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The Carnivorous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 9) [UNABRIDGED] (Audio CD)
by Lemony Snicket
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Ages 9-12, People & Places |
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Publishers Weekly (MSL quote), USA
<2008-02-20 00:00>
In the ninth title in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Carnivorous Carnival, the Baudelaire siblings are falsely accused of murder. On the run from Count Olaf (the real killer), the three disguise themselves in Madame Lulu's House of Freaks; Violet and Klaus masquerade as the two-headed Beverly/Elliot; Sunny poses as Chabo the Wolf Baby. Ages 10-up.
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School Library Journal (MSL quote), USA
<2008-02-20 00:00>
Grade 4-7-This installment in the woeful tale of the unlucky Baudelaire orphans takes them (via the trunk of Count Olaf's car, unbeknownst to him) to the Caligari Carnival in the middle of the hinterlands. Madame Lulu has used her crystal ball in the past to help him find the children after their narrow escapes, but this time he also wants her to discern the truth about whether or not either of their parents is still alive. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny disguise themselves as freaks so that they can stay at the carnival and hopefully get to the crystal ball before the Count does. They suffer the indignation of performing in their new roles, face off a bloodthirsty mob, and escape from a pit of hungry lions. New and deviously entertaining characters are added to the cast, including Kevin the ambidextrous man, Colette the contortionist, and Hugo the hunchback. The humor is as sharp as ever, the suspense will keep readers at the edge of their seats, and the cliff-hanger ending will make them eagerly await the next episode.
Heather Dieffenbach, Lexington Public Library, KY
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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AudioFile (MSL quote), USA
<2008-02-20 00:00>
In this ninth adventure of the Baudelaire orphans, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny become "freaks" in a carnival in their continuing efforts to avoid the villainous Count Olaf. Full of the usual "definitions," interesting but often irreverent explanations of common and uncommon activities, Snicket's oeuvre offers drama, connections to previous books, and literary allusions to tempt the older reader. All of this is delivered in Tim Curry's consistently excellent voice. He breathes evil into Count Olaf and his cohorts and becomes the foreign Madame Lulu. After creating distinct individualized voices for each character, he creates a new and different voice for many of those same characters as disguises go on and come off. Curry is a master of dry, ironic tones that add an additional undercurrent of suspense, keeping the listener off-balance throughout. W.L.S. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine - Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine -This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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Booklist (MSL quote), USA
<2008-02-20 00:00>
Gr. 4-8. In the ninth volume in the popular Series of Unfortunate Events, the Baudelaire orphans, who have arrived at the Caligari Carnival, disguise themselves in order to investigate a mysterious fortune-teller. Violet and Klaus masquerade as a two-headed carnival freak, and baby Sonny masquerades as Chabo the Wolf Baby, and they share in the humiliation of the other "freaks" (an ambidextrous man, a female contortionist, and a man with a hunchback). When one of the performers is to be thrown to hungry lions, the children find themselves faced with a terrible dilemma. Children faithful to the series won't be surprised when the book does NOT end happily; nor will they find it unusual that Snicket continues to entertain with witty asides and a satirical point of view. The overall story moves along nicely toward the conclusion of the planned 13-volume series; at the same time, the author successfully uses this book as a platform to communicate a good deal about individuals who belittle others and what it feels like to be on the end of the horrible barbs. Susan Dove Lempke
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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Anna Flynn (MSL quote), USA
<2008-02-20 00:00>
This story was one of the best books I've ever read. I found myself staying up all night reading it. It's about 3 sibs, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny. They've been running from an evil man named Count Olaf. He's been finding the children by asking a fortuneteller who seems to always get the right answers. Now the 3 sibs are in disguise as a 2 headed freak and a half wolf half baby named, Chabo the Wolf Baby, in a freak house at the Caligari Carnival. Then Count Olaf buys a bunch of lions to put in a pit and guess which freak has to jump in with the lions.
I loved this book because it's really suspenseful, especially when Violet, and Klaus were about to jump to the lions. I really like this author's style of writing. I could really picture the carnival. Compared to the other books in the series this one's my favorite. I rate it 5 stars, because I liked it a lot, and it had great suspense. |
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A Kid's Review (MSL quote), USA
<2008-02-20 00:00>
In the book, THE CARNIVOROUS CARNIVAL by LEMONY SNICKET is one of my favorite books of all time. This book only adds to the suspenso of the whole series when at the end...what??? You Actually thought I was going to give away the ending??? ...BR> Anyway, the last book left us hanging as Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire hopped into the trunk of the villanous Count Olaf. We begin the next tale as they all find themselves at the Caligari Carnival. Supposedly, Count Olaf is there to see a fortune teller who has told him where the Baudelaires are every time they escape. Intrigued, they follow the evil Count to the circus coach of MADAME LULU, whose slogan appears to be, "What you want to hear, guaranteed." Hmm...suspicious. Anyway, they find out this MADAME LULU is the head of this deserted carnival (did I mention it's in the middle of a desert??) and she needs more Freaks to have her Freak Show, the carnival's only attraction, up and running. Of course, the Baudelaires naively investigate by using the various disguises to get themselves hired as Freaks for the Freak show.
Needless to say, the twists and turns in this book will suprise you, unless you read LEMONY SNICKET: THE UNAUTHORIZED AUTOBIOGRAPHY, which practically gave every secret of Count Olaf away (to the careful reader's trained eye, and any person who can read between the lines). Still, the book is fun and enjoyable, and is another delightful, excuse me, tragic, tale in the lives of the Baudelaire orphans. |
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