The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 4) by Lemony Snicket Paperback Book

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Author: Lemony Snicket

Narrator: Lemony Snicket

Format: Unabridged-CD

Publisher: Harperaudio

Published: Jun 2003

Genre: Children & Young Adults Fiction - Family - Orphans & Foster Homes

Retail Price: $25.99

Discs: 3

Synopsis

The Baudelaire orphans looked out the grimy window of the train and gazed at the gloomy blackness of the Finite Forest, wondering if their lives would ever get better,' begins The Miserable Mill. If you have been introduced to the three Baudelaire orphans in any of Lemony Snicket's previous novels, you know that not only will their lives not get better, they will get much worse. In the fourth installment in the 'Series of Unfortunate Events,' the sorrowful siblings, having once again narrowly escaped the clutches of the evil Count Olaf, are escorted by the kindly but ineffectual Mr. Poe to their newest 'home' at the Lucky Smells Lumbermill. Much to their horror (if not surprise), their dormitory at the mill is crowded and damp, they are forced to work with spinning saw blades, they are fed only one meal a day (not counting the chewing gum they get for lunch), and worst of all, Count Olaf lurks in a dreadful disguise as Shirley the receptionist just down the street. Not even the clever wordplay and ludicrous plot twists could keep this story buoyant--reading about the mean-spirited foreman, the deadly blades, poor Klaus (hypnotized and 'reprogrammed'), and the relentless hopelessness of the children's situation only made us feel gloomy. Fans of these wickedly funny, suspenseful adventures won't want to miss out on a single one, but we're hoping the next tales have the delicate balance of delight and disaster we've come to expect from this exciting series. (Ages 9 to 12)

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Reviews

BookLender review by Courtney on 2009-10-06 18:50:34

Although the story was great as usual, we found the narration to be very disappointing. This was narrated by the author, whereas the others we have listened to so far books 1 & 2 but not 3 were narrated by Tim Curry. Not only was the Curry narration a total delight in its own, but the sound was consistent. In this narration, if you had it comfortable enough to hear the narrating of events, it would suddenly burst out loudly for the dialogue, and we kept arguing in the car: turn it up, I can't hear, turn it down, it hurts my ears!! It was not a joy to listen to and will be skipping the audiobooks narrated by Lemony Snicket.