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There is nothing to be found in the pages of A Series of Unfortunate Events but misery and despair. You still have time to choose another international best-seller to read. But if you must know what unpleasantries befall the charming and clever Baudelaire children read on . . . In The Wide Window we encounter a story that includes a hurricane, a signalling device, hungry leaches, cold cucumber soup, a horrible villain and a doll named Pretty Penny. With 5 million copies sold in the UK alone, one might consider Lemony Snicket'??s A Series of Unfortunate Events to make him one of the most successful children'??s authors of the past decade. We, however, consider these miserable so-called adventure stories and the Hollywood film starring Jim Carrey that accompanied the books for children as nothing more than a dreadful mistake.

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This book is part of the "A Series of Unfortunate Events" series.
Here are some other books from this series:

The Bad Beginning First published 1999 Rank:4/5, Original Star Rating:3/5, Adjustred Star Rating:3/5, Pop Rating:9/10

The Reptile Room First published 1999 Rank:4/5, Original Star Rating:4/5, Adjustred Star Rating:4/5, Pop Rating:8/10

The Miserable Mill First published 2000 Rank:3/5, Original Star Rating:3/5, Adjustred Star Rating:3/5, Pop Rating:7/10

The Austere Academy First published 2000 Rank:3/5, Original Star Rating:4/5, Adjustred Star Rating:4/5, Pop Rating:7/10

The Ersatz Elevator First published 2001 Rank:3/5, Original Star Rating:4/5, Adjustred Star Rating:4/5, Pop Rating:7/10

The Vile Village First published 2001 Rank:3/5, Original Star Rating:4/5, Adjustred Star Rating:4/5, Pop Rating:7/10

The Hostile Hospital First published 2001 Rank:3/5, Original Star Rating:4/5, Adjustred Star Rating:4/5, Pop Rating:7/10

The Carnivorous Carnival First published 2002 Rank:3/5, Original Star Rating:4/5, Adjustred Star Rating:4/5, Pop Rating:7/10

The Slippery Slope First published 2003 Rank:3/5, Original Star Rating:4/5, Adjustred Star Rating:4/5, Pop Rating:6/10

The Grim Grotto First published 2004 Rank:3/5, Original Star Rating:4/5, Adjustred Star Rating:4/5, Pop Rating:6/10

The Penultimate Peril First published 2005 Rank:3/5, Original Star Rating:4/5, Adjustred Star Rating:4/5, Pop Rating:6/10