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 Reviewed by: The Rev 12th May 2005 
 


The Carnivorous Carnival

Lemony Snicket
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The main thing there is to be said about the ninth book in the Series of Unfortunate Events, for most everything about the series I have to say I've said in the first eight reviews, is that the books continue to get darker-- a lot darker. Snicket is almost to the point of ranging out of children's territory here. That said, the quality of the writing is about as good as it ever was, and if you like the humor in the series, it doesn't let up here; it just has a much, much blacker twist to it. But then, if you've some this far, even if the book were awful, you wouldn't stop reading at this point, would you?



See also
The End by Lemony Snicket reviewed by The Rev
The Grim Grotto by Lemony Snicket reviewed by The Rev
The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket reviewed by The Rev
The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket reviewed by The Rev
The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket reviewed by The Rev
The Slippery Slope by Lemony Snicket reviewed by The Rev
The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket reviewed by The Rev