Series of Unfortunate Events #10: The Slippery Slope audiobook

I have, in one way or another, been in the midst of rereading this series for several years.Which is just fine with me. If there’s a way I can somehow read these books forever, hmu.You may be tempted to say “Well Emma, there is. You could read a page of it every day for the rest of your life, or something like that.”But I urge you to resist that temptation, because you will sound very very foolish. In fact, I dare you to so much as TRY to read a page of any of these stories and put it down. You can’t. Impossible. THEY’RE TOO FUN.This is a particularly good installment in this very good series (and ignore the fact that I say that about just about every installment in this series) for reasons including the following:- everything is starting to come together!!!- Sunny is becoming a real character, rather than a bundle of sharp teeth and baby-talk jokes- SECRETS are REVEALED (and the only thing I love more than secrets is the reveal of secrets)- JOKES are HILARIOUS (this is always true of this series)Mostly I am very pleasantly surprised, because I don’t remember this being a section of the Baudelaire story I’m especially fond of and here I am, fond.What a treat.Bottom line: Will I ever continue this reread?? Who knows! Probably! Three books to go!---------------i couldn't encapsulate my love for this series with all the adjectives in a Verbose, Fond Dictionary.(more of a) review to come / 5 stars, obviously---------------yes, i'm confidently continuing this reread i began two years ago and put on pause one year ago. what about it

3.75* these kids really can't catch a break, can they?...

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.

I liked this one more than I thought I would!! Some of these books were starting to be a little redundant and it was getting kind of old :P But I liked this one a lot! We got to meet a certain new character and I was really happy about that person being introduced :D I can't say who because of spoilers lol It's hard to believe though that I only have three more books left in this series and then I am done!

This is the tenth instalment in the A Series of Unfortunate Events series.Sunny Baudelaire has been separated from her two elder siblings and is in Count Olaf's clutches without any means for escape. Must she use her own wits, and sharp teeth, to defeat him, or will Violet and Klaus be able to concoct a scheme to enter his lair and return their not-so-baby sister to safety?Just like in the previous series instalment, this featured a return of many former enemies, all colluding together to bring about the Baudelaire's destruction and gain their wealth as their own. I loved seeing how all that had previously transpired led up to the present moment and how new reveals were made as continuously as new mystery were presented. This series was a mixture of fun and tragic, before now, but I am truly seeing how cleverly twisted and well-plotted it is, for the first time. All is not as it had previously appeared and there is far more to the sinister Count Olaf, the Baudelaire fortune, and the disappearance of the sibling's parents than there previously appearred to be.

This one was funny and thrilling in parts though it did lag a bit for me and I don't know why. It took me a few days to get through this one. I'm glad we know who that scout really was and we've run into more mysteries. I'm interested to see how the last three books wrap all of this up. Now starting The Grim Grotto! :)- Richard

Este ha estado súper guay y me encanta que por fin se estén empezando a descubrir COSAS. He muerto un poquito con la escena en la que se dan cuenta de que Sunny ya no es un bebé. Y ay, que después de tantos libros le tengo muchísimo cariño a los Baudelaire. Ya sólo tres libros más y se acabó. :(

While this book did lag for me a bit at the beginning, once it got going it was fantastic! There's a lot of exciting reveals and discoveries that really makes this one of the more interesting books of the lot and starts to set up the end of the series. I think my favourite part though would have to be the immense growth we see in Sunny throughout the book. It's where she starts to really become a child rather than a baby. As per usual with this series, I really loved this book and can't wait to get started on the next in the series!

Uwielbiam ten tom.

AGORA SIM!!!!!! Aaaaaaaaaaaaah

Did you know the Baudelaire siblings have grown up? Well did ya? You do now. Yup, especially Sunny. She's no longer a baby. She's like a toddler pre-teen now or something. Lemony Snicket has beaten this idea into the readers' heads well and plenty here. Ok that's cool and all, but how old are they? He didn't really say or hint how much time has passed from book 1 until now. He still jokes that nobody can understand Sunny besides her siblings, but she's speaking plain English at this point. I guess he didn't want to be bothered with the details of time. Regardless of their age, one thing is clear: the siblings are no longer running scared from Count Olaaf. I felt the tide shifting and this book solidified the concept that the siblings are now equal rivals to him instead of victims. We haven't had pesky guardians to interfere with them in quite some time and the siblings are fast learners to trickey equal to that of Count Olaaf. Refreshing entry as we get another supporting character. Even though everyone is scattered, there is definitely an anti-Olaaf resistance gathering.

Well-read people are less likely to be evil There was so much plot wise that happened in this book and still things i would like answered but i have a feeling that i will be waiting until book 12 or 13 to get those ones answered. The two oldest children are separated from Sunny for the entire book as Count Olaf takes her from them after the events of book nine in hopes to get the fortune. Just because you don't understand something doesn't mean that it's nonsense. VFD is a massive symbol of this book right now and we finally get what the organisation stands for and it literally stands for 'Volunteer Fire Department'. Am i a little disappointed with what it stands for? 100% because i had a feeling that it would be something a lot more creative and i just feel let down with that name for the organisation. For one thing i am glad that the story plot has moved away from the kids just moving from one caregiver to another because that's all the plot for books 1-7 were and i'm glad that the author finally moved away from that. I feel like in the last few books it's been just the children trying to survive on their own and see how much they've learned in their short time away from their parents. A major character and huge plot turning point was in this book and i was completely shocked when i was reading this one because it was one i wasn't expecting. Quigley Quagmire one of the Quagmire triplets is actually alive and well after it being stated that he in fact died in a house fire much like the Baudelaire's parents and what i am most sad for is for Quigley and his siblings cause they all have no idea that he is in fact alive and well however has not seen them since that day. Once again the Baudelaire children have escaped from count Olaf and only just and now they are on their way to wherever their next adventure is to unlock the truth about their parents and finally get the answers about everything.

JANUARY 2017 RE-READIt's so hard to choose a favourite Quagmire....Just kidding, no it's not. Quigley is the best, hands down.This was also more incredible than I remembered! So much information on VFD. We get to see more of Count Olaf's undisguised (literally) nastiness. There's the unexpected return of Carmelita Spats. We get to see Sunny be a hero in her own right (there's the surprisingly powerful quote "I'm not a baby"). There's the somewhat redemption of the white-faced women. There's the addition of two new villains: the man with a beard but no hair and the woman with hair but no beard. There's more hinting at our faithful narrator's role in this whole thing. Basically, a lot of great and important things happen in this installment.

I don't know why, but this one has always been my favorite.

100% going to put "The World is Quiet Here" on the wall of my future library. 📚💕

Think how hard it is to write one really good book for *any* age group. Lemony Snicket wrote 13 terrific books in a row, and it's accurate to say they're splendid for all ages. (I know I'm getting ahead of myself, since this is only book 10. I've actually read them all already at least once before; but now I have all the recorded versions, so I'm treating myself to a mostly-Tim-Curry-narrated run-through.)"The Slippery Slope" continues Snicket's ongoing philosophical exploration of, well, slippery slopes. As if they weren't busy enough just managing to survive, the Baudelaires are now troubled by a recurring, critical question: How do you tell the difference between a good guy and a bad guy?The two older Baudelaire siblings have to rescue their younger sister Sunny from the clutches of Count Olaf and his cohorts. Violet and Klaus eventually find, to their horror, that they've talked themselves into trapping and kidnapping one of those cohorts in order to arrange a hostage exchange. Easy enough to rationalize that they are, after all, trying to rescue a baby, and that the potential hostage in question is thoroughly evil and tried to kill *them* earlier in their adventures. The question won't go away: How can you call yourself a good person when your actions mirror those of your enemy?Snicket manages to engage readers on this issue without being the least bit ham-handed. He also touches gently and beautifully on the first awakenings of romantic attraction Violet feels -- toward a character whose existence is a delightful surprise to Baudelaires and readers alike.