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juushikaTitle: The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events Book 11)
Author: Lemony Snicket
Illustrator: Brett Helquist
Published: New York: HarperCollins, 2009 (2004)
Rating: 3 of 5
Page Count: 330
Total Page Count: 193,420
Text Number: 569
Read Because: continuing the series, ebook borrowed from the Multnomah County Library
Review: With the aid of V.F.D. members, the Baudelaires go in search of the missing sugar bowl. This is an in-between book. Character development and moral complexity have become ongoing trends, and they continue here. Unlike most of the recent books in this series, this one has a strong atmosphere—the debris-littered, mushroom-infested grotto is a particular delight. But the plot is in a holding pattern, and little of significance happens despite the phenomenal, character-driven last few pages. Perhaps it's the lull before the series's-end storm; it's still a disappointment.
Author: Lemony Snicket
Illustrator: Brett Helquist
Published: New York: HarperCollins, 2009 (2004)
Rating: 3 of 5
Page Count: 330
Total Page Count: 193,420
Text Number: 569
Read Because: continuing the series, ebook borrowed from the Multnomah County Library
Review: With the aid of V.F.D. members, the Baudelaires go in search of the missing sugar bowl. This is an in-between book. Character development and moral complexity have become ongoing trends, and they continue here. Unlike most of the recent books in this series, this one has a strong atmosphere—the debris-littered, mushroom-infested grotto is a particular delight. But the plot is in a holding pattern, and little of significance happens despite the phenomenal, character-driven last few pages. Perhaps it's the lull before the series's-end storm; it's still a disappointment.
