Tuesday, January 04, 2005
The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket
I moan and sigh and then I read another Lemony Snicket book. The Ersatz Elevator is book six of the Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony snighet. More terrible and depressing things happen to the Baudelaire Orphans in this book. They are schlepped to yet another relative who is weak and cares more for keeping the peace than he does for the welfare of children in his care. His snobby wife is pushed back and forth by strict compliance to fads and this weakness later is seen to be a clue to her overall nature.
Evil Count Olaf figures heavily in the plot. In The Ersatz Elevator the inventions and devices seem weaker than in the other books.
There is some merit in releasing a series of books at a rate of one a year. Reading all 12 in one year has lead me to face each book with a knowing sigh instead of anticipation.
Evil Count Olaf figures heavily in the plot. In The Ersatz Elevator the inventions and devices seem weaker than in the other books.
There is some merit in releasing a series of books at a rate of one a year. Reading all 12 in one year has lead me to face each book with a knowing sigh instead of anticipation.
# posted by JJ @ 1:29 PM 
