Series of Unfortunate Events #4: The Miserable Mill audiobook

This is perhaps the most anxiety-inducing book in the most anxiety-inducing series of all time.There is something about the particular Count Olaf evil plan hijinks in this book that is SO MUCH WORSE to me than all the others?? It’s not so much “fun villainy” to me as it is “extremely stressful stuff of nightmares.”So not necessarily the most consistently pleasant reading experience.HOWEVER there is a really cool part of this book! The Baudelaire orphans, up to this point, have very narrow and consistent, like, specializations? What do you call the constant semi-adult-ish habits and passions of a child I do not know. Anyway: Violet invents, Klaus reads, Sunny bites.In this book, Violet reads! And Klaus invents! It’s kind of a fun thing of, like, hey children of the world, you do not need to limit yourself. You can be good at a lot of things, even if someone is better at them than you. Woohoo!Count Olaf’s role in this book is very limited, and therefore not as AMAZING as he normally is in the other books (villain-wise). But there are some great characters in this one! I love Phil. Also there is a gay partnership in this book and no one can tell me otherwise and so there.Bottom line: Not the best book in this series. Maybe the worst? But still fabulouswonderfulamazingIlovethisworldsomuchohmygod.

Excelente tomo.Esta saga es tan fácil de leer que siempre será una gran recomendación para niños y adolescentes, pero, si tú ya eres mayor, eso no será un impedimento para disfrutar de esta maquiavélica historia de los Baudelaire. Este volumen ya presenta un argumento más serio en el que notas los verdaderos peligros a los que se enfrentan los protagonistas. En los volúmenes anteriores percibes claramente los riesgos a los que están expuestos los Baudelaire, pero como sigues teniendo en tu mente la sensación de que es una historia para «niños», entonces resultas deduciendo por lógica que en verdad no les pasara nada drástico o fatal a los huérfanos. Sin embargo, es este volumen en el que comprendes la realidad; la realidad de que esto no es ningún juego de niños, sino de que en verdad sí existen peligros mortales en esta saga. Sea de la manera que sea, el antagonista buscará acabar con sus enemigos con sus mejores armas, sin importar que esos enemigos sean tres niños huérfanos. Esa persecución infinita del Conde Olaf por sus presas, es lo que lo convierte en el mejor personaje de la saga. Obviamente también me encanta el tono de cinismo con el que fue dotado, pero esa persistencia de crear planes para lograr sus más oscuros objetivos, hace de este personaje una genialidad única en esta historia. Algo que me encanta bastante de esta saga es el tipo de humor cínico que maneja el autor. Es un humor que te hace reír de las desgracias –o falta de suerte- de los demás, pero no porque estés corrupto y pervertido, sino porque el autor tiene la fórmula perfecta para presentar cada broma de la manera exacta, con las palabras precisas, y en el momento indicado. Quizás en algunos momentos podamos sentir que este humor pueda clasificarse como cruel, pero realmente no lo es. Es un humor pícaro pero tenue, especialmente diseñado para que los más pequeños puedan también disfrutarlo. Hasta un niño de nueve años se reiría de cada ocurrencia, comentario y diálogo presentado por el autor.En el inicio, el autor presenta una atmósfera increíblemente lúgubre que produce un aire de infortunio que rodea todas las escenas, por lo que genera en el lector esa sensación de que nada puede ser peor, de que todo está perdido, de que ya no hay luz, ni esperanza, y esa ambientación la mantendrá en la mayor parte del libro. En esas páginas donde predomina esa atmósfera no sientes deseos de reírte; lo que sientes es verdadera lástima por la vida de los Baudelaire, por imaginarlos aguantar hambre, por su soledad, su impotencia, etc. Pensamientos como «¡Qué pecado!» o «¡Pobrecitos!» fueron los que transitaron en mi mente durante mucho tiempo en esta lectura. Sin embargo, en la recta final esa atmósfera lúgubre disminuye por la aventura de los personajes, los diálogos satíricos, los planes, enfrentamientos, etc. Fue una parte que leí supremamente rápido porque estaba cargada de un nivel alto de adrenalina, pero también fue por sus comentarios satíricos que me sacaban una carcajada en un dos por tres.Como testimonio personal, quiero destacar que Sunny Baudelaire, la bebé, es mi Baudelaire favorita por su inocencia pero a la vez por la travesura con la que la adjudican. El comportamiento de Sunny me recuerda mucho al bebé, de aquella película clásica llamada ¡Cuidado: bebé suelto!, que resulta escapando de su casa con el objetivo de viajar por toda la ciudad, ya que todo lo que ve, le recuerda a su libro de cuentos. Aquel bebé tenía picardía, aunque más inocencia; Sunny es similar, solo que tiene más picardía que inocencia. Verdaderamente me encanta este personaje.Aunque ya vi la serie de Netflix y sé que más adelante la historia se torna mucho más interesante, de los tomos leídos hasta el momento este es el que más me ha gustado. Probablemente estas mismas palabras las repita en las próximas reseñas de los volúmenes siguientes, pero eso demuestra la evolución de esta saga en todos sus aspectos: Argumento, personajes, prosa, ambientación y giros inesperados. Pensaba otorgarle a este volumen cuatro estrellas de calificación, pero pienso que no se las merece; lo que realmente se merece son las cinco estrellas, en verdad es una calificación justa por la evolución de la ambientación y en general por la gran calidad que se encuentra en el volumen. Próximo destino, Una academia muy austera.

Lemony Snicket is fun, it's terribly depressing and highly entertaining. All the books make me feel like I'm 12 again, and I curl up on the couch, laughing out loud and eating gummy bears.

The Miserable Mill (Series of Unfortunate Events #4), Lemony SnicketThe Miserable Mill is the fourth novel of the children's novel series A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. In this novel, the Baudelaire orphans live with the owner of Lucky Smells Lumber Mill. The book was published on April 15, 2000, by HarperCollins and illustrated by Brett Helquist.Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire are traveling on a train heading for Paltryville, the location of the children's new home, the Lucky Smells Lumbermill.Upon arrival, the children learn that they will have to work at the mill, but as part of the deal, their new guardian, Sir (they call him Sir because his name is so long that nobody pronounces it right), will try to keep Count Olaf, their nemesis, away. They meet Sir's more sympathetic partner, Charles, who shows them the library, which contains three books, one about the history of the lumbermill, one about the town constitution, and one donated by Dr. Georgina Orwell, the local optometrist, who lives in an eye-shaped building, which also resembles, suspiciously, the tattoo on their nemesis, Count Olaf's, ankle.Klaus breaks his own glasses when he is purposely tripped by the new foreman, Flacutono, and is sent to see Dr. Orwell. When Klaus returns from the optometrist, hours later, he acts strangely, as if in a trance. The next day in the lumbermill, Flacutono instructs Klaus to operate a stamping machine. Klaus causes an accident by dropping the machine on Phil, an optimistic coworker. Flacutono exclaims that the machine "cost an inordinate amount of money". The other workers ask what the unfamiliar word means and Klaus defines the word. Klaus explains that he doesn't remember what happened between when he broke his glasses and waking up in the mill. Foreman Flacutono trips him again, once again causing his glasses to break. This time though, Violet and Sunny accompany Klaus to Dr. Orwell's office.تاریخ نخستین خوانش: روز نوزدهم ماه آوریل سال 2011میلادیعنوان: کارگاه مصیبت بار؛ نویسنده: لمونی اسنیکت؛ مترجم: زهرا زرکش؛ تهران، انتشارات ماهی؛ 1381؛ در 164ص؛ شابک: 9649333304؛ فروست: مجموعه ماجراهای بچه‌‌ های بدشانس کتاب چهارم؛ چاپ دوم 1383؛ سوم 1384؛ چهارم 1386؛ پنجم 1387؛ موضوع: داستانهای نویسندگان امریکایی - سده 21مبچه ها به کارگاه چوب بری «لاکی اسملز» می‌روند، و سخت کار می‌کنند؛ آنها با «فلیپ»، یک مرد خوشبین، و «چارلز» یک مرد مهربان، آشنا می‌شوند، اما رییس کارگاه، از آنها بیگاری می‌کشد، و سرپرست کارگران نیز، همدست «کنت الاف» است، که با نقشه ای از طریق هیپنوتیزم می‌خواهد که ثروت آنها به دست آورد، اما دوباره شکست میخورد؛تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 06/08/1399هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی

I adore the development of the Baudelaire kids in this book. That's easily my favorite part. This is also, of all four of my rereads, the book I remembered least so it was fun to really rediscover a lot of the plot elements that I had forgotten. Also, I have to say I have seen some spoilers for how Charles and Sir are portrayed in the ASOUE show and I'm thrilled. So, overall, I have loved rereading these four books in the series. I can't wait to continue rereading more of them later but jus rereading these first four has been SO GREAT. And I promise that my ASOUE videos will start going up soon.

This series just gets more and more miserable as it goes along and I just love it! It still truly astonishes me how horrible the adults in these books are no matter how many times I read them. The way they treat the children is absolutely appalling but I think that's part of the charm of this series. The poor Baudelaires can just never get a break! That's what makes this series real though because a lot of the time in real life, orphans do have terrible experiences and bounce around from home to home. I really enjoyed my reread of this book, and although this book as a whole is not my favourite of the series, Count Olaf's disguise in this one is my favourite out of all of them!

Favorite insight: It is much, much worse to receive bad news through the written word than by somebody simply telling you, and I'm sure you understand why. When somebody simply tells you bad news, you hear it once, and that's the end of it. But when bad news is written down, whether in a letter or a newspaper or on your arm in felt tip pen, each time you read it, you feel as if you are receiving the news again and again.

3.8 My least favorite ASOUE book so far. Same style, but different situations. I think the Baudelaire children can really look out for themselves, so the plot needs to get more in depth. Just like the previous book, "The Wide Window", this series is trying to take a darker and more mature lane... so I guess children below 8 years old will not appreciate this book. Nevertheless, it was still a fun read on my part. Still charming and full of misadventures. It's interesting to see what Count Olaf is up to in the next books, so I'm really looking forward to book five - which is "The Austere Academy".

This is the fourth instalment in the A Series of Unfortunate Events series.Violet, Klaus and Sunny find themselves with a new mentor who proves as hopeless as all the rest. They are put to work inside a factory with only coupons for payment and the threat of Count Olaf's arrival weighing heavily upon them. It is up to their sharp wits, as always, to free themselves from these new and disastrous circumstances.This, more than the preceding three volumes seemed far sombre in theme. The siblings have been forced to endure repeated tragedies and it weighed very heavily upon them here. Snicket's special brand of humour provided some comic relief, however, and I remained as impressed as ever by the clever wordplay, making this a delightful read for all age ranges.

3.5/5I really wanted to love this one because sounded so much more interesting and exciting that all the others but unfortunately I ended up liking it less.The theme of the mill and the hypnosis was so cool at first but the development didn't convince me.This book for me had a lot of potential and the idea was super cool, there's a little horror vibe and of course it was kept low and simple and not too much scary because it's meant for kids but the story was a little repetitive throught the book.We can barely see and interact with Count Olaf this time and this was one of the aspect that I didn't like.His figure this time is very less present even if the character chosen as his disguise was hilarious. There are a lot of hints since the beginning of the presence of the Count, way more than the other times. This made it a little less exciting to discover who he was or when it would be introduced.It was a very fast read and the story overall was fun and enjoyable anyway, well detailed and there are a lot of characters.The book was hard to put down because I just liked the idea so much that I wanted to know what was happening straight away.And I liked that this time there are less "which here means" and there are the explanations made as examples that I found more interesting.Oh and I like that every time at the end there's the little note where there's a little introduction for the next book as well as the title, I love the way it's written.Till the next tragedy ;)

“They're book addicts.” The orphans are victims of yet another series of unfortunate events, this time in a lumberjack mill!! For once, count Olaf is nowhere to be seen... or is he??? This fourth volume was one of my favourites in the series! I loved the setting and the action was just so fast... never a dull moment! Aww those poor orphans! What horrible misadventures will they have next? Just when you think it can't get worse... 🤧 🤧

Love how this seemingly children's fiction manages to deal with adult issues and social Commentary 😃 the Baudelaire orphans are such an Amazing trio, and I hope to read more from this series.

These children are going to need therapy.

There were quite a few differences in this book to the previous ones; the Baudelaire’s spent more than a few days in the same place, they had very little interaction with their ‘guardian’ AND (view spoiler)[their guardian didn’t die! (hide spoiler)] I asked in one of my status updates: ‘what kind of person would take three small children to live in a lumber mill?’ I only bring it up to say; I liked what they did in the TV show, where the children ran away to the lumber mill….

Actual rating: 4.5 starsI think this has been my fave in the series so far!