciare una relazione con Violet ma anche lui sparisce e viene dimenticato dall'autore。La trama annoia， non ci sono risposte e i personaggi vengono aggiunti ma non spiegati。One of the most boring books in the saga， I swear I kept reading the Baudelaire story only for the ending。 Olaf has kidnapped Sunny and we discover that her real skill is not her teeth but cooking。 New characters arrive and we too will never know anything， too bad because they seemed interesting but 。。。 we don't know how they end up， we don't know who they are， we don't know their relationship with Olaf。 The third brother Quagmire is alive， he could start a relationship with Violet but he too disappears and is forgotten by the author。The plot is boring， there are no answers and the characters are added but not explained。 。。。more
Emi
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Jedna z ulubionych części tej ukochanej przezemnie serii
Sophia
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This story well and truly throws out the status quo of the previous novels。 It’s refreshing and long overdue。 I loved all the information we got about V。F。D。 It’s a lot more than I remembered getting。 Of course， there are always more questions that could be answered。 In my audiobook version， there is a （kinda annoying） song that is scattered throughout the chapters but plays in full at the end which was an interesting decision。
chaiandagoodbook
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Method: audiobookRating: 4/5 stars Thoughts: Great book， will continue！ Method: audiobookRating: 4/5 stars Thoughts: Great book， will continue！ 。。。more
Ricardo Pereira
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PALCO MONTADO PARA O ESPETÁCULO QUE ESTÁ POR VIR。Sem dúvidas o melhor de toda a série até agora。 Chegamos ao ponto alto da história e já conseguimos nos situar nos mistérios que a trama tem apresentado até aqui。 Não foi uma surpresa o plot do sobrevivente do incêndio （infelizmente）。 Eu já tinha visto a série。 Mas mesmo assim eu amei muito o livro。 Muitas coisas eu não lembrava ou não tinha na série。 Muito empolgado com o que está por vir e já dá pra sentir que "Desventuras em Série" está se desp PALCO MONTADO PARA O ESPETÁCULO QUE ESTÁ POR VIR。Sem dúvidas o melhor de toda a série até agora。 Chegamos ao ponto alto da história e já conseguimos nos situar nos mistérios que a trama tem apresentado até aqui。 Não foi uma surpresa o plot do sobrevivente do incêndio （infelizmente）。 Eu já tinha visto a série。 Mas mesmo assim eu amei muito o livro。 Muitas coisas eu não lembrava ou não tinha na série。 Muito empolgado com o que está por vir e já dá pra sentir que "Desventuras em Série" está se despedindo。 。。。more
Fena Reti
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As good as the rest， I keep being impressed by the writing！ Cannot wait to soon finish with the series 🤩
Emilce
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The Baudelaires are growing up as the series goes on， but the character who shows that the most is Sunny。 She is not a baby anymore， and she makes sure everyone knows that。 Violet and Klaus are questioning more and more the decisions they make， wondering whether they are closer to being villains than they think。 As the story progressess， the misteries increase， yet the answers to them are so difficult to reach。So many questions and only 3 books left！
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