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The Carnivorous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 9)

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The Carnivorous Carnival is in town.
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I thought this book was a lot better than the others because the plot changed and the suspense increased a lot.
The Carnivorous Carnival
Stupendous book!!!!!!!!!!

The Carnivorous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 9)
Lemony Snicket
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ASIN: 0064410129
Release Date: 2002-10-29

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The Carnivorous Carnival- Book the Ninth -A Series of Unfortunate Events-

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The Carnivorous Carnival is in town........2007-05-17

Do you like books that have mystery, adventures, secrets, or orphans in them? If not, then I am warning you right now that you can put this book down get a happier story like "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants." It's your decision; you can choose the book I just suggested or you can choose "The Carnivorous Carnival". If you want to know more or get to know the Baudelaire's read on, if not you can put this down and run around screaming like a maniac into the night.

This is the story of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire, three orphans who have been put under the care of Count Olaf. This story began when the Baudelaire parents perished in a fire that destroyed their entire mansion. The three children were on Briny Beach when Mr. Poe, the wealthy banker told the Baudelaire orphans that, well, they were orphans. Then, at Count Olafs' house he put the Baudelaire's to work. Some chores rough, some chores were as easy as ringing a doorbell.

If I were to give the book a rating out of 10, I would personally give it a 9 ½. I think this is the best book I've read up to date because, it has a lot of suspenseful moments, and a whole lot of mystery, drama, and some clues to whether the Baudelaire parents are alive or dead.
I highly recommend this book for every age group from 10 and up. The only people who wouldn't like this book are people who hate books without unhappy endings.

If you want to know more about or get to know the Baudelaire's you can start from the beginning and read the 13 books in chronological order, or you can read them scattered like I did. It doesn't matter how you read it, it just matters if you do read it. (All books are Accelerated Reader Eligible.)

By: Jordan

the carnivorous carnival.......2007-05-08

Now we are back in the belly of the beast. The Carnivorous Carnival was an exciting book. Klaus, Sunny, and Violet joined Madame Lulu's carnival. They dressed themselves up as freaks so Count Olaf wouldn't recognize them. At the end, Violet and Klaus were in an RV being pulled by Count Olaf himself. Count Olaf has someone cut the cord that attaches the RV to the car and pulls away with Sunny. I highly recommend this book.
The book has a phrase that is repeated through the book whenever the children are about to be in a bad situation. "Back in the belly of the beast" was repeated about nine times in this novel and every time something bad happened. For example, when the cord attaching the car to the RV was cut; also when they figured out he knew who they were.
The book was very exciting. At many points, I could not set the book down. The events in the book were so extreme. When Olaf said to push the children, I thought they would die.
The book had a thrilling ending. Olaf was able to escape from Violet and Klaus with their baby sister. IN real life, he wouldn't have been able to pull off stealing their sister, so it was more fictional, but a great ending. The ending is not cliché because the villain got away.
The book had many creative characters. One of the characters was a contortionist; another was a humpback; another was a wolf baby. I suggest this book to seventh graders.

I thought this book was a lot better than the others because the plot changed and the suspense increased a lot........2007-04-30

The plot definitely changed a lot because instead of Count Olaf going to find the Baudelaires, the Baudelaires were where Olaf was. We finally get to find out how Olaf always knew where the Baudelaires were, and where one of the Baudelaire parents or Lemony Snicket might be. There was a nice build of suspense in the end because you had no idea who was going to be thrown in the pit, and you did not know that this book would end with such a cliffhanger.
I liked that the book ended with such suspense because it has gotten me to want to read the next book to see what happens. This book is definitely not as boring as some of the others were. I think the suspense will continue to build hopefully to a good ending.

thank you for your time,
Loran

The Carnivorous Carnival.......2007-04-17

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"The Carnivorous Carnival"
I thought that this book was very good. It is about the three Baudelaires. This time they find themselves riding through the hinterlands in the trunk of the person they've been running from. All throughout the book they have different problems involving their dreaded enemy, Count Olaf. Also during the book, they have a brush with death involving some very hungry lions. Overall I though it was a good book and I would recommend you to read it.

Stupendous book!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-03-24

I love this book. It's a funny, cool (not to mention super) big, fun book.
I'm reading the whole Lemony Snicket series.
You should check out a book or two from the library from this series.
Hope you thought this review was helpful.

The Dilemma Deepens: A Box of Unfortunate Events, Books 7-9 (The Vile Village; The Hostile Hospital; The Carnivorous Carnival)

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Funny thing...
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"Of all the ridiculous expressions people use...one of the most ridiculous is 'No news is good news.'"

The Dilemma Deepens: A Box of Unfortunate Events, Books 7-9 (The Vile Village; The Hostile Hospital; The Carnivorous Carnival)
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ASIN: 006055620X
Release Date: 2003-09-23

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The third unfortunate gift/box -- set of this New York Times best -- selling series, which will include The Vile Village, The Hostile Hospital, and The Carnivorous Carnival.

Customer Reviews:

Funny thing..........2007-06-02

Chantal, my Californian 11-year-old niece, ask me to complete her collection of this story, so I order this item as first step because the box that contains the books looks great to me. When my niece recieve it, I ask her to show me the box which in my point of view contains a very good illustration job, and she told me that she dropped the box. Intrigated I ask her why she did that and she answer:-Because I don't want to have the ugly Olaf's face in my house....

These books are great.......2007-05-31

The family loves these books from Lemony Snicket. We can't wait for the next ones.

Major let down........2007-01-07

I bought these books (actually the first three box sets) on the recommendation of a friend. But I messed up, this was not what she said. I muddled through each of the 9 books because I will not give up and feel it would be a waste of my money to throw them away. But truly, I would have rather spent my time getting a root canal, or being anally probed by aliens. These books are horrible! He warns you, but you figure it's in jest and there will be a point, or an upside to them. There's not. The movie however, is entertaining. Go figure. Check them out from the library if you're really that curious, but don't waste your money.

Great series.......2006-03-10

My 14 yr old daughter who does not care to read has loved this series. She struggled thru volumes 4-6, but breezed thru 7-9 and is looking forward to the next in the series. Highly recommended from my standpoint.

"Of all the ridiculous expressions people use...one of the most ridiculous is 'No news is good news.'".......2005-12-30

THE VILE VILLAGE: BOOK 7 - Thanks to the evil Count Olaf, all of the Baudelaire's distant relatives refuse to take them in, for fear of being dragged into some unfortunate demise, like the rest of the distant relatives who opened their homes to the Baudelaire's. Hence, the three Baudelaire Orphans - Violet, 14; Klaus, now 13; and Sunny, a baby not much larger than a watermelon - have been enrolled in a program where they will be raised by an entire village, due to the saying, "It takes a village to raise a child." The children quickly choose the village "V.F.D." as their new home, for it is these three initials that the Quagmire Triplets shouted to them before they disappeared once again. However, the Baudelaire's are quite let-down by what they find in "V.F.D." They are forced to live with Hector, a man who has a secret library, a secret inventing studio - they are secret because the "V.F.D." Council of Elders have made them against the law, along with thousands of other rules; if broken you will be burned at the stake, or imprisoned - and loves to cook Mexican food. While he's very kind to the Baudelaire's, when they are accused of murder and thrown in jail, he doesn't defend them or even give them an alibi. Now it's up to the three Orphans to use their strength to escape from jail and find their friends the Quagmires, before it's too late.

THE HOSTILE HOSPITAL: BOOK 8 - The Baudelaire Orphans - Violet, Klaus, and Sunny - are up to their ears in bad luck, and it looks as if their luck is about to grow worse. The three Orphans are on the run from the police, after being falsely accused of murdering Jacques Snicket, a man who was trying to give them some very important information, that would help their situation very much. Unfortunately, he met his untimely demise before he could reveal his secret, and now the Orphans are trying to hide from both the police - who would love to arrest them, pronto - and the evil Count Olaf. The Orphans, looking for a hiding place, hop in a van with the VFD: Volunteers Fighting Disease, who spend each and every day of the week visiting Heimlich Hospital, in an attempt to cheer up patients by singing them a rather annoying song, and handing out heart-shaped balloons. At Heimlich, Violet, Klaus and Sunny are immediately put to work in the office area, where they shall spend time filing paperwork. All is fine, until the Orphans find a file about their very own family, and Count Olaf decides to perform a very grim operation on Violet, that will render her lifeless, if she does not escape.

THE CARNIVOROUS CARNIVAL: BOOK 9 - When you are a Baudelaire sibling, you do not dream of fun days at the carnival, eating cotton candy, and playing games in which you could possibly win prizes. No, as a Baudelaire orphan, you are usually trying to escape the greedy, murderous Count Olaf, and doing crazy things, such as dressing up as a freak, which is exactly what Violet, Klaus, and Sunny must do in Snicket's ninth Unfortunate Event. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny have found that Count Olaf and his troop of bandits are residing at the House of Freaks. So to ensure that they have a roof over their head, and food in their stomachs, the three Baudelaires pose as freaks and get jobs at the Carnival. But when they and their fellow freaks are informed that one of them will be thrown into a pit of hungry lions, the three Baudelaires must find a way to escape from the Carnival. But there's only one problem...escaping is impossible when Count Olaf and his cronies are involved.

Having been an avid reader of A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS since the release of THE BAD BEGINNING, it is hard to believe that Lemony Snicket has been able to keep the attention of readers, by coming up with even more miserable things for the Baudelaire orphans to deal with. But he has done just that with books 7, 8, and 9, by introducing new bizarre characters and strange ordeals that the Baudelaires must overcome. THE DILEMMA DEEPENS is one of the best boxed sets for A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS available at the moment, as book 9 features a cliffhanger ending, that will leave all readers scrambling for Book 10: THE SLIPPERY SLOPE. Snicket has done it again, and introduced even more misery into the world of children's fiction. Misery that will keep you pleased for hours upon hours.

Erika Sorocco
Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper

CARNIVOROUS CARNIVAL (SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, NO 9)

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An O.K. book

CARNIVOROUS CARNIVAL (SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, NO 9)
LEMONY SNICKET
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Reading level: Ages 9-12

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An O.K. book.......2007-03-03

This book is called The Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket. I thoguht this was an ok book, but it had some really good parts to it. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny are at a carnival (if you already didn't know that). I dont think it was the best book he has wrote its not the worst. It was a pretty good book I just thought that the beging was boring and really draging on.
I liked the end a hole lot it was a great part I thought. other people might not like the end at all. I also liked the middle part. But my favorite part was when violet,klause,and sunny found out who madame Lulu was. That was an exelent part in my thoughts.
The part that I didnt like was the beganing. It was boring I thought. other people may not like to read this book because its short and some people like long books. I also didnt like some of the middle. other than thoose few parts it was pretty good.
My over all opion on the book is an ok book. On a scale of one to ten I would say 7 out of 10.

The Carnivorous Carnival - Book 9 of A Series of Unfortunate Events

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The carnivorous carnival
The Carnivorous Carnival will eat you up!
Number Nine

The Carnivorous Carnival - Book 9 of A Series of Unfortunate Events

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The carnivorous carnival.......2007-03-08

In the begining of this book, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny are in Count Olaf's car's trunk. Luckily, they escape. Then, they use the costumes to discuise themselves as freaks, to get into the evil Madame Lulu's carnival, were Olaf and his troupe are staying. Chabo the wolf baby (Sunny)and Beverly and Eliot, the 2 headed guys,(Violet & Klaus) are what Klaus, Sunny and Violet become. At the end, Colette the contortionist, Kevin the ambidexterous guy, and a hunchback guy whose name I forgot, are tricked into being Olaf's helpers. Even farther into the end, something truly sad happens, and I am so glad this is a series, and is not just the very sad end. I highly recommend this book, but I've read other books in the series that are better, so I gave this 4 stars.

The Carnivorous Carnival will eat you up! .......2006-04-07

The Baudelaire orphans left "The Hostile Hospital" in the trunk of Count Olaf's car; clearly a potentially very dangerous situation for Violet, Klaus and baby Sunny. However, once again the children use their wits to figure out how to escape their predicament.

The children find themselves in a rundown carnival with another bizarre cast of characters, including several supposed "freaks." However, the freaks are not really all that freakish, one being a contortionist and one being ambidextrous. The children disguise themselves as freaks and manage to fool Count Olaf and his gang for most of the book. However, as we all know, eventually Count Olaf finds the children and another harrowing ending ensues.

Over the last two or three books we've been given tidbits about bigger mysteries surrounding the children and their parents. In this book the tidbits become much more substantial and give us a clue as to the direction the series might take. While it may seem that my description is a bit vague, that is because I do not wish to give away any of the surprises in this book, and there is at least one very big surprise for the children and the reader, as well as a number of smaller surprises.

Because of the twists and turns, I am unable to provide the description I normally do for books in this series. As I noted earlier, there are a lot of surprises. Those surprises make for one of the most intriguing books in this series. I am anxiously anticipating the next volume, and even more, the end of the series, when I am hoping that Lemony Snicket will reveal all the mysteries.

This particular entry in the series does involve death, again, and in your imagination the death is likely somewhat gruesome. Fortunately the amount of description given to the death is minimal and is left mostly to the reader's imagination. Because of several intense moments, and the death, I would recommend this book for children 9 and older, though as always you should know the ability of your child to handle books similar to this one. This book does have its educational moments, though somewhat muted in comparison to some of the other entries in this series. Overall, the continued challenge to the paradigm that children's books for the stated age range should be relatively tame along with the creativity of this particular book requires a rating of 5 stars. This book is yet another solid entry in this series, which just seems to get better and better.

Number Nine.......2005-08-31

Dear Reader, The word "carnivorous," which appears in the title of this book, means "meat-eating," and once you have read such a bloodthirsty word, there is no read any further. This carnivorous volume contains such a distressing story that consuming any of it's contents would be far more stomach-turning than even the most imbalanced meal. To avoid causing discomfort, it would be best if I didn't mention any of the unnerving ingredients of this story, particularly a confusing map, an ambidexterous person, an unruly crowd, a wooden plank, and Chabo the Wolf Baby. Sadly for me, my time is filled with researching and recording the displeasing and disenchanting lives of the Baudelaire orphans. But your time might be better filled with something more palatable, such as eating your vegetables, or feeding them to something else. With all due respect, Lemony Snicket - from book's back cover

A Set of Unfortunate Events (Books 7-9: The Vile Village, The Hostile Hospital, The Carnivorous Carnival) [Shrink Wrapped]

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A series of Unfortunate Events
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The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket
The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket

A Set of Unfortunate Events (Books 7-9: The Vile Village, The Hostile Hospital, The Carnivorous Carnival) [Shrink Wrapped]
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Release Date: 2002-10-29

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A series of Unfortunate Events.......2004-03-27

These books are fantastic, for any age. I've read almost the whole series (its getting hard to find some of these now), and love them. Kids will find them awesome, while adults will find them hillarious. I love Lemony Snicket!

Well written but unappealing content.......2003-05-15

I read the book that took place at the lumber mill. I picked the book up because it was supposed to be funny. I don't find child maltreatment entertaining. If you are a reader interested in an adventure story about orphans I would highly recommend Homecoming by Cynthia Voight. It's wonderful.

Great Books.......2003-01-30

I bought a set of these books for a niece as a Christmas present. I had no idea she had read the previous books in the series. Upon opening the box, (within five minutes), she found herself a quite corner of the room and was already several pages into the book.

The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket.......2003-01-16

The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket is a knock-your-socks off book. The book is about three children who have lost their parents and meet an evil villain named Count Olaf. The Baudelaires, the three children, move to the town of V.F.D. where they hope to escape Count Olaf, who is after their fortune. The Baudelaires hope to also find their friends, the Quagmires, who also were captured by Olaf because they have a fortune. V.F.D. is a town named after crows. I would recommend this book. It is a great read.

The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket.......2003-01-16

A Series of Unfortunate Events, Books 1-10 (The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, The Wide Window, The Miserable Mill, The Austere Academy, The Ersatz Elevator, The Vile Village, The Hostile Hospital, The Carnivorous Carnival, and The Slippery Slope)

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A Series of Unfortunate Events, Books 1-10 (The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, The Wide Window, The Miserable Mill, The Austere Academy, The Ersatz Elevator, The Vile Village, The Hostile Hospital, The Carnivorous Carnival, and The Slippery Slope)
Lemony Snicket
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The Carnivorous Carnival: A Series of Unfortunate Events #9 (Unabridged)

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The Carnivorous Carnival: A Series of Unfortunate Events #9 (Unabridged)
Lemony Snicket
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A Series of Unfortunate Events (Books 1-10 The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, The Wide Window, The Miserable Mill, The Austere Academy, The Ersatz Elevator, The Vile Village, The Hostile Hospital, The Carnivorous Carnival, The Slippery Slope)
Lemony Snicket
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First 10 books in this alarming series.

The Carnivorous Carnival (A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS)

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The Carnivorous Carnival (A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS)

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A Series of Unfortunate Events (Books 1-10 The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, The Wide Window, The Miserable Mill, The Austere Academy, The Ersatz Elevator, The Vile Village, The Hostile Hospital, The Carnivorous Carnival, The Slippery Slope., Books 1-10)
Lemony Snicket
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