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    A Series of Unfortunate Events #10: The Slippery Slope

    By Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist and Michael Kupperman

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    NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES

    Like bad smells, uninvited weekend guests or very old eggs, there are some things that ought to be avoided.

    Snicket's saga about the charming, intelligent, and grossly unlucky Baudelaire orphans continues to alarm its distressed and suspicious fans the world over. The tenth book in this outrageous publishing effort features more than the usual dose of distressing details, such as snow gnats, an organised troupe of youngsters, an evil villain with a dastardly plan, a secret headquarters and some dangerous antics you should not try at home. With the weather turning colder, this is one chilling book you would be better off without.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateOct 13, 2009
    ISBN9780061757105
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    Lemony Snicket

    Lemony Snicket had an unusual education, which may or may not explain his ability to evade capture. He is the author of the 13 volumes in A Series of Unfortunate Events, several picture books including The Dark, and the books collectively titled All The Wrong Questions.

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    • 4/5
      I started on my reread of the final books of ASOUE this month to prepare for the third season and I loved TSS. I do not have anything to say that is not spoilery. I loved it. I loved being back in the world.
    • 5/5
      Nearing the end of the Baudelaire children's story, this book manages to be as compelling and interesting as ever. I read it a long time ago, but I do recall the books as all being darkly humorous and very readable. I highly recommend for children (and adults) who can enjoy a certain type of snarky humor.
    • 4/5
      While this instalment of the series can be a little slow in places (especially when it comes to the translation of Verbal Fridge Dialogue), it also felt as though it was starting to move the story along. Finally - after nine other instalments - we learn who the VFD are and start to get some hints as to what it was that shattered the organisation. Finally, we get a clearer picture of how all of the adults (possibly all adults everywhere) are connected and why some are more benevolent towards the Baudelaires than others.We also get a clear idea of the trajectory that the series will take next, at last starting to show the villains' master plan and setting the orphans on a wider quest. It's not just a matter of clearing their names anymore, but a race to save the potentially unaware members of the VFD from their enemies. There are also many hints at a bigger picture that the reader can't quite see - glimpses of long running feuds within the organisation, and we're still no closer to understanding the significance of the sugar bowl.In terms of characterisation, the book is also very strong. Sunny gets her own solo mission in this book, proving that she is no longer a baby as she learns to prepare simple yet delicious meals and spies on Olaf and his troupe. While Violet and Klaus play a much smaller role in this book, we still get to see them question if their recent villainous behaviour is worth it, as well as discover just who it was who survived the fire.The climax of this story was utterly thrilling (and surprisingly optimistic for this series), and I really look forward to seeing what new secrets the Baudelaires will discover in the Grim Grotto.
    • 2/5
      More of the same plot (just a different location and a few new characters)...still enjoyable, but you can't read too many of these in a row.
    • 4/5
      This one seemed especially long, but quite a lot happens in it, so maybe it's appropriate.Quigley is a great addition to the gang. I love how everyone has one specific talent. It might be a rather juvenile way of writing characters, but Lemony Snicket pulls it off very well. It also helps that his characters are interesting, and his plot is interesting, and his writing is very good.Overall the best part about this book is Sunny. I swear she might be my favorite of the Baudelaires, because she's probably the most resourceful. And the fact that she's growing up brings me to tears..
    • 4/5
      The Slippery Slope, the 10th book in the Series of Unfortunate Events, chronicling the misadventures of the Baudelaire children. I think this is one of the best books in the series up to this point. The story moves right along at a fairly fast pace. All the Baudelaire's are growing up and becoming more responsible for their actions. Both the ending of the last book and the title of this one suggests an important plot point that will be reached, and hopefully successfully overcome. The book title The Slippery Slope referred both a physical obstacle, and a logical one which had to be surmounted (here meaning both to climb, and to follow ones conscience) in order for Klaus and Violet to try and save their baby sister Sunny. from the clutches of Count Olaf and his troupe.Once again, another horrible edition to the sorrowful lives of the Baudelaire's.
    • 4/5
      I'm going to review all four of the last books in this series in one review, since I read them all at one go due to the quick plot pacing, and now they've mushed together in my brain. These are wonderful! When I first started, this series, I was underwhelmed, but Snickett grows up his books like he grows up the Baudelaires. Unlike many coming-of-age stories, this one manages to avoid the trite and the untrue. Despite Snickett's fantastical style and plot twists, there is deep reality at the core of these books, which manage to show the world in all its nastiness and how difficult it is to be a "volunteer instead of a villain," and yet it conveys the desperate need for each of us to try. It also teaches voculary, is subtley hilarious if you already have a big one, and imparts a love of science, literature, poetry, and even good cooking. Highly recommended for all the young, and old, people in your life!
    • 3/5
      The 10th book in the Series of Unfortunate Events gives readers more of the same. The three orphans are still battling Count Olaf and his crew, but they have been separated from each other. Olaf has kidnapped the youngest, Sunny and the two older siblings, Violet and Klaus, are trying to rescue her. The book does a lot of rehashing of the previous books. It felt like the author was just trying stretch it out to cram more books in the series than the story needed. The only major plot advancement was the introduction of Quigley Quagmire, the third triplet who is believed dead before this book. I know I'll finish the series, because my curiosity must be satisfied, but I think the series' plot could easily have fit into 10 books.
    • 4/5
      The children, are, quite literally, sliding down the slippery slope as the book opens. Actually more like plummeting. But - a typically-ridiculous scheme saves them, they meet a group of Scouts in the mountains who sing an annoying and repetitive song (if you thought that it couldn't get worse than 'have a heart-shaped balloon; you were wrong.)
      Plus, the terrible Carmelita Spats is back!
      On the more positive side; they meet the presumed-dead Quigley Quagmire - who might actually know something concrete about the mysterious V.F.D.
      Will the children be able to rescue Sunny from the nefarious clutches of Count Olaf, and unravel the mystery behind what happened to their parents in that terrible tragedy that left them orphans?
    • 3/5
      Sunny comes into her own as "a young girl" and no longer a baby. She also develops an interest in cooking. Oh, and the Beaudelaires escape from Count Olaf again. Many more answers to series-long mysteries in this one, so that's good.
    • 5/5
      A good book in the series. As always we get answers and even more questions! Darn you, Lemony Snicket!! Still, I did enjoy this read and already started the next book. I would recommend this. 5 out of 5 stars.
    • 3/5
      Now the books are raising interesting moral questions. I'll keep going.
    • 5/5
      I am pleased to report that The Slippery Slope is as good as, if not better than, The Carnivorous Carnival! I did not want to put it down. The reader finally gets to meet Quigley the missing triplet, once again encounters the character who I consider to be the biggest cakesniffer of them all, and "watches" as Sunny stops being a baby and grows into a "young girl". Change is certainly in the cold mountain air. With only three volumes to go in the series I'm getting excited to see what twists and turns remain in the Baudelaire orphans' adventure. Now go get #11, The Grim Grotto, and start reading, you cakesniffers! And don't forget to be accommodating, basic, calm, darling....
    • 4/5
      The longest of the series so far, this book still manages to be gripping, funny, heartbreaking and fresh. I can't wait to read the final 3 books!
    • 5/5
      The Bauldelaires are split up in this installment of their lives as they battle to reach each other on a freezing mountain and search through more clues about VFD.
    • 4/5
      This is the tenth book in the series. This serie is fun, humorous and clever. It's about 3 kids who are running away from a evil man named Count Olaf. He is trying to get their fortune, but the kids always mange to escape. from him. This book will make you laugh, think and it'll make you want to keep reading.
    • 4/5
      This book really stood out for me because of Sunny's growth. I loved seeing her get some spotlight for a change.
    • 4/5
      Still great! There were a few great surprises in this one. Sunny continues to grow up, and the Baudelaires find a new(ish) friend. I even thought that things were going to be looking up for the orphans, but I should have known better.
    • 4/5
      The plot is getting better and doesn't feel like it's the same thing over and over. Eager to read the last three though.
    • 2/5
      I wish I hadn't started reading this series but now I have to find out how it ends.
    • 3/5
      Summary: The Baudelaires are in hot pursuit of the sugar bowl and did one parent really survive a fire? And will everything really come together at a slippery slope? I think not, but close to it.ReviewL It was okay.
    • 5/5
      The Slippery Slope is the 10th installment of the ever so dreadful series called "A Series of Unfortunate Events", featuring the three Baudelaire orphans; Violet (14 year old inventor), Klaus (her well read brother) and the youngest Sunny (the ever talented chomper). The book began with a really bad start, where Violet and Klaus are plummeling down the mountain to their death while Sunny is left in Count Olaf's hands so he could get his filthy hands on the Baudelaire's fortune. After their close call, they meet up with the third missing Quigley Quagmire, who were thought to be dead in the first place! The three of them do whatever it takes to decipher the ever so mysterious VFD, giving Violet and Klaus more important informaton about their parents' past involvement with the VFD. Meanwhile, Sunny tries her best to keep herself safe, by stalling and doing some chores set by Count Olaf and his evil troupe for her to complete, as cooking, hoping her siblings are safe somewhere and not dead in the feet of the mountains. While she is in Count Olaf's hands, she overheard some things that's useful for her and her siblings to persue in the future. At first, I wasn't really looking forward to read this one after how that last book ended. I love the cover and the plot really pulls you in like always.
    • 5/5
      Oh my gosh! I loved this book! This is probably my top favorite book out of this series. There is a new character in this book who you will love! At least I did. Very good book.
    • 4/5
      Book 10 in Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events" picks up where the prior book left off -- with Violet and Klaus Baudelaire hurtling down a mountainside in a caravan car and Sunny Baudelaire trapped in her enemy's grasp. However, "The Slippery Slope" moves away from the somewhat repetitive formula used in the past books (Kids go to a guardian, Olaf wears a disguise and tricks them, they escape...) and becomes much more interesting and entertaining this time around. Snicket's humor and crisp writing style remains, so even when the plot twists are somewhat obvious I remained interested and entertained as I read. I hope the remaining books in the series continue in this vein.
    • 4/5
      The central moral dilemma in this installment is how far can one go before one becomes wicked as well. It's a bit silly, because the villains in these books are so ridiculously evil, but at the same time, makes a reasonable point. There are more clues about what the vfd is and who their parents really were. At least they are out from under the poor supervision of Mr. Poe!
    • 4/5
      The sad saga presses on. This installment of unfortunate events starts with a bang, or several bangs, as Klaus and Violet rush down a mountain in a runaway caravan, set off by their nemesis Olaf at the conclusion of the last book. Of course, their ingenuity saves the day, and they escape a death by plummeting off the mountain side; unfortunately, Olaf still has Sunny in his clutches, so their troubles are only partly solved. As they climb the mountain they just rolled down, this time on foot and much slower, they meet the odd characters that are typical of this darkly funny series, and even find a new friend. What's more, this new friend (who is closely related to some old friends who disappeared) takes them to a building in the heart of the mountains, one that answers a lot of questions the children have had about their parents, their parents' friends, and the VFD. While the children spent a lot of time lamenting that they had more questions than answers, the astute reader knows that this book actually answers quite a lot of questions that have been raised throughout the series. You might have to do a bit of inferring and piecing together, but all the clues are there. We know why Olaf has targeted the Baudelaires and certain others, for instance, and why fire has played such a big role in the story. We learn why both good guys and bad guys are sharing the same symbol, the spooky eye. The overall plot is significantly furthered, and that's a good thing, since we have only three more books in the entire series. Also, the books have definitely moved away from the typical plot formula they followed before, although other repetitive elements remain. The children are still faced with ridiculous situations that require research and invention and sheer courage to confront, the theme of costume is strong, although it has now switched from Olaf wearing the costumes to the children wearing them (and I do miss seeing what crazy get-up Olaf would don next, I must admit), and the troupe of villains and other supporting characters return. Snicket's quirky style remains charmingly snarky. The overall tone of the books have changed, though. Whereas before, it was a battle of secrecy and deception, it feels more like outright warfare. In early books, the children were placed in what society considered "normal" positions - although we and the children clearly saw that they were anything but normal, which was a good source of ironic humor - and Olaf would sneak in, under a new disguise, and try to steal the children away through treachery. None of the adults, whether they were well meaning or otherwise, realized the terrible truth until it was too late. Now, though, the children are on their own. They have been branded as criminals, and since they are outsiders from society, Olaf has no worries about trying to fool others. If he sees them, he will keep one and kill the others, and so it is the children who are in hiding, trying to figure out the mystery behind their parents and how to stop Olaf for good. In other words, all the action has escalated, and you clearly get a sense that events are unfolding towards a climax. I hope that the foreseeable conclusion justifiably wraps up the series and the characters to my satisfaction.
    • 3/5
      Sunny is growing up and has to manage on her own after she is separated from Violet and Klaus. The series continues to build to the end. Violet and Klaus deal with the decision - How far do you go?
    • 5/5
      This book took me to the top of a very slippery slope and caught my attention a lot at the kind of scary parts. This book is very attention catching and I like how Lemony Snicket does that.
    • 4/5
      This is a book that has alot of adventures in it and it is a very suspensful book. You never know what is going to happen next. I recommend this book to teachers who have students who like adventure or that just had a death in their family.
    • 3/5
      The latest installment of The Series Of Unfortunate Events picks up right where the last one left off - with Sunny Beaudelaire in the villianous clutches of Count Olaf and Esme Squalour, and Sunny's siblings, Violet and Klaus, about to be dropped off a cliff. In this volume, new characters are met up with, much more is learned about the mysterious VFD, and we get to see the characters of the Beaudelaires explored some more. Oddly enough, I used to enjoy this series because of how repetitive and formulaic it was - and yet, with the last few volumes, it's perfectly eschewed the conventions it set up in the first six parts, and I'm still enjoying it greatly.